more diy please

spent some more time on pinterest and i did not come back empty handed. in fact, below is a collection of my favorite diy ideas for the garden - romantic lighting, planters galore, recycled options... and for the home, a little facelift to the old, bring the outdoors in...
there is no excuse not to diy up a storm these days. so many incredible ways to re use materials and make life grow all over the place. i am so inspired!

visit my pinterest boards here. i am always adding MORE.

put a plant (or bird) in it

there are so many great planty vessels and garden goodies out there to share! i have been building on a list of some of my favorites. may i present you...

dino planters by plaid pigeon. i saw these awhile ago and kept putting off the post, and now they have become so popular! which is super exciting! i love when a little but awesome idea blows up like this!


this creative spin on a birdhouse, designed by Klaas Kuiken is totally winning my heart. i want one of these so so bad. my grandmother has a roof like that. what a perfect gift for her home and the local birds!

this has got to be one of the most wild and rad ideas i have ever seen - a very green bed indeed. this bed not only has LED reading lights above your head, speakers for music to be played to wake you up but it also has a flower box for lovely vines to grow up the sides with LED lights included to help the plants grow. it is the called the ecotypic bed by designer Arthur Xin.


oh and something really dorky if you are in the mood... here!

put a plant in it

in my quest for all things plant friendly containers, i came across this most wonderful creation on one of my new favorite blogs, paperwhales. it is a moss bath mat! i know! talk about inventive! wonderful! sensual! plantastic! i was so impressed with this creative use of plants in the home.it was designed by industrial design / packaging / 3-D modeling genius La Chanh Nguyen. now where can i get my hands on one? and what would my cats think of it?