Glass bottles wrapped with chicken wire add a bit of texture to an antique mantel propped against a faux shiplap wall that Kayla designed using spaced strips of plywood and finishing nails.
Natural light streams into the dining room through generously sized windows. For cloudy days and after dark, Kayla designed a rustic light fixture composed of an old apple orchard ladder and two harvest baskets wired as pendants. The circa-1800s desk topped with salvaged pine planks is another DIY project.
Talented decorators count on nature to provide the inspiration to give cookie-cutter construction a unique sense of style. For designer and blogger Kayla Miller of Plum Pretty Décor and Design, the mountains of North Carolina, where she grew up, provided the spark she needed to transform her home’s undistinguished interiors into a tranquil haven with a relaxed, organic feeling.