Kitchens - often referred to as the heart of the home, are not often the focus of decorative pursuits outside of renovations. However, just like any other room in the house, your kitchen can greatly benefit from an injection of colour and vibrancy in the form of indoor plants.
Yet with space at a premium in many kitchens and concerns over the many variables present in a kitchen environment such as heat, humidity, light and more, adding plants can seem an impossible task.
The good news is we have the perfect solution in our incredibly lifelike artificial plants. Read on to discover a wealth of ideas for using indoor plants in your kitchen no matter its design or other features.
Why Go Faux For Your Kitchen?
As touched on above, maintaining live plants in a kitchen environment, which often experiences fluctuating temperatures, humidity, and varying levels of natural light, can be difficult. Additionally, the presence of soil and any insects or diseases that can come with live plants is not always an appealing or hygienic prospect for a space where food is prepared.
This is where faux indoor plants come in as an excellent alternative. They offer the aesthetic benefits of real plants without the mess or need for constant care, making them perfect for busy kitchens.
Your Kitchen & Plants - 7 Winning Decor Ideas
1. Create A Green Corner
One of the simplest ways to incorporate faux plants into your kitchen is by designating a green corner. Choose a spot in your kitchen, such as an empty countertop, an unused corner, or a shelf, and fill it with a variety of plants. By using a mixture of different sized plants with varied colours, leaf shapes and textures you can create a lush focal point.
2. Use Your Ceiling
Hanging plants in your kitchen are a fantastic way to add greenery without taking up valuable counter space. Suspended from the ceiling using macramé plant hangers, hanging baskets, or simple hooks, hanging plants look great above the sink, near windows, or grouped over the kitchen bench or island.
Trailing plants such as rhipsalis, ivy, pothos or string or pearls work particularly well for this as their cascading foliage adds even greater dimension and interest.
3. Pop Plants in Shelving Units
Open shelving is a popular trend in modern kitchen design, offering a stylish way to display dishes, cookbooks, and decorative items. They’re also a great spot to place a plant for a splash of greenery. You can place small faux potted plants or herbs such as euonymus, polka dot begonia and syngonium work well as do trailing plants that can spill over the edges of the shelves.
4. Decorate the Kitchen Island
Should you have a large kitchen island or longer bench, adding a plant can help to break up its expanse and elevate the space. Depending on the size of your island, you can choose from a variety of arrangements. A larger standalone plant such as a peacock plant in a stylish pot works well for this as does a layered grouping of smaller plants in varying heights and textures.
You might also like to mix in other decorative elements, such as candles, bowls of fruit, or cookbooks to create a more interesting display.
5. Add Greenery Above Cabinets
If your kitchen cabinets don’t extend right up to the ceiling the space above them is an ideal spot in which to create a stunning display of plants. This area is perfect for placing lushly leafed plants like a baker fern, trailing ivy or fittonia which can also drape over the edges of non-opening cabinetry.
Drawing the eye upwards, using the top of your cabinets creates the illusion of added height to your kitchen which can help the room feel larger and more open.
6. Use A Statement Plants
Prefer to keep counters clear and have no cabinets or shelving to display plants on? If so, a single statement plant such as a compact but large fiddle leaf fig tree or Yucca placed at the end of the bench or by a kitchen window is a great alternative.
7. Style With Succulents
Succulents are a versatile and easy plant option for brightening up your kitchen decor. Coming in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and colours they work well in just about any style of kitchen.
Perfect as kitchen window plants they also work well on countertops or shelves. Try Grouping several succulents together in a tray or planter to create a modern and stylish display. Alternatively, a single larger agave placed on your bench can add a sleek and stylish touch.
Pot With Purpose
The best way to ensure that your chosen plants stand out and complement your style is to carefully choose how you pot them.
For a modern, minimalist kitchen seek out muted neutral-toned pots or sculptural glass or metal containers. For a rustic or cottage kitchen, repurposing mason jars, teacups, old colanders and cans can add the perfect touch.
Love a bohemian vibe? Macrame hangers, painted pots and gold or copper containers will add to the relaxed, lush look associated with this style. For a Scandinavian look, keep it clean and simple with rounded containers and pots in shades of white or try a pop of colour with soft pinks, greens or yellows.
Make Your Kitchen Your Own
Not just a practical space in which to prepare meals, your kitchen can be as much a reflection of your style and personality as any other room in your home. Using a mix of ideas for adding plants to your kitchen, you can enjoy a space that is both functional and stylish.
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