June 11, 2009

For modern dwellers missing the kitsch

Part of you is a loyal minimalist and yet there is that part that misses plastering your walls with posters, planting every bright flower you find, painting the front door pink, oh and the garden art that granny loved so much. And boy, did she love the garden art.

You can get a bit of your humanity back with kitsch more in keeping with your modern aesthetic - steel cactus as art, a stainless steel pinwheel and a fire pit that won’t frustrate your more disciplined partner. Unica Home

New favorite plant

Libertia (this one from San Marcos Growers) because it looks backlit even when it isn’t.