Your bedroom is as boring as watching paint dry, and you are sure that a couple of plants to the room is going to make the difference. Well, you are not mistaken, but the thing is: just placing some greenery somewhere around your room and expecting that it will somehow make it look like that Pinterest dream you imagined yourself in will not turn it into that.
I have years of experience trying and failing to master bedroom styling with plants (and making every mistake it is possible), and now I want to provide the seven secrets that will really allow you to mimic a pro-designed space. Are you ready to transform your mundane room into a plant lover with paradise, which does not resemble an exploding jungle? Here is where we are to begin.
Tip 1: Master the Art of Plant Layering
Have you ever thought why one bedroom is so well styled without batting an eyelid, whereas the other one appears all over the place? The trick is in stratifying plants of various heights. It is not all about arbitrarily planting tall and short plants here and there- there is some strategy.
Begin with your focal plant you want to plant your star – this is your showstopper and is normally a larger floor plant such as a fiddle leaf fig or a monstera. It should be placed at one corner where it can get the attention but not at the expense of the space. Add your medium sized plants next at nightstands, dressers or plant stands. Last but not least, add trailing plants in hanging planters or high shelves drawing a vertical dimension.
I had to discover this to my very own peril because my bedroom could use the plant store clearance section. I had all my plants at the same level giving an awkward straight line that shouted amateur hour. I have adopted the rule of three heights, i.e., floor level, table level, and hanging level and the difference is the night and the day.
Creating Visual Flow
You should move your eye around the room as well as the plant placement catches your eye. Imagine having a pattern of soothing zigzag instead of everything being on the same wall. The method turns your bedroom into a bigger space with more movement in it.
Tip 2: Choose a Cohesive Color Palette for Your Planters
This is where the majority of the individuals go horribly wrong when it comes to putting together random planters without the least consideration of how they are to be coordinated. I know, I know, I used to have a pottery barn looking bedroom, haha!
Select any 3 colors not more than that to decorate your planters and keep at them religiously. I myself appreciate the use of white ceramic, natural terracotta and black matte color. This ensures there is enough diversity to avoid boredom but at the same time have that sense of orderly designed appearance.
| Color Combo | Vibe |
|---|---|
| White + Natural + Black | Modern minimalist |
| Terracotta + Cream + Brass | Warm boho |
Do not look as though you are matching everything too perfectly even though this is even worse than there being no coordination at all. Rather, one should repeat each color at least twice inside the room in order to establish visual balance.
Mixing Textures Within Your Palette
After you have aced your color palette, experiment with textures. Pair exquisite ceramics with woven baskets, or matte (and shiny). This does not disrupt your coordinated appearance.
Tip 3: Use the Power of Odd Numbers
This may be a design jargon but arrangement of plants in odd number clusters is more appealing than even number. Threes and fives are more natural and eye-catching as opposed to pairs and groups made up of four.
I accidentally discovered this trick when I transplanted one of the plants within a group of four, and then the entire vignette appeared improved. It turns out that our minds analyze odd numbers groupings as dynamic and more gratifying.
In forming plant combinations, mix the types of heights and size in the combinations. The use of a tall snake plant with a medium ZZ plant and a small pothos achieves this triangular composition designers fall in love with.
The Exception to the Rule
At times two plants will look splendidly in harmony, and these are usually when they are on either side of a piece of furniture, or when they provide symmetry. However, it is recommended that odd numbers be used in most groupings because your bedroom will really love it.
Tip 4: Strategic Placement for Maximum Impact
It is not only location location location as far as real estate is concerned. The location of your plants can either elate or ruin the feel of what your bedroom is about. Your bedside table is valuable space, and you do not want to fill it with a piece that gets lost.
Select the plants that will fit in your night life. Snake plant or peace lily will be a perfect match here since they are easy to maintain and even they will not occupy a small space considering your phone chargers and your bedside lamp.
The sizes of plants will be a secret weapon: this is corner placement. That clumsy vacant space between your dresser and window? Best location of a bold plant which will serve as a focal point in the room. The only thing you need is just to ensure that it has the right amount of light.
Avoiding Common Placement Mistakes
Do not put plants where they are likely to be knocked down or on a place one walks. I had to find this out the hard way after stubbing my foot on a pot one time too many 🙂 And also donĀ sources vert cheap airplane tickets, please do not put the plants directly on windowsills, where they could end up getting direct sun, most houseplants prefer to be in bright, indirect light.
Tip 5: Create Depth with Varying Plant Sizes
A bedroom of same-sized plants appears depressing and plane. To get a depth and appeal you have to have small, medium and large plants. Imagine doing it like playing a symphony, you have a variety of instruments which play at different levels.
Your big plants (such as monstera or rubber trees) are your eye candy, use them sparing but strategically. Nightstands and dressers are perfect with medium plants (examples are snake plants or ZZ plants). The gaps are filled by small plants (such as succulents or small trailing ones) to give detail.
I would go big or go home, literally, I was obsessed with having large plants and my bedroom was filled with them only. The result? It was crowded and tight. I now have mainly medium sized plants with some large accent plants as well as small accent plants.
The 60-30-10 Rule
Use this interior design idea in your plants: 60 percent medium, 30 percent large plants and 10 percent small. This brings out the ideal balance with neither size taking the venue.
Tip 6: Mix Plant Textures and Shapes for Visual Interest
Good design expulses monotony. When every plant you plant is of the same shape and texture of the leaves, then your bedroom is liable to be boring in regards to how well arranged the plants will be planted. Plant styling would be the best friend to variety.
Use leafy plants (monstera or rubber trees, to give but two examples) with spiky ones (snake plants or spider plants, and so on). Add some trailing plants (pothos or string of hearts) to make it movable and soft. This produces an energetic composition which keeps your eye moving.
I fell into the trap of falling in love with a kind of plant and having multiples. My room turned into some kind of a convention of the snake plants, it was far not chic, and not exciting. Today I deliberately select plants having alternative texture and growth patterns.
Creating Contrast
Glossy foliage with hairy ones, erect with cascading habits, deep green with light green- these are the contrasting differences that will give your plant collection a visual appeal and look voluntary as opposed to haphazard.
Tip 7: Use Plants to Define Spaces in Your Bedroom
Plants are designed not only to enhance beauty; in addition, they are natural room and space separators. Plants in strategic positions have the ability to develop distinct areas in your bedroom giving it a more organized and purposive setting.
Have a reading corner in your bedroom? Plants growing around it to form an enclosed area that looks charming. Would you like to keep your sleeping space a separate space to your getting-ready space? That can be done with a tall plant or a plant grouping that would not block out light or make the room seem smaller.
The method is very effective especially in big bedrooms where one would like a bit of intimacy without putting up a permanent partition. Plants neutralize the space and give some natural boundaries which do not look imposed on the space at all.
The Studio Apartment Hack
FYI, this tip is sheer genius in small studio apartments in which your bedroom is open to the rest of the place. Natural vegetation can offer a visual partition to a sleeping room and a living room, without causing any clutter in the living room space.
Making Small Bedrooms Feel Larger
In beds with less space, get plants to attract the attention to the top of the wall, utilizing simply hanging vegetation or tall and slim plants. This produces an effect of much high ceiling and spaciousness.
Bringing It All Together: Your Plant Styling Action Plan
After reading about the seven secrets, the following are the ways of putting them to practice without putting a strain on yourself or space. Get one or two plants and develop gradually. It took Rome many months to build and it also takes a bedroom many months to build in a perfect style.
First, pick out your anchor plant: This basically determines the following. so then you can add plants quickly gradually taking the following hints into consideration. Be sensitive to the way every addition is influencing the sense of your room.
Keep in mind that the best plant styling is one that appears casual, but in fact involves designing and planning. Do not get discouraged when the first time does not appear magazine-worthy. This is something that I have doing over the years and I still keep changing plants until a composition appears to be right.
What is the main thing? Select plants that you will like to take care of. There is no point having all the styling tricks in the world when you can get plants dying. Begin with low care buyers such as snake plants, ZZ plants, or pothos and spice up as you grow.
The bedroom must be a place where you seek refuge so with the help of plants, it can be a dull boring place of sleeping into a refreshing getting-away. These seven guidelines should serve you as a map, but learning to use your intuition is also important and allow this space to become truly yours. Well, a bedroom that brings a smile on your face every time you enter the room is the best bedroom at all.