I love my faux greenery. Love it. I tried real plants and quickly realized I have the black thumb of death. I can somewhat keep flowers going outside, but that's it. When it comes to plants indoors, I go fake...or "faux", you know, so it doesn't sound so bad :) Since I have so much in my house, I get asked all the time where my favorite place is to buy my faux greenery. So, if you ever wondered, this post is for you! 

....drum roll please....
Ikea.
Yep. 
Ikea. 

90% of my faux greenery is from there. I have collected many over the years that they have sadly discontinued in their stores. But, the best thing about Ikea, is I feel like they switch up their greens pretty often. So, if you don't like any one visit, check them out in a couple of months and I bet they'll have some different stuff. 

Here are my favorite finds.FYI, Ikea tends to keep all their plant names the same "Fejka" for plant...at least on their tags in the stores. So, it might be hard to figure out what is what, so you'll have to go by the look. I am adding a few more in here that they carried just as of last year, so hopefully they will bring them back since they are the best! 

First off. Fiddle leaf fig. Yes! Ikea carries these! And I've seen them in store, and they are pretty big, about 57" tall....and it's just under $50. Not bad for all you fiddle leaf lovers :)

 Next is my go to fave. I pick up 3 stems of these every time I go. Eucalyptus is the best! I have them in my bedroom, dining room, and front room.

 This oregano plant I have in a couple places throughout my home. 

Here it is hiding behind the frame.

Here's another one on the bench, and different ones they no longer carry on the mantel.

 Rosemary. I just bought a few of these for my dining room and kitchen.

 This faux grass is perfect for any space. I have it randomly place throughout my home.

 I have this weeping fig stem in my front room, potted in an olive bucket.

I haven't used these baby's tears, only because I have so many other plants, but still can't let this go by.

 They also sell these great ginkgo stems.

 One of their new greens is the faux hanging plant.

 I have seen these monstera stems in some amazing spaces, like just two in a large glass jar.

 Another one I haven't tried, this string of beads.

 For those of you who love succulents, they have faux and real ones!

 They also carry faux thyme plants.

A few of my favorites that they no longer sell I have throughout my entire house. I actually took off the black pots and threw just the greens into this dough bowl.  

Here's another example of taking off the black pot and just putting in the plant in a pot. This one is on the shelves in my bathroom.

And these ones in my built-ins were a random ones I found during spring from last year. ...I can spy 3 other Ikea plants hidden in this photo, not counting the two in the built-ins :)

So, do I have you convinced that you should visit Ikea to check out some faux greenery? Seriously, they have such a great selection! Plus, if you don't want to shop at other stores for vases and pots, they have a huge selection of those too!

I seriously was just done writing this post and came across this clover! How awesome is this one! Great, now I need to go to Ikea and grab this one before it's gone! What a perfect punch of color.

PS. I have not been compensated by Ikea for talking about these. It's just my own opinion that I wanted to share with you all!


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I'm going to start a new thing today. I have realized how much I do around my house and don't ever share it with you because it's not a DIY project. Today I say, so what? :) So, if it's not a DIY project, then what is it? Shopping. Yes. Shopping. I scour deals all day every day to find the perfect things for my house and they usually get little to no love on my blog. I might talk about them here or there during house tours, but that's it. I realized the past few weeks, that many of you want to know where I find my deals and where to get certain things. So, interspersed between my DIY projects, I'll be sharing posts like this one today. Things that I do that make a small...or significant change in my home that I would normally not share with you. I'll also do some posts about the best place to find certain things. As you may know, I'm a hoarder of all things rugs, pillows, throw blankets, lanterns, candlesticks, clocks, corbels etc...etc. :)

As for today, I want to share with you these beauties. 

Ever since I got my king size bed, I was wanting Euro pillows for it. I had the pillows, just no shams. I couldn't find any that I liked...until I found these beauties. They are so simple, a little frilly and definitely my style. Plus, the match my bedding from Crane and Canopy perfectly!

But, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I was playing musical chairs with my pillows the other day and fell in love with them out on my sectional.

 I couldn't pull the trigger though. I needed 4 shams for the pillows. I found the ones on my bed from  Bed, Bath and Beyond. But just for the 3 of them, it cost about $75. That was a hard pill to swallow already, and I had to justify the price up and down in my head. Normally, I would be like...no problem, I'll just make these. But, my time lately hasn't allowed for such luxuries :) 

So, when I was browsing Amazon and found a pair of them for $35, I was like "sold!". But, I just bought one pair. Don't ask me why, I had 4 pillows. So, that pair just sat there for a couple of weeks, not being used. I mean, I totally could have put two on and left the other two not matching...but I didn't :) I finally pulled the trigger and bought the other pair. And I am so happy with this look.

So many people comment on how many pillows I have on my couch. I don't care. lol. When people come over, they just throw them on the ground or into a corner. I don't feel like they get in the way. Plus, with all these pillows, they make an amazing place to jump into for my kids. One of these days, maybe I'll get my white slipcovered sofa, but until then, this is my compromise :)

 What do you think? Do you have a favorite farmhouse pillow?...or any pillow for that matter that looks great in almost every room in your house? 

Here's another pillow I just can't live without and you'll probably see in one of my next upcoming posts! Seriously, THE perfect farmhouse pillow sham :)

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