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Bringing in the outdoors to spruce up the interiors is
a trick that’s been used by homeowners and designers for ages. Plants are
natural accessories that can do wonders in an otherwise bland or lifeless
space. They make perfect accents that keep evolving on their own, giving you a
more exciting environment without much effort. And more than beautifying your
home, plants can also serve as powerful filters to give you fresher air to
breathe.
So if you haven’t placed any plant inside your house
yet, these gorgeous greenery options will help you start:
Attention–Grabbing
Corners
Make some corners come alive with large plants. An oversized
plant like a towering fiddle-leaf fig or a gorgeous braided ficus is a good way
to bring in the natural beauty of the outdoors inside your home. Areca palms
are also popular house plants ideal for large spaces. Not only are they
beautiful, but they’re known to be effective air purifiers, absorbing harmful
elements like carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and benzene. Figs, ficus, and
palms are also hardy perennials that are easy to grow and care for.
A
Splash of Color
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Who wouldn’t want some colors accenting their homes? Excellent
additions flower-bearing plants that you can place beside your bed, on coffee tables,
in bathrooms, or on counter tops. Humidity-starved phalaenopsis orchid with
long-lasting blooms will look and grow well in bathrooms especially when
planted in a low glass cylinder that traps moisture. Peace lilies have blooms
that last for days and can act on several kinds of toxins, such as acetone,
ammonia, and methyl alcohol, among others. Make another level with hanging
baskets of drought-tolerant succulents like sedum and echeveria or a mixture of
flowering plants with knockout colors and textures, such as Italian bellflower
and lipstick vine.
Mid-air
Garden
Hanging indoor potted plants are the décor sweethearts
of today’s home fashion. From east to west, designers are lacing and looping up
plants in upside-down classic to contemporary vessels, in cantilevered, vertically
mounted packets of walls, in modern macramé pods, and in so many odd styles and
containers while beautifully suspended in mid-air. There’s an endless variety of
plants you can use from traditional selections like the Swedish ivy to special
cultivars like the Emerald fern. You can also choose plants that burst in
colors (goldfish plant) or those with silver veins (silver net plant) or deep
red veins (mosaic plant).
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Give your home and yourself a pick-me-up by speckling your
indoors with plants in green and other colors. Today, space is a problem in
most homes, but adding indoor plants will bring in a breath of freshness –
literally and figuratively.
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and Garden Design (yourhome.gov.au)
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Simple Ways to Bring the Outdoors Inside (freshome.com)
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