Trees, please

Trees and city living don't always go hand in hand. Here's one way to get your fix:

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Take it or leave it.

Internet of Natural Curiosities

After looking at images in Cabinet of Natural Curiosities --

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities

pictures like this one --

I've realized how much I love rooms that have natural elements in them, whether it's a wooden lamp

Simplicity Lamp from Anthropologie

or a giant crinkly leather chair.

French Leather Wing Chair from Restoration Hardware

I like that the chair and lamp are natural materials in elegant shapes. And then, there's the opposite -- more refined materials in natural shapes and form.

I like branches

Candlesticks from the Michael Aram Bark Collection

and flowers (functional ...

Lotus Nesting Bowls from Koo de Kir

... or not).

Gold Leafed Lily Stem from Mothology

I like rustic-looking side tables

Rustic Trestle Console Table from Wisteria

and details for a dining room table

Wire Flower Napkin Ring from Pier 1

Porcelain Branch Pitcher from Shoestring Home

This light shade is only $28!

Wire Flower Shade from Urban Outfitters

And, finally, here's a room with coral wallpaper that looks like it could have been copied off the cover of Cabinet of Natural Curiosities.

Thibaut St.Lucia Natural Resource Collection

Note how the shells in the basket and the table legs look like branches.