First photo contains begonias (bottom two shelves) and ivy and ferns uppermost. I believe those are begonias and trailing African violets on the table. All begonias are rhizos. Second photo's bottom two shelves are those episcias that don't take up much room. :-) Top shelf a pachira and two maidenhair ferns (on pebble trays). Table was a jade. I got sick and it got overwatered. I think I mourned its loss more than any other. In a bathroom with a frosted window streptocarpus would grow and bloom (see link). You could also try trailing African violets; I, personally, wouldn't grow rosette type since I'm lazy and it takes too much turning to keep them uniform. Episcias are a bit touchy which is why I don't grown them any more. I ran the side strips the entire length of the window and then adjusted the brackets/shelves. Kris: You could also use plexiglass which would allow more light for plants than the wood. As a matter of fact, any of the plants on my shelves would work in your bathroom. Have fun, Linda Here is a link that might be useful: Streps

personally, I'd go for the east wall. The west walls just bake, and It sounds like your east wall will get some light for the first part of the day. Sometimes certain grapes turn out to be more tolerant of a little shade than you might think but use your best judgment.

Solar tubes and sun tunnels are the same thing, just different brand names. We actually have a sun tunnel although I called it a solar tube in my post. Sun tunnels and solar tubes let in diffused light and the amount of light depends upon the size of the solar tube. We have a sun tunnel in a very small interior bathroom and one sun tunnel lets in enough light so that you can use the bathroom during the day without turning the light on. You should go and see for yourself the amount and type of light that you get from a sun tunnel/tube. If you want sunny light, you should go with a traditional sky light. If you want general background light during the day so that you can use an area during the day without turning on a light, then a sun tunnel/tube works well. As for the windows on the south that look out to a covered deck, I recommend that you find a house with the arrangement and see for yourself--go to open houses in your area. It's hard to tell from your floor plan how big/tall the windows are in your great room, and that will make a difference. However, the light that comes in from windows facing south is much different than the light that you are used to from your current west facing windows and then having those windows look at at a covered deck makes a difference too--you really need to see it for yourself to see if it works for you. The color of your covered deck will make a difference too--if the decking, railings,etcs. are white, it will reflect light and you'll get more light into your great room through the deck. If it's dark brown, it will absorb light and less light will make in into the great room. Also, the height of the roof over the deck will make a big difference too. I have seen covered decks/porches with skylights like another poster suggested, and they work great. It looks like your breakfast nook has lots of windows and they will bring in a lot of light to your kitchen. Good luck!

Great! But just to clarify, the plant would be sitting in the top part of the window where the stained glass is. Do you think a silver pothos would be okay there?