Fiddle Me This //

By Erika Brechtel @smallshopstudio

It takes me a while sometimes to realize how much I love something until I see it a hundred times and say to myself every time, oooh. And maybe because it’s spring, I finally did it: I added two fiddle leaf fig trees in our dining room!


These are a slightly smaller leaf version (“little fiddle”) which is great since I don’t have a ton of space here, and I don’t want a jungle in my house. Plus I really like the shape, and I think over time they’ll get to a perfect height that will complement any room quite nicely.

Loving these examples…the sizes and shapes seem to be well-balanced in each space, and add just the right amount of textural interest:

Lee Mindel via Elle Decor


Lee Mindel via Elle Decor


Elizabeth Sullivan


Claiborne Swanson Frank via Elle Decor



Anna Burke via Lonny


Jonathan Adler via Elle Decoration France


Trip Haenisch via Lonny


Tom Delavan via Trad Home


Lee Kleinhelter via Lonny


This is a big step for me guys! I don’t know if you noticed in my house tour I don’t have any house plants!  So now the question is: what kind of pot? A basket? A contemporary nondescript pot? Thoughts?

Definitely getting a colorful runner for the table or a colorful Turkish rug. I cleaned off the bar for now because it got a little cluttered, so now I’m on the hunt for two low symmetrical pieces to flank the tray. Decorating never ends!

Hope you had a productive weekend!