How to Decorate With Inside Plants

The Beauty of House Plants

Plants and flowers add life and inspiration to any environment. Plants make great additions, regardless of the style of furniture or color of decor in your home. They are also useful in covering up problem areas around the house.
Inside plants are not only beautiful, but they also promote good health. Inside plants emit CO2 and help cleanse the interior air of the home.

Things You'll Need

• Plants Any combination of the following: Hanging mechanisms Plant stands Shelving Pedestals Decorative containers

Instructions

1. 

   Choose house plants that reflect the style of the home. If your home has a contemporary look, the best plants may be ones with sleek and slender shapes. A home with antique furniture and a Victorian scheme might look particularly appealing with ferns and plants with broad, full branches. Select containers that blend well with the decor of the room.

2. Always consider the heights of the plants in relation to one another. Select plants that add to but do not overpower the decor. If plants are too tall, they detract from the beauty of the decor. Vary the heights of plants in one room to give the most splendid effect.

3. Select inside plants with similar watering and sunlight requirements. Also, choose plants depending on your schedule. If you travel or are away from the plants for a few days at a time, a cactus may be the ideal choice for you, as it requires very little attention.

4. Enhance a room with a focal point. Placing a ficus or palm in a room will add new dimension and splendor. Using tall plants as focal points will soften the starkness of any area, such as a foyer, kitchen or hallway.

5. Use plants to camouflage problem areas or unsightly views around the home. To hide the upper view of a window, hang a billowing fern from the ceiling in front of the top area of the window. Disguise an old radiator by transforming it into a plant stand. Repurpose an old fireplace with plants of varied heights.

6. Plant herbs that you will use throughout the season. Small herb gardens are not only beautiful displayed in containers in the kitchen, but they are functional as well. Not only will you have fresh herbs, but the fragrances will enhance the beauty of your kitchen.

7. Choose vibrant containers and plants with colorful foliage for a vivid and spectacular effect in areas with monochrome or neutral-toned decor.

8. Add a variety of heights and sizes of plants to bathroom areas for a spalike effect.

Tips & Warnings

• Moss and small pebbles may be used as a decorative way to cover soil.