{mini makeover} mini plants + basic wood shelf.

i’ve been seeing lots and lots of projects on blogs and pinterest lately involving these adorable mini succulents and cactus plants. i’ve been wanting to work towards incorporating more greenery into our home, and figured these little guys would be a great place to start. i’m sure you can find them at lots of different garden-type stores, but i found mine at home depot, which has a great selection right now. each one was under $3! as for the pots, they unfortunately came in these flimsy plastic ones with a hole in the bottom, but thankfully, you can get mini terra cotta pots at dollar tree – 3 for $1! score!

as for the shelf in the photos below, well, i really wish we could offer you a nice DIY tutorial, but the truth is, the shelf in the photos was rendition #74839473984 of what we were actually trying to accomplish, so we apparently shouldn’t be claiming any expertise here. the basic idea is a piece of wood, about 8″ deep, stained, and screwed into the wall with simple “L” brackets for an “industrial” look.

even though this shelf took an embarrassingly long time to get up and resulted in way too many unused pre-drilled holes in our walls (yes, this wasn’t the first wall we tried it on), i actually love how it turned out. i love being able to style and change what’s on it whenever i feel like it, and it makes a great new home for the start of our indoor plant collection!


sources:
“fall in love” print,  rawartletterpress etsy shop (collette, the shop owner, is by far the nicest seller i’ve ever ordered from, and her shop is full of amazing pre-made and custom letterpress prints)
heart map prints, DIY
frames, ikea ribba series
all plants, large terra cotta pot, and green pot, home depot
mini terra cotta pots, dollar tree

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2 Responses to {mini makeover} mini plants + basic wood shelf.

  1. Sarah says:

    Hollyanne, I am IN LOVE with this shelf!!! Succulents & cactus (to remind you of Tucson!), that awesome LOVE print, and those adorable heart maps. Great, great job. I wouldn’t even know this was the RD apartment in McGloin :-)

    • Hollyanne says:

      Thanks, girl! It’s my only life goal to make sure this apartment doesn’t look like a glorified dorm room. :) (p.s. why don’t we live closer together? we’d have the best time crafting & eating :))

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