Decorating
Express Your Love of Nature
Nature nerds unite! Here are some great ideas to help you make your love of the natural world known to all who enter your home
Homes are often an expression of the owner’s personality, so you can tell a lot about someone, their likes and dislikes, by checking out their interior design. A nature lover is no exception. From finds gathered on long rambles in the woods to art that reflects a love of the sea, certain telltale pieces will give the game away…
2. House plants
House plants bring living green to any home and keep a sense of connection between the domestic realm and the great outdoors, wherever you live. They also improve air quality, and caring for them can become a stress-busting daily ritual.
Not great at nurturing plantlife? Try a row of easy-to-keep, miniature succulents lined up along a sunny windowsill.
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House plants bring living green to any home and keep a sense of connection between the domestic realm and the great outdoors, wherever you live. They also improve air quality, and caring for them can become a stress-busting daily ritual.
Not great at nurturing plantlife? Try a row of easy-to-keep, miniature succulents lined up along a sunny windowsill.
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3. Plenty of wood
Wood is a key ingredient of any nature lover’s home and can be introduced into any space and in almost any form. This chunky chopping board is simply propped on a table as a rustic display.
Wood is a key ingredient of any nature lover’s home and can be introduced into any space and in almost any form. This chunky chopping board is simply propped on a table as a rustic display.
4. Colours inspired by nature
The vibrant shades of the natural world frequently work their way into a nature lover’s home. From mossy greens and earthy browns to strong flower and leaf shades.
This kitchen manages to be striking, but also connected to nature’s palette, with its daffodil yellow cabinets, hyacinth blue walls, a table the colour of poppies and chairs painted in a lush, leafy green.
Decorating with Australian bush colours
The vibrant shades of the natural world frequently work their way into a nature lover’s home. From mossy greens and earthy browns to strong flower and leaf shades.
This kitchen manages to be striking, but also connected to nature’s palette, with its daffodil yellow cabinets, hyacinth blue walls, a table the colour of poppies and chairs painted in a lush, leafy green.
Decorating with Australian bush colours
5. Antlers and more
You may not want to embrace the whole trend for taxidermy, but an antler shed by a deer, or a tiny animal skull found in the woods, may seem more appropriate, and will bring some edge to a natural scheme.
You may not want to embrace the whole trend for taxidermy, but an antler shed by a deer, or a tiny animal skull found in the woods, may seem more appropriate, and will bring some edge to a natural scheme.
6. Big windows where possible
If there’s a view of the natural landscape out there, a nature lover will want to invite it in. Big windows and inventive glazing are friends of the nature fan.
In built-up areas, however, glazing may not look over sweeping vistas of green. If the view is distinctly urban, roof lights will instead give a framed outlook of the sky to keep a connection with the natural world.
Windows that make the most of the view
If there’s a view of the natural landscape out there, a nature lover will want to invite it in. Big windows and inventive glazing are friends of the nature fan.
In built-up areas, however, glazing may not look over sweeping vistas of green. If the view is distinctly urban, roof lights will instead give a framed outlook of the sky to keep a connection with the natural world.
Windows that make the most of the view
7. Rustic flooring
Forget rubber, laminate or sleek tiles, the floor in a nature fan’s home is more likely to be rustic. From simple wooden boards to flagstones or bricks, these earthy, ancient materials keep a home feeling grounded.
Forget rubber, laminate or sleek tiles, the floor in a nature fan’s home is more likely to be rustic. From simple wooden boards to flagstones or bricks, these earthy, ancient materials keep a home feeling grounded.
8. Twigs and branches
These beautiful silver birch branches form part of a bedside table, but you could display your found branches more casually. Stand them in corners, hang them from the ceiling, lie them on shelves, paint them, use them as decorative mobiles… The choice is vast.
These beautiful silver birch branches form part of a bedside table, but you could display your found branches more casually. Stand them in corners, hang them from the ceiling, lie them on shelves, paint them, use them as decorative mobiles… The choice is vast.
9. Country walk finds
Pebbles, pine cones, seashells, driftwood, bright berries, acorns, dainty twigs – keep your eyes peeled for treasures while on rural or coastal walks and bring them home. A bit of creative styling and your natural finds will look like works of art.
Pebbles, pine cones, seashells, driftwood, bright berries, acorns, dainty twigs – keep your eyes peeled for treasures while on rural or coastal walks and bring them home. A bit of creative styling and your natural finds will look like works of art.
10. A dog (or two)
A passion for nature does not have to include live animals, but many nature lovers would not feel at home without a mutt. Dogs are the perfect companion for exploring the great outdoors, and their love of nature will match or exceed yours. They may even bring some of the wild indoors too, in the form of muddy paw prints and a coat caught with burrs and seeds!
TELL US
Do you love the natural world? How does your home reflect this? Tell us in the Comments below.
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A passion for nature does not have to include live animals, but many nature lovers would not feel at home without a mutt. Dogs are the perfect companion for exploring the great outdoors, and their love of nature will match or exceed yours. They may even bring some of the wild indoors too, in the form of muddy paw prints and a coat caught with burrs and seeds!
TELL US
Do you love the natural world? How does your home reflect this? Tell us in the Comments below.
MORE
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Forget film posters or pop art and choose pieces that reflect the natural world. If you live surrounded by the wilds, find art that features your neighbouring landscape. The bedroom in this converted train carriage on Dungeness beach in Kent, UK, is dotted with nautical and fishy artworks, some bought in the area.