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In which room do you put which plant?

Plants can provide an extra lively and cosy feeling in your home. A plant adds colour and texture. However, each plant has its own preference, if you want to find out which plant is suitable for which room, please read on. If you want to learn more about how to care for your plants, read this page.

A plant in a bright (living) room

To find out which houseplants are most suitable for your space, it is best to look at the amount of sunlight in your home.

Our plants have a label that states whether it is a shade plant, whether the plant should not be in direct light or whether it should be.

In addition, it also states which temperature best suits the plant. With this information you can easily determine in which room your plant should be placed.

A white SOJABÖNA plant pot with a focus houseplant.
A white MALM chest of drawers in a bedroom with a plant on top in a KLARBÄR
 Flowerpot with saucer and a DEJSA lamp

Plants in the bedroom

Plants are excellent bedside companions. They help freshen the air and are truly a sight for sleepy eyes to wake up to.

Place the table by the window in the daytime, wheel it close at night. 

Bathroom plants

Bathrooms of course differ enormously, which is why you can go in any direction with plants. Take a good look at what a plant needs and choose the plant that fits well in your bathroom.

In any case, go for a plant that does well in a humid space, such as a Monstera, Fern, Strelitzia, Philodendron or Banana plant. 

A bathroom wall with a NISSEDAL mirror attached to it. In addition, on the windowsill there is a plant in a PERSILLADE flower pot and a plant in a FRIDFULL flower pot. There is a VESKEN cabinet on wheels for this.
A hall with red and white checkered tiles where under the blue/gray stairs there is a large plant in a TÖRNBÄR plant pot next to a red PERJOHAN bench.

A warm welcome with plants in the hall 

In the Netherlands, halls or corridors are often dark or places where indirect sunlight enters. The temperature here can also vary with the seasons.

Keep this in mind when choosing your plant.

Plants in a small space or studio? Be creative!

A gray RÅSKOG trolley containing artificial plants

Movable plants 

When you’re short on planting shelves try a trolley. Trolleys have the added advantage of being easily movable, which can be helpful for finding sunny spots, or ferrying herbs to the table. 

A white KALLAX cupboard with various green plants on it. There are also plants in the compartments of the cupboard.

Climb your walls with greenery  

Green up your wall space with plants on display. Hang them from above, place them on shelves together with books. Devide your roomswith ‘plant walls’.  A fresh way to separate your home’s living areas. Or of course, use a plant stand. 

A windowsill with white curtains. There are several green plants on the windowsill.

Maximize space in Window sill 

Most of us probably have a few pots on the windowsill, but if you have bigger green ambitions you could try hanging plants from above. 

A white wall on which hang two white wall shelves that are full of green plants. In front of the wall is a gray dresser with a KNIXHULT lamp on it.

Plants bring life to every little nook

There are always corners in a home that could do with a little extra attention. A table or shelf filled with plants can easily turn them into the life of the room, even when space is limited. For extra effect, add a lamp with strong light.

A blue-gray cabinet with a glass jar containing a plant.

Garden in a jar  

A greenhouse doesn’t have to be a big deal. It can even be the opposite. Put plants in individual jars to create installations that are both decorative and draw attention. (Make sure to vent them every now and then.)

An outdoor turquoise ROSENKÅL flower box with holder

Extend on out

Of course if you have a railing or a balcony an easy way to extend your garden is by using it for hanging pots. Maybe you’ve even got a neighbor who wouldn’t mind if you borrowed theirs?