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Green with envy: How to style indoor plants to perfection
Elevate your interior with greenery.
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Elevate your home's style and well-being with indoor plants. Start by choosing varieties known to thrive indoors, such as the peace lily or fiddle-leaf fig, and place them according to their light and humidity needs.
Match containers to your decor for a cohesive look. Create visual interest by varying plant heights and using different foliage. For specific rooms, try humidity-loving ferns in the bathroom, air-filtering golden pothos in the bedroom, and large plants like monstera to fill empty corners.
In the 2024 City Home of the Year, Textured Bach by Nic Owen Architects, indoor plants are featured throughout. In this light-filled bathroom, various indoor plants are thriving and help to create a relaxing, spa-like environment. Image: Simon Wilson.
What are the best indoor plants for the bathroom?
Trailing plants are a great option when floor space is limited. This bathroom, in Featherston Passive House by Josefine Watterson, is enhanced by the addition of lush greenery above the bath. Image: Simon Devitt.
Indoor plants for the kitchen, bedroom and living room
Dried flowers are used in the 2023 Small Home of the Year, Bird/Seed House by Vaughn McQuarrie. Image: Simon Devitt
House on Takapuna Beach by CAAHT Studio incorporates an indoor garden, making a statement in the entrance foyer. Image: Sam Hartnett
Courtyard houses – planting for the outdoors in an internal courtyard
The 2024 Rural Home of the Year, Mangawhai Estuary House by Belinda George Architects, features an open air courtyard in which an array of luscious potted plants allow for connection to nature without having indoor plants. Image: Simon Devitt
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