Indoor plant decorating ideas

Decorating with indoor plants can add a refreshing and natural touch to your home. From the bedroom to the kitchen, and every other space in between, there is always a place for houseplants to add their unique beauty and charm.

How can I decorate with indoor plants?

Adding houseplants to your living spaces can offer many benefits, both in terms of wellbeing and aesthetics too. Decorating with houseplants may not only result in better air quality and enhanced mood but can also help in transforming your space into one which is visually beautiful and inviting. The key is to find a balance between the greenery and your existing decor to create a harmonious space that you want to spend time in.

When decorating with indoor plants, remember to consider the light and humidity requirements of your plants and position them accordingly. Be sure to regularly care for your indoor plants by watering, pruning, and dusting to keep them healthy and thriving as part of your home decor.

Indoor Plant Decor Ideas

Here are some creative ways to incorporate indoor plants into your home decor:

Plants to send you to sleep

Plants in the bedroom have long been said to be beneficial in terms of inducing relaxation and calm. Placing plants on the bedside tables, as well as on window sills and shelving can add a touch of colour and freshness to enhance your existing bedroom interior. Floral patterns on bedding and accessories are a beautiful addition to add to a cohesive botanical theme.

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Battlefield

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Hanging beauties

Hanging planters or macrame plant hangers will add greenery to empty wall spaces and look especially striking against a crisp white wall. Hanging plants can create a lovely cascading effect if hung at different heights in the room, and can make the room appear taller too.

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Whisper Softly

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Creative corners

Transform unused corners or nooks into green spaces by placing a large potted plant or a selection of plants of different heights and sizes. Staircases, hallways and room corners are ideal for adding a little greenery, which can bring interest and visual appeal to an otherwise empty space.

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Evening Coat

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Go potty!

Select stylish and complementary plant pots or containers of your house plants that complement your room decor. Consider using pots in various materials, colours, and patterns to add personality and character to your space.

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Different levels

Placing house plants at different heights and levels in your room adds a sense of depth and will help move eyes around the room to different areas. For example, you could stand some plants on the floor, some on tables and some on higher shelving to achieve both variety and continuity.

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Gentle Shadows

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All out green

A green colour scheme in a living room can achieve a much greater impact when teamed with a variety of green houseplants dotted around the space. Select plants with leaf colours that compliment your wall colour, or otherwise use our Colour Match service to match your wall colour to your favourite plant! Accentuate further with green furniture and accessories to create a complete Garden of Eden effect.

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Go for grouping

Cluster plants together to create a lush and vibrant display. Grouping plants of different varieties, textures, shades and shapes can create a visually appealing arrangement, which looks especially elegant against a chic monochrome backdrop.

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Dinner Jacket

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Style with artwork and accessories

Align your plants with accompanying wall art and soft furnishings to create a nature-inspired boho feel. Botanical themed artworks and accessories in natural fabrics are complemented by an array of greenery with similar features and colour shades.

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Breathe Deeply

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Planting shelves

Elevate your greenery by using bespoke shelves created with the sole purpose of housing plants. Framing your bed with plant-filled shelves will help to create a beautiful indoor garden to send you off to sleep in total harmony. Plus, by using dedicated shelves for your houseplants, this also prevents clutter from taking up space on the floor.

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Mint Intermezzo

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Bathroom blooms

Introduce plants into your bathroom or downstairs toilet to add character and a spa-like feel. This works particularly well with white or neutral bathroom colour schemes, which benefit from an injection of colour and life.

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Snow on the Pines

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Versatile vignettes

One of the greatest things about decorating with plants is that they are not permanent and can be moved around the house easily. Integrate plants with other decorative elements in your room like candles, books, or artwork to create cohesive vignettes. These vignettes can then be constantly adjusted, added to and moved around every so often to create new looks and settings for different seasons and occasions.

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Blue Moon Glow

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Fancy fireplaces

Highlight the assets of your period fireplace with draping greenery and standing houseplants. Whether your plants blend with the fireplace colour or offer a noticeable contrast, the effect will be soothing and elegant. Plants placed in front of mirrors are also a lovely styling feature as the reflections can be seen differently at various positions in the room.

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In the Deep Blue Sea

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Colour Match to Your Favourite House Plant

Fallen in love with a new houseplant? Match your walls or furniture paint to its unique colour with our Colour Match service.

Simply bring a sample of the colour to your nearest B&Q store or use our handy Photo Uploader so we can match the colour for you.

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