Flowers in the house: more than decoration

Decorating a house with indoor plants is a ubiquitous practice and a great way to fill the space with not only various vibrant shades, but also often with a pleasant aroma coming from flowering species. Indoor plants purify the air, smooth the corners, with their help you can change and update the familiar and slightly fed up interior.

Successful implementation of phytodesign is a matter of maintaining a balance between the vegetative needs of the plant itself and the interior elements to which landscaping is added. In this case, you can experiment with a combination of them with other objects of furniture (furniture, sofa cushionsfixtures curtains, wallpaper, carpets).

Among the diverse floral products that are offered on the market, one can find suitable specimens that can decorate the most hopeless part of the room.

In decoration, mainly three forms of plants are used - living, cut and artificial.

Having decided to apply a decoration method using live plants in the interior, it is necessary to get acquainted with the species that are used for this purpose and recommendations for their cultivation. Some specimens - need intensive lighting, ventilation, watering and constant pruning, others - feel great anywhere in the house and do not require excessive care efforts.

First of all, one should take into account for which interior a plant is selected, how it will be combined with its color scheme. The most common types that are used for decorating enclosed spaces are cacti, succulents, ferns and some types of palm trees.

Tanks for plants are an important element of design and cultivation. It is necessary not only to choose flower vases (for bouquets) or pots (for living plants) in the same style with the surrounding environment, but those that will be in harmony with the flower itself, emphasizing its beauty and creating comfortable conditions for it to exist.

Ceramic flowerpots covered with majolica, tiles or artistic painting are ideally suited for classic interiors; wooden containers fit into the interior in a rustic style; for modern rooms, simple and clean designs made of glass or concrete are suitable.

They say that flowers through a variety of colors evoke feelings, change their mood and bring the quality of life to a higher level. To get rid of the stress of a tiring working day, place violet or blue flowers in the resting place, which will give you a sense of peace and security. And you will redo a lot of cases with inspiration and creativity if you attract tropical tones (orange, red) that will provide a surge of activity, while orange and white will sharpen your intuition and help you to guess the approaching new stage of career development, as well as find a solution to the difficult tasks. To create a romantic mood and a declaration of love, there is no color better than saturated red. White color, dominating over gentle tones - pink, salmon, yellow, will calm passions, will bring peace and harmony. Flowers of saturated colors (burgundy, orange, yellow) fill the home with powerful life energy and create a picturesque accent.

Flowers of royal dignity - roses and chrysanthemums - combine the design aesthetics of European and Eastern styles, can be presented in splendid solitude, bouquet, pot and cut, artificial version.

A rose is always an unmistakable choice, and for those who claim to be not too original, we note that this flower has more than 30 thousand varieties - one is better than the other. Let’s show you a way to save roses for a special occasion - put the bouquet in a plastic bucket in the refrigerator, this will allow freshness and fragrance for a week, and you can extract the flowers at the time when it’s time to decorate the table. Roses cut or growing in a pot, like other flowers, need water, top dressing and room without drafts and temperature differences.

Indoor chrysanthemum is a flower with a huge number of types of inflorescences and shades, which makes it possible to choose the one that suits the general color scheme of the interior. In anticipation of winter, it will delight you with a flowering bloom, all year round, thanks to its bactericidal properties, it will improve the microclimate of the home (the plant is able to remove benzene from the air, which enters it from detergents, fumes of paints, varnishes, plastics).

Copies of living plants with a high vertical stem or a wide fluffy crown are interestingly combined with bouquets of cut flowers in crystal or ceramic vases. The best color is the one you especially like.

Trees with high legs are also perfect for free areas of rooms that are not lined with furniture. Or, conversely, they can serve as an excellent means to attract attention to the subject matter. For this, flowers with large and bright leaves are used.

One of the trends in floristic design is the grouping of plants in the form of small gardens in different places of the home on the windowsill, on the floor, on the wall and ceiling. The recommendation is to combine plantations that require similar growing and grooming conditions into a single composition. To achieve a greater decorative effect, the impression of "naturalness", you can place nearby plants, different in height.

Large tall specimens (for example, ficus, palm, sansevieria, hibiscus, coffee tree, bonsai) are suitable for placement in the living room, which combine well with other types of plants. To fill an empty corner, you can select a tall plant and place smaller species in front of it to create a deeper and more saturated composition. An unusual result can be achieved by mixing plants of different shapes and colors.

In the kitchen, walls, window sills, shelves and tables are a good place for floral decoration, which is also very easy to implement.Ornamental plants bring notes of completeness and grace to the design, similar to the exquisitely served cherries served for dessert, pleasing in taste, freshness and color. In the cooking zone, it is better to use plants of saturated green or yellow color, which favorably affect the mood and “warm” the interior. The main thing is not to go too far with the number and variety of floral decorations. Blooming species should be avoided due to the adverse effects of elevated temperature and humidity characteristic of this room. You can replace them with fragrant grassy varieties that will not only allow you to originally decorate the space, but also act as spices that can be added to dishes (basil, chives, oregano).

In the dining room, indoor plants in carefully selected decorative flowerpots are decoration elements that combine with the overall design theme, harmonize with each of its objects and create an atmosphere of sophistication and elegance. For example, tall candles with white flowers will add sophistication to a romantic dinner.

The sanitary area is often not considered as suitable for phytodesign. And this is a big omission. A piece of nature is especially appropriate here. In the bathroom, moisture-loving plants (ferns) will feel great, except for those that do not tolerate temperature extremes. Plants can be cultivated in small pots or hanging flower pots, and if the area allows, a small tree will create a mood of relaxation in the lap of nature.

If the room is not spacious enough and lit, it is better to choose plants with white flowers that will make the room brighter and visually increase the space. Compositions with candles, bookshelves, a coffee table will transform a room that will no longer resemble an uninhabited box.

A bouquet of roses, freesias and irises, placed in a decorative vase on the bedside table, will bloom the room with joyful colors. The delicate aroma of blooming nature will make bedtime and awakening incredibly enjoyable.

Living plants in the working area perfectly relieve stress, refresh and ennoble the interior.

Plants at the entrance peculiarly facilitate the transition from the external environment to the internal space. Therefore, it is worthwhile to place several copies right next to the door or where they will be sufficiently provided with natural or artificial light. These should be resistant varieties that can tolerate changes in air temperature when opening the door.Household flowers with bright and decorative foliage will simultaneously give sculpturalism and liveliness to the room. A tall plant in an outdoor flowerpot or on a low table, located next to a hanger or shelves for shoes, will make the corner an object of attention and a source of positive emotions.

Just like plants in the environment, indoor flowers need care and attention in order to grow strong, healthy and beautiful.

If you need to “revive” a corner, but it is impossible to use natural plants, you can try replacing them with artificial ones. Many designers, among which maybe your mother or grandmother, will say that this method is a sign of not very good taste and is completely unsuitable for interiors in a classic style, and in general, serves only to accumulate dust. Nevertheless, new materials and production methods completely changed the similar reputation of artificial plants, making them a fashionable novelty in which “unnaturalness” practically does not differ from “naturalness” in color, texture and saturation, and finest reproduction of details. Artificial flora allows you to choose the best option for decoration, regardless of the time of year and region of residence, as well as update the composition at any time. It can be palm trees and broad-leaved dense plants, rosemary or lavender in pots, curly ivy or creeper. Peonies, chrysanthemums, dahlias, sunflowers and hydrangeas from silk are very popular today. Not to mention that such a “flowerbed” or “garden” is very easy to care for. This type of “phytodesign” is suitable for those who don’t really like to mess with the land or are often away.

There is nothing complicated in decorating a house with plants. Observing the elementary rules, you will become the owner of an exquisite, clean space, bringing joy thanks to the presence of several plants selected to your taste.

What indoor flowers do you prefer?