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10 clever ways to use plants in bathrooms
Plants (usually) love bathrooms, as the high humidity provides the perfect environment for moisture-loving plants like devil’s ivy, English ivy, arrowhead vice, hollyfern and baby’s tears. Just steer clear of plants which require drier conditions, like cactuses.
Sometimes it just takes one leafy plant to add colour, texture and a sense of lushness to a room full of plain white tiles. Look for nooks and crannies that would make ideal habitats for small plants. Scout out spots behind taps and on top of toilets. Short on bench space? Look up and hang greenery from the ceiling.
Here, we've rounded up 10 beautiful bathrooms with clever use of gorgeous greenery. Get ready to be inspired... and get your green thumb on.
1. (Above) Position a collection of indoor plants in assorted pots and planters along the bottom of the 'dry' side of a frameless shower screen for a seamless 'indoor jungle' look in the bathroom. We also love the contrast between the organic, natural greenery of the plants against the graphic tiles. Photo via Hearth.
2. Staghorns love the moisture-rich environment of bathrooms, and they look great in groups of three on the wall. Note that the organic greenery against white circle bases provides a visual counterpoint to the vertical and horizontal lines in this bathroom. Photo via Dkor Interiors.
3. An exposed brick wall, clawfoot bath and pots of greenery (including a magnificent monstera) combine to create an eclectic urban jungle. Photo by Eve Wilson for The Design Files.
4. This bathroom is all about texture. A vertical wall of succulents combine with ferns and a twisted vine to contrast against the concrete bathtub. Photo by Jen Siska for Flora Grubb Gardens via Inside Out.
5. Recesses and niches in the wall aren't just for shampoo and conditioner. Combine products with a trailing plant to add softness, colour and texture to your bathroom. Photo by Brooke Holm; styling by Marsha Golemac; via Clare Cousins Architects.
6. (Above, left) Want that 'wow factor' in your bathroom? Just add a lush vertical garden, pots of mother-in-law tongues and an impressive recessed rainwater shower to create your own urban jungle. Photo via Trending NL7. (Above, top right) Free up bench space and position trailing plants on windowsills, where they'll lap up all the natural light. Balance with a pot of mothers-in-law tongues on the ground. Photo via Design Sponge.
8. (Above, bottom right) Rescue an all-white bathroom from all-round blandness with a small potted succulent. Photo by Kate Beveridge/Instagram.
9. In this bathroom, a monstera has been positioned directly behind the mirror to effectively double the leafy view. Via Elle Decoration Sweden. Photography by Johan Sellén.
10. An upside-down hanging planter works beautifully to soften the lines in this bathroom and creates a mini jungle effect. Via Inside Out/Desire to Inspire.
Want more ideas on how to decorate your home with indoor plants? This is an edited extract from our FREE 84 page e-mag, Decorating with Plants. Find out how to make your home more beautiful with indoor plants, along with our favourite DIY projects for plants, inspirational interiors, clever ideas and practical tips.
Want your copy of Decorating with Plants NOW? Just join up to We Are Scout's weekly newsletter and your 84-page FREE magazine will be delivered straight to your inbox. Simply enter your email address below and click Sign Up.
Tell us: have you got any plants in your bathroom right now? We'd love to hear what has worked (or not!) for you.
Plants (usually) love bathrooms, as the high humidity provides the perfect environment for moisture-loving plants like devil’s ivy, English ivy, arrowhead vice, hollyfern and baby’s tears. Just steer clear of plants which require drier conditions, like cactuses.
Sometimes it just takes one leafy plant to add colour, texture and a sense of lushness to a room full of plain white tiles. Look for nooks and crannies that would make ideal habitats for small plants. Scout out spots behind taps and on top of toilets. Short on bench space? Look up and hang greenery from the ceiling.
Here, we've rounded up 10 beautiful bathrooms with clever use of gorgeous greenery. Get ready to be inspired... and get your green thumb on.
1. (Above) Position a collection of indoor plants in assorted pots and planters along the bottom of the 'dry' side of a frameless shower screen for a seamless 'indoor jungle' look in the bathroom. We also love the contrast between the organic, natural greenery of the plants against the graphic tiles. Photo via Hearth.
2. Staghorns love the moisture-rich environment of bathrooms, and they look great in groups of three on the wall. Note that the organic greenery against white circle bases provides a visual counterpoint to the vertical and horizontal lines in this bathroom. Photo via Dkor Interiors.
3. An exposed brick wall, clawfoot bath and pots of greenery (including a magnificent monstera) combine to create an eclectic urban jungle. Photo by Eve Wilson for The Design Files.
4. This bathroom is all about texture. A vertical wall of succulents combine with ferns and a twisted vine to contrast against the concrete bathtub. Photo by Jen Siska for Flora Grubb Gardens via Inside Out.
5. Recesses and niches in the wall aren't just for shampoo and conditioner. Combine products with a trailing plant to add softness, colour and texture to your bathroom. Photo by Brooke Holm; styling by Marsha Golemac; via Clare Cousins Architects.
6. (Above, left) Want that 'wow factor' in your bathroom? Just add a lush vertical garden, pots of mother-in-law tongues and an impressive recessed rainwater shower to create your own urban jungle. Photo via Trending NL
7. (Above, top right) Free up bench space and position trailing plants on windowsills, where they'll lap up all the natural light. Balance with a pot of mothers-in-law tongues on the ground. Photo via Design Sponge.
8. (Above, bottom right) Rescue an all-white bathroom from all-round blandness with a small potted succulent. Photo by Kate Beveridge/Instagram.
9. In this bathroom, a monstera has been positioned directly behind the mirror to effectively double the leafy view. Via Elle Decoration Sweden. Photography by Johan Sellén.
10. An upside-down hanging planter works beautifully to soften the lines in this bathroom and creates a mini jungle effect. Via Inside Out/Desire to Inspire.
Want more ideas on how to decorate your home with indoor plants? This is an edited extract from our FREE 84 page e-mag, Decorating with Plants. Find out how to make your home more beautiful with indoor plants, along with our favourite DIY projects for plants, inspirational interiors, clever ideas and practical tips.
Want your copy of Decorating with Plants NOW? Just join up to We Are Scout's weekly newsletter and your 84-page FREE magazine will be delivered straight to your inbox. Simply enter your email address below and click Sign Up.
Tell us: have you got any plants in your bathroom right now? We'd love to hear what has worked (or not!) for you.
