How to Style Artificial Plants & Greenery in Your Home

Indoor plants add colour and style to your home, plus they have the benefit of purifying the air. But maintaining indoor plant decor can take up a lot of your time with each type of plant having its own care needs that you are required to adhere to.

Worried about the constant upkeep? Then artificial plants and flowers may be the right choice for you! Spotlight's range of faux plants and artificial flowers is the easy choice to freshen up your home décor without needing a green thumb. They require no watering or sunlight making them perfect for any room in your home. We'll take you through all the ways you can learn how to style artificial plants, here.

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• Create a Tranquil Bedroom
• A Welcoming Living Room
• A Peaceful Home Office
• Smaller Compact Spaces
• Lively Table Centrepieces

Create a Tranquil Paradise In Your Bedroom

Your bedroom should be a space for you to relax and unwind, a place to feel at peace after a busy day. The greenery of artificial plants effortlessly transforms your room into a botanical oasis. Position large indoor plants away from your bed to open up the space and create a balance between your rest spot and your plants. On the other hand, smaller artificial plants are the perfect addition to any bedside table. They are a subtle approach to incorporating a pop of greenery into your bedroom and are designed in compact sizes so as to not take up too much space.

Pair your artificial plants in your bedroom with artificial flowers. This selection of artificial floristry allows you to effortlessly complement the greenery of your fake plants alongside the lifelike greenery and pop of colour of the petals of artificial floristry.

Discover A Welcoming Living Room

If you have a few tall, thick fake plants, consider arranging them all in one corner to create a mini 'jungle'. These are super on trend right now, and it can be fun to tuck a small chair inside for your own 'tropical' reading nook. This creates a botanical display packed with depth and dimension.

Another great option for styling artificial plants in your living room is pairing them with a planter pot base. Most larger artificial plants are accompanied by a sleek black planter pot that effortlessly complements a wide range of decor styles. For a more personal touch, pair your artificial plant with your favourite planter pot and establish a cohesive decor theme throughout your space. Larger plants should have a matching large pot, as if it has a large root system and plenty of dirt to hold. Smaller faux plants and fake flowers you can be more flexible with, so choose whatever cute container you think suits the room. You can use any container you would for a real plant, so stone, ceramic, plastic and clay are all options. But because you don't have to worry about things like water and dirt, you can get even more creative with your plant pot choices!

With this, shop for planter pots that complement your living room decor, selecting colours and patterns that complement your cushions, throws and rugs that you have selected for your living space.

Establish A Peaceful And Focus Driven Home Office

Decorate your workspace with smaller artificial succulents. These plants are incredibly easy to incorporate into your home styling due to their size and make for the perfect desk companion. They are easy to move around if they ever seem to be in your way and also easy to pair with other smaller plants. For those looking for a more prominent feature, consider artificial plants with larger leaves such as artificial monsteras and position this plant in your eyeline. This provides a botanical backdrop to spark your creativity when working from home and transforms your office into a botanical paradise.

Smaller Compact Spaces

For smaller rooms such as bathrooms or busier spaces such as kitchens, it may be difficult to incorporate larger indoor plants without the space feeling crowded. Make use of window sills in these spaces by lining up a few artificial succulents to breathe new life into your space. Additionally, using vases to display artificial leaves and bush stems is also a more subtle approach to incorporating greenery for smaller bathrooms and kitchens. For those wishing to maintain a clear bench space, maximise the wall space in these rooms by installing artificial greenery walls to add an artistic pop of greenery to your walls. These keep out of the way and act as a stunning work of art while bringing a botanical touch to your home styling.

Arrange Lively Table Centrepieces

Creating a centrepiece for any table is a great way to elevate your home styling while establishing a cohesive theme in your space. Incorporating smaller artificial plants among other decorative objects will have you establishing a sense of elegance in any room in your home. Consider lying garlands down the centre of your dining table to create an elongated display. For round dining tables or ones that are smaller in size, switch out the garlands for a round wreath that still brings a pop of greenery without taking up as much space. This can also be replicated for your coffee table and entrance table as wreaths also provide a great base for your centrepiece and are able to be filled with other decorative features such as decorative bowls, candles and candle holders.

Handy Tips To Consider When Shopping

Obviously you want your plant decor to look as close to the real thing as possible - what we're asking is if you want other people to think your faux greenery is the real thing! If you want to fool your house guests and office friends when learning how to style fake plants, keep these handy tips in mind:

• Real plants have texture, flaws and a natural shine to them - carefully inspect the plants you want to buy to see if they can pass for the real thing. Look for things like rough stems, tiny imperfections in leaves and a level of shine that isn't plasticky. You can even add some dirt to the base of the fake plant and lightly spritz them with water before people come over if you want them to have that 'fresh from the rainforest' look.
• An overly shiny or dull plant surface can be a dead giveaway that your plant is made from plastic or fabric. There aren't many plants that are super shiny, so make sure what you are buying reflects light like the real counterpart. Also be aware that if your fake plant is sitting in direct sunlight it may change colour and fade over time.
• Real plants are always asymmetrical - even the most perfect-looking leaf will have an imperfection somewhere. Perfect plants will look off to the casual viewer, so make sure any faux plants and fake flowers you buy are perfectly imperfect, just like the real ones!
• Plants with fake water invite closer inspection for all the wrong reasons. Those fake drops sitting on the leaves? Begging to be poked and then proven unreal. And while fake water in the bottom of a vase can be useful for anchoring your plant in place, the lack of movement won't help in the realism department.

Refresh Your Space With Artificial Plants From Spotlight

Wanting to bring a touch of nature into your home without the added chore of upkeep? Look no further than artificial plants. With an endless possibility of artificial plant decoration ideas, you can find the right inspiration for your space, in-store or online at Spotlight. Whether you wish to expand on your current decor scheme or want to breathe new life into your space, refreshing your space with artificial plants will have you feeling at peace.

Find more information on all the ways to decorate your home and complete your styling of your fake plants by exploring our helpful buying guides including: Decorative Cushions Buying Guide, Candles Buying Guide and Throws Buying Guide.

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