You are about to move to a new apartment and most often you are faced with a basic white room. Think of it as a blank canvass where ideas can come to play. The elements in this bedroom are dominated by black and white with some accents of cream and tan.
Three basic shapes are used to keep the understated theme that maintains a modern yet creative look. The squares, rectangles, and circles are evenly distributed throughout the room.
A conservative mix of textures, which is limited to the fabrics add a hint of warmth and coziness to an otherwise serious character of this bedroom set.
A terrarium is among the least demanding of all indoor gardens. It is a
garden enclosed in glass. Here, plants get ideal humidity and remain
dust free. You can make a terrarium using a discarded aquarium with a
glass cover, but a lot of other glass containers can be transformed into
wonderful terrariums. Rose bowls, brandy snifters, fish bowls, goblets,
large jars and bottles, and stacked candy dishes make for pretty
under-glass gardens.
These are ideal for 20-watt fluorescents.
You can grow a really attractive bottle garden in a shadow box under a
pencil-size fluorescent tube. These tubes are available on order from
lighting specialists. You can also set up your own indoor garden
lighting. Instructions can be found here: Basic Fluorescent Light Setups for Indoor Gardening
Display your terrarium in low-light areas about a week or two, then
give it an alternate, rejuvenating period under normal light setups.
To plant an aquarium or other glass container, pour 1/2 to 1 inch of coarse gravel and perlite
on the bottom. Add little pieces of charcoal. Then cover with porous,
moistened soil. Having a mixture of equal parts garden loam, peat moss, perlite, and vermiculite is great for dish gardening, but double the portions of loam and perlite
if you're growing desert plants. If you want to go for a woodland
scene, form some mound out of the soil and fashion them to look like
hills and create depressions for valleys.
Choose miniature, slow-growing plants, utilizing only those that are
compatible. Using a small piece of a mirror will give the illusion of
water. Small pieces of driftwood may be used to support miniature vines.
Small rocks and woodland moss or green sphagnum does add a natural
touch.
