How to Decorate With Tall Plants

Adding beauty to your home with tall indoor plants is a reasonable and easy way to improve the look of your interior. Some people feel better in a home filled with living plants. Houseplants can make a home feel lived in and give it a comfortable, inviting feeling.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Make a Room Look Larger

1. Pick a corner to place a tall plant, and place a tall plant there.
2. Accent the tall plant with a spot light at floor level shining upward into the leaves. Stand back and notice the impression that your room appears larger.
3. Enlarge the appearance of a room by placing a tall plant near a window with plant life outside. Notice how tall house plants add depth and natural quality to the indoors.

Arrange Plants to Serve as a Focal Points

4. Place a tall plant in an area to draw the focal point or attention toward something or away from something.
5. Rearrange your plants to change each focal point.
6. Use plants to hide interior flaws such as smudge marks, stains and dents.

Basic Steps to Decorate With Tall Plants

7. Make a list of areas in your home that need improvement. Note the colors of your interior to match or blend with the containers for your new plants.
8. Write down the lighting conditions of each area you want the plants to be placed. You can go over these lighting conditions with the nursery staff to determine the type of tall plants you should bring home.
9. Go to your local nursery to purchase one or several tall plants.
10. Place the tall plants in the appropriate areas.

Tips & Warnings

• Most plants are easy on the budget.
• You can always move your plants around the house to change a focal point.
• Besides being beautiful, plants filter the air.

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