How to Style Your Home with Indoor Plants | Julie Khuu

hello everyone and welcome back to my channel i'm julie and we are doing things a little bit different today today i'll be talking about how to style indoor plants in every room in your home instead of this being a step-by-step guide on what to do and not to do i really feel like you cannot get it wrong it's all about incorporating indoor plants in your home in cool creative stylish ways that add that much needed drama and improves the indoor air quality while you're at it [Music] let's dive right into the different rooms starting with the entry the entry is one of my favorite spaces to incorporate an indoor plant because it is the introduction to your home when guests step right into your entry they could be met with this really beautiful console that's styled with a beautiful vignette that should feel personal and unique to your space for the entry less is more if you have a small entry think about a vignette of smaller potted plants in a grouping if you have a larger entry think about an indoor plan that is proportional to the visual space in the room the goal for the entry should be warm and inviting you don't want to put a huge tree right in your entry that's going to block the passage into your space and you definitely don't want to style the entry with a teeny tiny potted plant that feels like it's engulfed in the space proportion is key no matter what room you're styling the plants in moving on to the living room while i wish i had these massive super tall 20-foot ceilings to drop like a huge tree in there i mean that's not realistic to most of our homes think of anchoring one corner of your living space perhaps next to the sofa or sectional with a taller indoor plant [Music] [Music] if you don't have a ton of space for a huge tall sprawling tree think about a series of potted plants whether or not they're hanging or sitting right on a coffee table the key in the living room is to help balance the space out with your furniture placement and disperse potted plants so you're adding brightness and greenery to different corners of the living room if you're located in an area where you rarely use your fireplace instead of covering it up think about styling it with a potted plant instead floating shelves and hanging shelves with an assortment of different types of indoor plants are great to fill a huge blank wall don't underestimate the power of planters in your living room they make for really beautiful sculptural decor and don't take up a lot of space moving on to the dining room the dining room typically doesn't have a whole lot of space for additional furniture let alone a huge old plant so what i love to do is find an empty corner in the dining space to anchor a large tall tree definitely don't leave the tree in its nursery pot and always look for a really beautiful pot or urn or vessel to transfer the tree right into what you're looking for is something that fits your aesthetic and vibe if you're not into a whole lot of decor i love this idea of a living wall right in your dining room if you're in a studio apartment or an open concept space think about using a bookshelf as a divider between your living room and dining space you can then fill the bookshelf up with tons of plants in all shapes and sizes if minimal is more your style think of a beautiful indoor plant that sits as the center piece for your dining table [Music] there's no wrong way to style indoor plants look down look to the sides and always look up for creative solutions [Music] [Music] [Music] kitchens are one of my favorite areas to fill with indoor plants most kitchens have a beautiful bright white window that is really conducive to helping these plants grow and thrive if you have floating shelves in the kitchen think about layering plants in all different shapes and sizes some trailing some upright and some indoor herbs while you're at it if you have upper cabinetry with a ton of space above it that's a perfect spot for plants with trailing vines a simple potted vessel with a beautiful bright green plant would be sufficient to add color to the space [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] i love that bohemian jungle look for the bedroom especially in smaller bedrooms like apartments or dorms i think a variety of hanging plants just brings the outdoors in so beautifully [Music] [Music] try styling a variety of indoor plants in one special corner of the bedroom or hanging it right above your dresser if you have a window with the ledge that will be the perfect spot for a collection of your favorite indoor [Music] plants if you're looking for a little drama why not incorporate a huge potted plant in the corner of the space moving on to your home office the home office is typically a workspace that could definitely benefit from bringing the outdoors in you're seated at your workstation you're not getting a ton of fresh air think about creating your own version of an indoor garden [Music] [Music] small potted indoor plants look great on bookshelves mixed in with books and a few of your collectible items [Music] [Music] and lastly we have the bathroom which is the perfect breeding ground for indoor plants they love the heat they love the moisture and bonus points if you have a beautiful bright window [Music] i live in a mid-century modern ranch style home in southern california so my home is filled with floor to ceiling windows i really benefit from all of the light that filters through my home and it's really conducive to my indoor jungle you'll notice that i don't have indoor plants on the innermost parts of my home just because they don't receive a whole lot of light i love to group my plants right in front of the windows where they receive ample light throughout the day depending on the amount of bright light each plant needs i figure out the placement and location from there my top two favorite indoor plants are really trees i mean number one at the top of the list is a fiddle leaf fig i have grown and potted so many fiddle leaf figs in my lifetime i mean i have a few videos out on the channel now all about fiddle leaf big hair and propagation techniques i love its large massive verdant green leaves it fills the space so beautifully they're modern and they have very small footprint so if you don't have a ton of space in your home they can grow really tall and large with the exception that you only need a small pot to grow them in [Music] [Music] my second favorite indoor tree is the non-fruiting olive tree i love that it gives you this really relaxed italian countryside vibe without feeling very country at all the light sage colored leaves are perfect for neutral settings especially if you have a ton of white in your space [Music] [Music] it's contemporary it's sophisticated but the downside is that it can only grow indoors a maximum of eight to nine years i'm not really sure what happens afterwards maybe you move them outside but a decade is really a substantial amount of time to really enjoy the beauty of the indoor olive tree both the fiddle leaf fig and the olive tree needs ample sun we're talking about a minimum of six hours of indoor bright light a day the placement is best in front of a south facing window where they'll receive all that beautiful bright light they both can grow really tall olive trees can grow up to about 10 feet you remember the size of my fiddle leaf big i mean it shot straight up into my ceiling before it started looming and bending over so clearly if i had the height in this space they would grow so massive the same thing with olive trees if you want them short and small you could specify a dwarf tree or you really could just cut and prune them down to size when you have a small space think about dividing plant groupings into smaller vignettes this will help you enhance the space the character and the mood of each individual room if you have a larger space think about a single tree that grows tall and large that will add the much needed drama and character to your room without cluttering the space at all don't underestimate the power of simplicity i love allowing the shape of the plant and the size of the leaves to become its own sculpture this helps to ground each space without distracting from the furniture or views and also plays an important role in establishing an easy organic sense of flow i hope you got some good creative ideas on how to style your space with indoor plants remember that indoor plants just like interior design is all about experimenting check out the indoor garden section at your local nursery your local hardware store i mean even ikea is chock full of indoor plants for you to mess around with i don't want you to get overwhelmed just remember that every single type of indoor plant comes with a little care instruction right in the pot sometimes it's a little tab that's sticking out right from the soil that tells you exactly the amount of light it needs when to water it how much fertilizer it needs and just basic plant care when i first started out with my indoor jungle i watched a lot of videos from epic gardening i really love eric's casual vibe and his simple super straightforward plant tips and plantarina's channel needs no introduction she is an encyclopedia of plant knowledge so definitely check out those two channels if you want to dive a little bit more into indoor plant care i promise once you get the hang of it you will start to get addicted there's really nothing like styling your entire home with indoor plants not only does it improve the indoor air quality and it teaches you responsibility i feel like it's really great for mental health i want to end this video today with a little challenge for you try going out to your local store whether or not it's a hardware store ikea your local nursery anywhere just look for an indoor plant that you feel like you want to take care of you don't need to know a whole lot about it maybe you're attracted to the color of the leaves the shape of the leaves the style of the plant how full and lush it is just pick one plant bring it home and see how you do if you like this type of content and you want to learn more about indoor plants please give this video a thumbs up comment below and let me know if you have any questions when it comes to styling indoor plants in your home and definitely share this video with anyone you know who wants to add indoor plants into their home but they just don't know where to start and of course subscribe to my channel if you haven't already thank you so much for watching i'll see you in the next one you

Channel: Julie Khuu

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Length: 21min 38sec (1298 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 09 2021