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10 incredible ways to Decorate with Staghorns and Elkhorns
We all know that indoor plants are the new cut flowers, but there's one particular type of plant which has moved from its traditional home outdoors and taken up residence on some of the most stylish indoor walls around. Say hello to elegant Elkhorns and hipster Staghorns - the new 'It' plants.
Elkhorns love the natural humid environment in bathrooms. Via Homelife/ Photography by Dkor Interiors.
Add a touch of greenery to your ceiling with a hanging potted elkhorn. Via Trendland.
Use elkhorns and staghorns to decorate your walls in the same manner as those cardboard faux deer heads. Just swap your old variegated cardboard staghorns for the living green version.
We love seeing them hung in clusters for a simple take on the indoor green wall. Groups of three look great, and you can buy them from nurseries and Bunnings where they've already been mounted to timber plaques. Just hang them on your wall as living artwork.
Staghorns en masse are the new gallery wall. via Flora Grubb.
Position mounted elkhorns and staghorns next to other trailing plants for an easy vertical garden. via staghornhome/Instagram.
Q: What’s the difference between elkhorns and staghorns?
Elkhorns have many plants growing together and have smaller fronds. Staghorns, meanwhile, tend to be larger and grow individually. You can use both types of plants indoors.
Go green in the bathroom by combining green tiles with mounted staghorns, via Granada Tile.
Pop an elkhorn above your sideboard to create an eye-catching vignette. Balance the look with a lamp, potted plants, books and objects. Via Apartment Therapy/Instagram.
Use mounted staghorns in your home just an artwork. Lean them against them wall or hang with other art. via staghornhome/Instagram.
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