Succulent Love

On a visit to West Elm this weekend I came across the lovely terrarium and succulent display by garden and plant extraordinaire Shane Powers and wanted to share some pictures of my latest succulent additions.

Display photos taken at Emmeryville, CA West Elms. Loving the log stand and reclaimed wood wall.

I picked up a few succulents from Home Depot when I was buying supplies for a DIY chalkboard (more on that later) along with a couple or terra-cotta pots. I already had a small ikea pot I’d previously spray painted yellow, so I only needed two new pots. I re-planted those bad boys and placed them inside a vintage coca-cola crate that I purchased for $7 from someone on Craigslist that was used to hold programs at our wedding. I placed them on an old vintage cigar box and a checkbook box to give some staggered height. I scored the vintage bottle from the Treasure Island Flea a couple weekends ago for only $5!

To the left of my new succulent display, I have the Mr & Mrs signs that I made for the head table at our wedding. The Ampersand sign was purchased on Etsy. I had intended to take one of those cute pictures where my husband and I held it between us, buuut I totally forgot about it. Fail. At least it looks cute on our cabinet!

*Table runner made by my talented grandma with Premier Prints Susana fabric.

I also scored an awesome terrarium that I LOOOVE from the Treasure Island Flea. I got this for $25 and I think it was well worth it as it’s such a cool piece and is something that probably would have taken me a ton of time to make had I attempted to DIY. Its currently sitting on our dining table.

Hopefully the rumors about the ease of taking care of succulents is true. I have have a track record of killing plants so keeping my fingers crossed that they stay alive for a while!