Travertine furniture and décor have been trending hard recently. The creamy, neutral color and organic texture of travertine and similar natural stone (travertine is a type of limestone) feed our desire for creating a warm, cozy, and nature-based home atmosphere. This travertine trend has it's design origins in 1980s and late mid-century design, and it's popularity is likely fueled by the warm minimalism movement. In fact, travertine is one of the top home décor trends according to Etsy. This creamy, textured stone is the embodiment of neutral warmth and nostalgia. I for one, couldn’t be happier. I love natural stone - furniture, décor, flooring - all of it. The heavier the better, am I right?

If you watch interior design trends like I do, then you’ve probably come across a green kitchen or two lately. These verdant kitchens are sometimes deep and lush, other times light and airy, but always with a dramatic green punch. Green kitchens comes in a range of hues and flavors, but what I’m focusing on here is a dark green that’s approaching black. From deep forest to blue-green peacock. Personally, I’m besotted with this dark green kitchen trend and felt compelled to write about it, so come explore with me.

Do you have dreams of super-sizing your FLF from small-scale to jumbo? Fiddle leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) are content to stay in a smaller pot, but if you want them to grow to max capacity, they will need to be transplanted into a larger planter to spread out and fill out. This happened with my own fiddle leaf fig, and I’ve outlined every step you need to take along with the “why” behind each step.

Are you inspired by the idea of bringing the outdoors in and creating your own indoor oasis? Nature and greenery have a calming effect on people - it’s a universal human response. It doesn’t mean we all respond the same to all natural environments of course, but at some level, nature and greenery soothes the savage beast, so to speak. We are hardwired to respond positively to the natural world.

The Greenhouse Studio home office remodel was a long time coming and the dust has finally settled. Looking for inspiration for your own nature-inspired workspace? Follow along and see how it turned out. Plus I’ve included my sources for furniture, decor, and plants along the way. I couldn’t imagine ever liking this room, let alone loving it, so you can understand why I’m so excited to share it!