THE ART OF DECORATING WITH ARTIFICIAL PLANTS- 8 EASY DÉCOR IDEAS FOR YOU!

I love artificial plants! I love the idea of including them in my home décor, and YOU should do so too! I mean, there’s no depressing reason to hate them. But for the botanists, gardeners, plant experts, and others with the green thumbs, I support you. You do a fantastic job with live plants. As for me, who can be referred to as a plant serial killer with little ability to maintain living plants, I hand off and head toward my faux plants! I’m just thoughtful towards them. Ha-ha!

However, for artificial plants, many people underestimate how graciously they beautify a space. If you can strategically place them in a room and know the tricks to make them look just as natural as the living plants, I tell you that you might hand off the living ones. Yes, I said that!

The incredible thing about these faux plants is that they are flexible and versatile. This makes decorating a lot easier for you. All you should study is all the possibilities to get the best from them. And dear friend, I am here to help you with that. This post will include helpful décor ideas on incorporating artificial plants in your decoration.

How to decorate with artificial plants- Top tips in 2022

There are no set rules for decorating with artificial plants. There are endless possibilities for you, of which there are hits and misses. You either get it right, or you try something else. That’s just the trick. However, these included in this post are pro tips that have been tested out and put to fair use. I have tried many of them, and I still find them refreshing at first glance.

But before you finally deviate from artificial plants, the following are many reasons you should never reconsider choosing natural plants. This should assure you that you aren’t making the wrong decision.

Too busy to water and care for the living houseplant?

You live in a drought-prone residential area where you are discouraged from watering plants.

Your living area is too chilly to be conducive to attractive trees or house flowers.

Your backyard is too shady or sunny to inhabit the plants.

Aren’t you a green thumb person with little or no experience?

Too lazy to care for the living plant?

If you are any of these, you should make the right choice today to opt for artificial plants. And here are some helpful tips for you when you have finally made that decision. Decorate with the following ways!

Mix and match your artificial plants with real ones

It might seem like a contradictory thing to do, but it is a top-notch idea. The best way to make a faux plant look real is to mix them in position with the living ones you have (if you have any). This will create a fresh and playful look. This is an ideal trick to the eye of an observer or user.

If you decide to work with this idea, ensure that you purchase an artificial plant that looks like the real thing. If it is not a top-quality one, it will look too ‘plasticky,’ which isn’t right to make them appear like the living ones. And if you intend to use them for a very long time, which is the sole purpose of going artificial in the first place, you must buy good quality faux plants.

It is an idea to make them look more ideal when mixing and matching with the real ones to place them a bit high up in a corner. It will make it less noticeable and more convincing that it is indeed a whole thing. However, be careful not to make the placement non-strategic as it is less ideal for living plants to be placed too high. Okay?

Place your faux plants in places they could grow if they were not fake.

This is also a good trick to make your artificial plants look more natural. No pun intended, but if you place them in place without considering if natural ones could grow there, it will be a wild giveaway. Putting them in spots where they could produce (if they were real) will make it more convincing to observers.

Such locations might include close to the porches, lobbies, living room windows, and balconies. Placing them underneath staircases will give out their identity, which isn’t useful for the plants.

Re-pot the plants to give them a real look

If the artificial plant looks too faux, the great idea is to re-pot them with more natural elements to make them look real. You could transfer the silk plant into another pot with real dirt or soil. Most artificial plants are potted with pots made of either plastic or wood. So, moving them into pots made of clay or ceramic is a good trick.

After transplanting, you could also place them with real plants to match perfectly. Placing them outdoors will also be a good idea for your exterior decoration.

Integrate an artificial green wall into your living room or patio décor

A plant wall is visibly more appealing than a regular potted plant. An artificial green wall is a spicy way to bring life to a dull living space. They come in different colors and designs from which you can choose. They can fill up empty spaces more strategically than the potted artificial plants.

So to fill up your patio or to brighten up your living room wall, I suggest you use the artificial plant wall in bright and colorful panels. They will look spectacular and elegant. Plus, they are relatively easy to maintain.

Incorporate faux potted plants into your home’s entrance

A brilliant way to welcome guests without saying it is the right entrance decoration of which the faux potted plants are ideal. Potted trees are suitable for beautifying a home’s entrance and giving off a flair of elegance to the entryway.

This is significantly efficient in spaces that aren’t the right place for real plants to survive. Growing living plants in such points could cause a fair amount of damage to the home’s foundation, plumbing, drainage, or electrical systems. Hence, it is safer to opt for artificial ones. If you can’t use the potted trees, you could invest in the flanking, which occupies less space than the pots.

Make use of artificial grasses in landscaping decoration.

One of the most low-maintenance ways to landscape an area is the use of artificial grasses. It doesn’t require strenuous maintenance like the living counterpart, and it is easy to install. Apart from low maintenance, it is also a stylish way to add a unique aura to living areas. It could be incorporated for usage in both residential and commercial buildings.

Some of its advantages include;

No mowing would be necessary, which is fuel and time-saving.

It doesn’t wilt and will not die due to a lack of proper care like living grasses. With little maintenance, they will remain fresh and green.

Costs of irrigation setup, drainage, and water bills are lowered as you wouldn’t need to worry if they are receiving the necessary water supply to survive.

Use artificial plants to cover unsightly sockets, cables, and cords.

Another perk of decoration with artificial plants is that you could use them to cover and disguise unsightly wire works in homes and offices. You could place the faux potted plants in front of those messy electrical cables and cords to appear out of sight, which is neater.

When the plant is strategically placed, viewers’ attention will be forcefully redirected to the sight of the artificial plants rather than the messy meshworks. You would hardly ever notice that the plant wasn’t just placed for decoration but also for disguise too. Fantastic idea, right?

Fill up the tops of wardrobes and cabinets.

If you have large pieces of furniture looking gloomy due to lack of adornment, you could fill up the tops with classy yet simple artificial potted plants. This location will be ideal for faux plants because you wouldn’t have to bother about climbing to take care of them like real plants. This can fill up any tall furniture very quickly. It is a great way to add a natural pop of color to your living space.

Wrapping-up

These ideas I suggested in this short article are some of the most ideally used in home and office décor trends today. You couldn’t go wrong with any of them. However, some can be mix-matched or incorporated into the same space to add more life to it. This is why investing in high-quality artificial plants is a go-go!

If you have more ideas you want to share with us, you could leave a suggestion in the comment section. Thanks a lot for reading and flowing with me!