Design Trends 101: 5 Houseplants Every New Home Needs for Quality Air
Living
While modern design trends range from the color gold to the inclusion of faux fur, one design trend will never go out of style: houseplants. Beloved for their ability to bring the outdoors in while brightening a room and purifying the home’s air, houseplants are an essential addition to any home. Here are the top five you need in your space.
1. Spider Plants
Spider plants have a unique, structural shape, and are famous for their ability to cleanse a room’s air and make it feel fresh and crisp. As such, most people put them in the bathroom, kitchen, living room, or another highly-trafficked area of the home. These plants drape, so be sure you’re putting them on a stand or in a hanger, where they’ll have room to grow. Spider plants like moderate light and are some of the easiest houseplants to maintain.
2. Bamboo
Bamboo is cheap, easy to care for, widely available, and decidedly peaceful. Ideal in a bedroom or office, bamboo can be made to grow in a variety of shapes, which makes it the perfect match for inexperienced plant owners looking to improve their green thumbs.
3. African Violets
Equipped with vibrant purple flowers, African violets are easy to care for and maintain. A small and manageable plant, they need only a sunny window and frequent watering to survive.
4. Air Plants
Never had a green thumb? No problem. Air plants literally survive on air. Instead of developing roots and runners, these simple little plants attach themselves lightly to their surroundings. To survive, they only need the occasional misting and plenty of air circulation. Put one in a pretty geode or potter for your desk or night side table.
5. Peace Lilies
Peace Lilies are listed on NASA’s “Top 10 List of Air-Cleaning Plants” so they’re an ideal addition to the home. While they need bright light and can be finicky to care for, they’re a beautiful addition to any home, and can be a true showstopper when they start to bloom.
Houseplants: Design Trends That Never go Out of Style
While it may seem odd to think of houseplants as design trends, these five unique additions to the home are beautiful, peaceful, and ideal for supporting the health of the household. By removing harmful components from the air, detoxifying the environment, and giving everyone in the home something pretty to look at, these five critical houseplants make any space a happier, healthier one to live in. What’s more, they’re easy to care for and ideal for even the most inexperienced gardeners. So whether you live in a tiny apartment or on a palatial estate, these five simple plants are the perfect way to dress up your space and make it easier to live in, all at once.
