Using Houseplants As Part Of Your Interior Design

We all want to spruce up our home and make it look good. We add all sorts of imported furniture like coffee tables, dining tables, sofas etc. But the best that you can do to bring the zing to your home is to add houseplants. Using houseplants as a part of your interior design is very beneficial as it cleans the air, brings positive energy and gives your home a beautiful look.

Tips For Using Houseplants To Decorate Your Home

If your room is small in height, then you can use tall and slender plants like Dracaena marginata. They give a feeling of a high ceiling in the room.

Flowering plants may be grown in children’s room and the living room as their brightness brings mental peace and serenity.

Flowering plants like Orchids, Anthuriums, and African violets can also be used on dining tables, coffee tables, fireplace mantles or on the stairs to be eye-catching.

Small bushy plants like Ficus can be used to fill dead corners in the room.

If you don’t have adequate floor space to grow plants, then you can hang them from ceiling. This has additional benefit as you can use colorful pots to brighten up your home.

To make your room look larger, use green plants near windows if there is greenery outside. This will make your indoors an extension of the outside greenery.

Quick Care Tips For Houseplants

1. Certain plants may look beautiful but can be very fatal. Some species of Ivy can be very harmful to your kids or pets. Additionally, they may trigger an allergic reaction.

2. Grow the plants as per the lighting conditions in your room. If you get adequate light then flowering plants can be used. In case of shady rooms you may use plants that require less light.

3. Temperature is also necessary. Do not keep plants near the window during winter season. Your room must have temperature control functionality like air conditioners.

4. Watering your plants is essential. But never overwater. Keep water in an open container so that all the chlorine present in it is dissipated into the atmosphere.

5. Use required quantity of fertilizers and insecticides to protect you plant.

Implementation of all the above techniques and tips will be very helpful in growing houseplants as a part of your interior design.