The best designer plant stands to fill your home with plants and flowers
Surrounding yourself with plants and flowers is a pleasure. They connect us with nature, relax and uplift us, make us feel good, and learning to care for them (and watching them wither) has a touch of mindfulness. They breathe life into our homes and serve as decorative elements, adding a splash of color to dull corners. We offer some tips for bringing greenery into your home, and OMG BCN products to help you make it happen. And if you have any questions, your trusted florists will be happy to advise you on how to properly care for plants and flowers.
Octaevo paper vase.
Plants even in the bathroom
Nature everywhere or just in the usual spaces? In the living room and bedroom, we have more nooks for contemplation, but the kitchen seems like the ideal place for edible plants (basil, cilantro, rosemary) and aromatic ones (we're big fans of chamomile and mint). It's best to choose small varieties, transplanted into pots (nothing plastic). If you buy a bunch, don't forget to keep them in water: you can camouflage one of those handy glasses we use as a vase inside the Octaevo's trompe l'oeil vases .
And we also want plants in the bathroom, why not? This creates a more pleasant, more hygienic space, and the bathroom's humidity can favor certain species: an aloe plant, a fern… Succulents are quite hardy and rewarding, so you could try a variety of sempervivum in one of the Geo pots from Casa Atlântica .
DOIY Rainbow Vase.
Play with different types of plants, flowers, pots and vases
It's all about starting down this path where the plant kingdom meets decoration. It's great if we have intuition or follow the advice of digital gurus—there are many profiles that share suggestions and inspiration—but it's also about experimenting, seeing what we like, and listening to what plants and flowers need in terms of light, hydration, and so on.
If we want to play with different plants, we'll look at the shades of green, whether they have flowers or not, the shapes of the leaves, and their volume. We add our own touch by choosing the container, an original pot. The same goes for cut flowers (and vases). A model as unique as the Rainbow vase by DOIY It invites flowers with volume, such as dahlias, peonies, carnations or something more exotic, such as the stylized bird of paradise.
DOIY body vase.
Always have a vase ready.
We're happy to think that we're giving and receiving flowers more and more easily, embracing everything: the maximalism of a large bouquet and the minimalism of a few leaves, rare varieties, seasonal classics, and dried flowers (we've experimented with miniature roses and hydrangea buds). But where do we put them? It's worth having a beautiful vase, or more than one. At OMG BCN, we're all about models that also function as decorative objects, so they have a life of their own beyond the flowers (take a look at the Body vase or the Namaste from DOIY : they are like small sculptures that bring sensuality and peace to our nests).
Casa Atlântica wall planters.
Create your own vertical garden, indoors or outdoors
The time spent at home during the pandemic has made us appreciate balconies more, and has also taught us to interpret the space we inhabit. Perhaps you've already been thinking about creating something like an outdoor vertical garden, although you can also make one indoors, depending on the available space and the environmental conditions of the chosen wall section. Our idea for a vertical garden consists of filling a corner with hanging planters (either with a wall-mounted model or a set of suspended planters, like those from...) Casa Atlântica features plants like the pothos, a must-have because it purifies the air and is easy to care for; spider plants, which absorb moisture; and the Senecio rowleyanus, which resembles a string of peas. These are just some of the varieties that create a cascading green effect.
Casa Atlântica planters with zamioculcas plant.
Unite and you will win
If we follow current decorating trends, we'll want to group plants of different sizes and shapes to create a focal point (although we're also drawn to the idea of having them scattered throughout the house—long live anarchy!). You can mix and match different pots, combining colors, or opt for the same pot in different sizes.
If you have some free space near a window and you love cacti, this is the place for you, as they need light. A colony of calladiums, with their pigmented leaves, seems particularly appealing. On a piece of furniture at mid-height, or at floor level, we envision one of these plants: a ficus robusta, with its rounded, glossy leaves, or a calathea. If you want to add height, choose a sansevieria or a zamioculcas; both are relatively easy to care for. For something more delicate and flowering, two classics like the orchid (which needs light) and the anthurium; here are the Casa Atlântica flowerpots , decorated with stripes, give it a casual touch.
Any excuse is a good one to start creating a small urban jungle, where do we begin?
