Plant styling idea 2. Arrange a colour palette
Houseplants come in a whole rainbow of colours spectrum of colours. Exciting, unusual combinations create an eye-catching feature in your home. Look to incorporate Dracaena Bicolor, polkadot Begonia or the multicoloured Aechmea ‘Blue Rain’ into your design scheme, for an effect that will really stand out.
Extend your personal style to the choice of pot. Colour-matching muted ceramics to your plants or sourcing gilt Baroque containers will elevate your houseplant arrangement into a true plant design installation.
Plant styling idea 3. Play with shape and design
Another way to create a design feature out of your plants is to work with different shapes. A trio that work well together are Peperomia 'Happy Bean', Alocasia amazonica 'Polly' and Alocasia Lauterbachiana. Tiny succulents also create unusual feature plants. Cluster a Crassula marnieriana with a Pleiopilos 'Royal Flush' and Chlorophytum 'Bonnie' to create a display that feels almost alien.
There are many varieties of houseplant with beautiful shapes that deserve their reputation of natural works of art. Place them in a prominent place in your house and watch how their presence single-handedly transforms the space. For more inspiration, discover these plants, all wonderful examples of nature's beautiful design work.
Plant styling idea 4. Plot for functionality
Your plant design can also be about functionality. As well as being aesthetically pleasing, design should serve a purpose, after all. You could therefore build an indoor garden according to the plants’ effects, such as creating a relaxed area with round, soft shapes and soothing colours, in the bathroom or bedroom. In the study, use plants that stimulate your brain such as cacti and aloe.
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