Add Green To Your Home | A Simple DIY

I had probably drafted this post one month back but never got a chance to actually edit and put this up on blog. At certain point, days are so hectic and motivation-less that we hardly can think anything beyond just office and home. We tend to ignore ourselves during the whole process and gets piled up with stress and anxiety. The easiest thing is to just give up and nothing can be worse than that. So here I am - all charged up again! The new post being "Green" themed is an apt one to go up on Saint Patrick's Day :)

Bangalore Memoirs!

It’s weird but I tend to stay away from people who do not like plants or flowers. I somehow find it difficult to believe that anyone can even dislike flowers or plants. I mean they are so very natural & beautiful, simple but never fail to cheer me up. For me, the idea of a perfect home lies in well ventilation which ensures enough natural light & lot of greens here & there. They are not only beautiful but add freshness and hint of nature inside your home. There is nothing like relaxing in a well maintained green balcony or a veranda, isn’t it? And when we don’t have that luxury of space & need to manage in small flats, indoor plants are a good option. Keeping plants inside home always changes the décor of the room, instantly style it up in a more natural way. I love small plants as well which can be put on a study or work table or can be used to brighten up any side table. And how can we forget about creepers, they are my favorite!

Something lovely about my Dusseldorf home.

To glam up small balcony

To top it up, plant holders are one of the easiest way to create a definite style at your home. Be it just to color coordinate the room or incorporate a blend of designs or just to pop up any corner. And we are spoiled with varieties of plant holders/pots nowadays & can be DIY’ed or recycled as well.

As I was staying in a one hall kitchen flat in Bangalore, I did not have the option of a balcony nor was I able to keep indoor plants. The space being too small and lack of ventilation always spoil the plants. We have to be more careful when we choose plants for such small space to make sure they are not harmful in anyway.

I then opted for the very versatile bamboo shoots which doesn’t need much care and can survive in almost any condition.  They are beautiful, easily available and can be decorated in n number of ways.

So, to tackle this I had made these holders which seemed to be liked by many. Hence sharing this very easy DIY.

What you need:

Some transparent cups/beakers

Shells/Colorful stones

Tough Rope/Coconut Rope

Bamboo shoots/any creepers

Process:

      Step 1:Take the rope and cut it into two halves. Make a wide knot with one half so as to fit the beaker inside.
Don’t tighten up now. As we will place the beaker inside the knot and then secure it to ensure that the rope can hold the beaker or cup.

Step 2:Now just at the opposite side of the first knot, tie the other half rope to support the beaker. The idea is to hold or hang the beaker with the ropes. You can do it any possible way, I find this way useful to keep the balance proper and ensure that the beakers do not toggle as we hang them up.

Step 3:Repeat the same steps for the other beakers keeping some distance. Make sure the knots are tight and strong enough to manage the weight of the beakers.     

                

     Step 4:Decorate them by arranging some shells or small stones at the bottom & then add water in each beaker.

      

     Step 5:Place bamboo shoots/creepers inside them. Hang them near windows or any corner. And you are done!Refill with water whenever you feel like its drying. 

Tip: These arrangement is so versatile that you can go creative and organize your other stuffs as well. For example, hang them by the side of your dressing table to hold your combs, make up brushes, liner pencils etc. or you can use them to beautifully arrange your artificial flowers.

This was one of the easiest DIY. There are so many other ways to recycle your unused stuffs and make beautiful plant holders. Stay tuned for such more ideas.