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Discover natural ways to create a stylish home with the ultimate living accessory for interiors. In Hip Houseplants, Orlando Hamilton transforms the Cinderella reputation of indoor plants, demonstrating how their chic shapes and living color can complement every stylish interior. The Ultimate Design Accessory: Discover serenely scented plants for bedrooms, scene-stealers for grand entrance halls, and even "desktop ionizers" for home offices. Orlando shows how there is an auspicious plant for every part of the home, including steamy bathrooms and tiny kitchens. He also explains how to match plants to every type of decor. In vivid and inspiring photographs, he presents, for example, elegant palms as an integral part of a sumptuous Moroccan room, and porcelain-delicate orchids as a sublime touch in an Asian Fusion-style setting. Stylish Containers Lit to Perfection: The right container provides the perfect link between a plant and its surroundings. Wooden containers, lacquered bowls, and even kitchen colanders are pressed into service with stunning results. Orlando shows how to use pebbles, stones, and moss as trims and how to highlight plants with dramatic halogen and fiber-optic lighting. With advice on plant care and a useful resource section, Hip Houseplants has everything you need to enhance your interiors with the ultimate in stylish greenery.
Author Notes
Plant stylist Orlando Hamilton spent six years as a florist before setting up his own business in May 1999
Photographer Jeremy Hopley has worked for many clients and his photographs have featured in leading publications on food, fashion, interiors, gardening, and travel
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Library Journal Review
Instead of having houseplants that just take up space, why not have houseplants that make the space? A plant stylist whose celebrity clients include Madonna and Sylvester Stallone and whose work has appeared in Elle Decoration, Vogue Italia, and other publications, Hamilton believes that houseplants are "ready for a deserved comeback." He offers a way to look at houseplants as dcor and presents ideas for integrating them into various interiors. Using numerous bold color photographs and a clean layout, Hamilton shows how to incorporate houseplants into contemporary styles such as Mediterranean, fusion, and minimalist. Other sections include color and scent; shape, pattern, and texture; pots and containers; and lighting. Also included are a section on plant maintenance and contact information for many of the items featured in the book. While many other houseplant books discuss how to make houseplants look good, this book focuses on how to make your living space look good with houseplants. Recommended for all public libraries. Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. 6 |
Styles | p. 8 |
Luxurious Minimalism | p. 10 |
Living with Modern Art | p. 12 |
Bold and Contemporary | p. 14 |
Asian Fusion Style | p. 16 |
Back to Nature | p. 18 |
Inspired by Architecture | p. 20 |
Modern Mediterranean | p. 22 |
African Safari Style | p. 24 |
The road to Morocco | p. 26 |
The new Romantics | p. 28 |
Stylish Statements | p. 30 |
Houseplant Revival | p. 32 |
Color and Scent | p. 34 |
Choosing Scented Plants | p. 36 |
Making Color Choices | p. 38 |
Shape, Pattern, and Texture | p. 52 |
Plant Proportions | p. 54 |
Exploiting Leaf Shape | p. 58 |
Using Pattern and Texture | p. 60 |
Sites | p. 64 |
Statements at the Entrance | p. 66 |
Arrangements for the Living Room | p. 68 |
Herbs in the Kitchen | p. 72 |
Centerpieces for the Dining Room | p. 74 |
Sensual ideas for Bedrooms | p. 76 |
Practical plants for Bathrooms | p. 78 |
Healthy Home Offices | p. 80 |
Ideas for Displaying Plants | p. 82 |
Pots and Containers | p. 88 |
Choosing Containers | p. 90 |
Improvising Containers | p. 104 |
Using Surface Trims | p. 108 |
Lighting | p. 110 |
Natural Daylight | p. 112 |
Dramatic Halogen | p. 114 |
Creative Illumination | p. 116 |
Plant Care | p. 118 |
Understanding Soil Health | p. 120 |
Careful Watering | p. 122 |
Regular Feeding | p. 124 |
Time for Repotting | p. 126 |
Dealing with Pests and Diseases | p. 128 |
Plant Maintenance | p. 130 |
Useful Addresses | p. 136 |
Index | p. 140 |
Acknowledgments | p. 144 |