Decorating with Plants: Tips and Tricks

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Plants are a great way to add color, life, and a refreshing dose of nature and oxygen into a room. They can be intimidating to some of us, though, because they are living things and need a little more care than picture frames and figurines.

You don’t need to be daunted by the prospect of decorating with plants, though. All you need to do is remember a few simple things.

1. Choose a sunny spot for your plant. As you know, plants get their food from the sun. Without sunlight, your plant will die, and instead of adding oxygen into your room, it will add carbon dioxide instead.

2. Choose plants that thrive indoors. Some plants survive indoor conditions better than others. Cacti, bamboo palms, ivies, and philodendrons are some. Herbs such as basil and thyme generally survive pretty well on a kitchen window sill – and they are often useful for more than decoration there too.

3. Make your pots match your décor. Terra cotta pots are popular, but they aren’t your only option, and they certainly won’t work well for all kinds of decors. If your home has a sleek, modern look, you want sleek, modern pots. If you have bamboo furniture, you can put your terra cotta pots inside wicker baskets. If you have an all white motif, with white sofa covers and white frames hanging on the wall, you may need white pots as well.

4. Choose different sizes of plants. Big plants, small plants, plants with different shapes of leaves – these are more interesting to look at than several tiny pots of barrel cacti scattered all over your living room.

5. Match the size of the plant with the space. If you have a large empty space, you don’t want to hang a tiny little plant there. You need something that will match the space. Likewise, a large potted plant should not be placed on top of a small corner table. Your plants should nicely fill out the space available for them.