Beat the Winter Blues ...Go Green

After Christmas has passed,

and all the pretty, merry festive decorations have been stored away for another year,

my home turns into one

 sad, 

pitiful, 

depressing dwelling.

And with the children returning to school,

all is eerily quiet,

 lifeless,

and dull!

{So maybe I'm being a just a tad melodramatic,

but you catch my drift, right?}

Maybe you're in the same

sad,

 pitiful, 

depressing boat {home}?

Fortunately I found the solution to remedy 

the January Winter House Blues several years ago!

...Go green!

As soon as my decorations are tucked away and out of sight,

I head to Lowe's and the local plant nurseries for new, healthy house plants to liven my spaces!

House plants are also budget friendly!

The Bromeliad combination in the urn above,

was only $5.00, marked down from $29.99.

{from Lowe's}

I swapped the original planter, which was too modern for my home,

for the urn I had on hand.

Another great idea that will add interest and life to a space,

think outside of the box for interesting containers,

such as the fish bowl below, with fern and rocks tucked inside.

How about bringing other elements of nature inside for the long winter months,

such as bleached white shells!

{Found at Lou's Flower World, Wilmington, NC}

They will surely make you think vividly of warmer beachy days!

Pair the shells with a beautiful variegated Ficus Bush (also found at Lou's. $14.99),

and create a beautiful vignette...

Alternate the sizes and heights of house plants for more visual pleasure.

It's a documented fact,

that "bringing the outdoors in,"

with green house plants really does lighten one's mood.

And despite the stale indoor heat of winter,

plants help to purify and clean the air!

So live life happy,

any time of the year!

...Go Green!

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