House Plants

 

When people think about interior design and decorating the home, its often the smaller, finishing touches that are the most fun to introduce. One extremely popular addition to many homes today is a houseplant. Houseplants are perfect for adding to your interiors due to their beautiful appearance, but also due to the fact that they also have a number of benefits too.

 

Fresh, Purified Air

 

With central heating and air conditioning filtering throughout many homes, it is difficult to filter out the harmful elements that can have a negative effect on your health. You often find that your home can contain harmful gases without even realising, through plastic carrier bags, vinyl and even sitting in the fibres in your rugs. By introducing plants to your home, you can remove a considerable amount of these gases from the air!

 

Positive Health Conditions

 

It may not seem like it, but when you introduce house plants of any kind to your interiors you are creating an environment and atmosphere that has been shown to help calm your heart rate, lower blood pressure and keep you calm and relaxed. Many believe that houseplants can also help to reduce colds, viruses and prevent headaches, which is often why many people introduce plants to their bedrooms, too.

 

Enhanced Aesthetics

 

Your homes interiors are designed to suit your personal style and taste, with many homes sticking to a particular theme. You can then enhance your homes aesthetics by introducing some beautifully bold plants. Very popular choices to help add to the aesthetics of the room are roses, lilies, peonies and even the stylish cactus. You can introduce plants of different shapes and sizes to switch up the look and create a unique style for your décor.

 

Increase Creativity and Productivity

 

If you find yourself working from home or wanting to create a space where you want can concentrate and focus, then a great feature to include within this area of the home is a houseplant. Studies show that by adding houseplants to your house or office can increase creativity and productivity.