There’s something warm and energizing about the outdoors. But if you are cooped up in an office all day, only to go home and do housework, you’re never able to enjoy it. That’s why many people choose to bring the outside indoors with greenery. Plants can be great for decoration and possess conversation-starting characteristics. It’s also fun to watch them grow and thrive over time. And last but not least, it’s nice to see greenery year-round, especially when the world outside is grey during the winter.
Just because you are a fan of the outdoors, doesn’t mean you have a green thumb. So the first step to bringing the outdoors inside is to incorporate these low maintenance plants:
- Fiddle Leaf Fig – The fig’s large leaves stay a nice deep green, and the sheer size and shape has an exotic feel. It’s almost like you’ve taken a tree from the jungle and transplanted it indoors.
- Sansevieria (Snake Plant) – The name hints at the nature of this plant, whose leaves almost look like gigantic blades of grass. On the plus side, it’s a whole lot easier to take care of than a yard. You could leave this plant for a week or two without water, and it wouldn’t know the difference.
- Ficus – A ficus looks like a typical outdoor tree/bush with smaller leaves that flutter in small breezes. They can stand to miss a watering, but they do shed their leaves regularly.
- Money Tree – This braided trunk plant is a little less hardy than the rest, as it’s sensitive to overwatering. But it can live for decades and is said to bring luck to the household.
If plant care isn’t right for you, there are alternative ways to bring the outside indoors through your interior design. Animal prints are a modern favorite for upholstery and accent fixtures. Furniture with grainy wood inspires a sense of depth and character. The same could be said of wood frames. Simply fill the frames with landscape or wildlife photography in order to capture the wild outdoors inside.
Frame Warehouse offers a selection of artwork that might be the perfect fit for your nature-themed space. If you don’t find a pre-finished piece, you can ask the frame experts for guidance on wooden frames, as accents to your finished design.
