11 Bold Ways to Use Plants Everywhere in Your House + The Trick to Grow Them Anywhere

Nicholas Calcott

When we moved back to Florida, I thought my jungalow dreams would be in reach. Plants in every room, sunshine all the time, a perfect plant lady dream. Spoiler alert- there were major obstacles. BUT I learned a way around them. So keep pinning these bold plant babies and learn how you can grow them anywhere in your house!

This week, I’ve partnered with Soltech Solutions. I’m testing out their new Aspect grow light over the next few months with a full review coming! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know I already love it more than my old grow light 😛. Traditional grow lights use a combination of red & blue LEDs to mimic sunlight frequency, and in turn, let you grow plants wherever you want. Sounds great except for the fact it is highly headache inducing. I had my old one plugged in for less than 5 minutes before a migraine started building and Michael asked that we never use it again…

Anywho, the Aspect doesn’t have that problem. It boasts museum quality, warm lighting that still mimics sunlight and seamlessly fits in any home, anywhere. I like the Aspect in white so it blends back a bit like the above photo, but the black option is beautifully bold as well.

Our current apartment has windows only one side and they’re shaded by large trees (don’t let the photo fool ya- to the left of the picture were all my studio lights). All my plants crowd the patio door for what little sunlight they can get and I’ve lost many a plant. I’m thrilled I can spread them out now to different parts of the house with the Aspect!

If you’re interested in purchasing an Aspect, check them out here and use code ‘curate15‘ for 15% off! Thank you for supporting brands that support ctrl + curate.

Sarah Sherman Samuel uses a flowering dwarf tree (Schefflera plant) to bring tones of green and organic shapes into her streamlined bathroom.

Large houseplants in staircase corners juxtapose harder materials beautifully. Ariana chose the perfect CB2 planter that matched the wood tones and black metal. Go check out her full house tour– there are plants in all sorts of unexpected corners!

Instead of in a corner, what about on a corner? Julian’s palm acts as a transition piece in his open living space. Plus, that little extra detail of moss over the soil is 👍

Variegated plants are stunning (those with different colors on the same leaf) but tend to need more sunlight than their counterpart brethren. If you find your variegated babies drooping, get them more light stat.

I’ve never seen a ponytail palm look so at home in a kitchen. The coordinating matte black throughout the space is the perfect backdrop for a bolder plant.

Like anything in design, you gotta embrace mixing textures! Keep plants with similar light requirements grouped and play with varying their heights with planters, stands, and hangers.

Brittni takes the layering game a step further with canvas vignettes for her plant babies. Her entire loft color scheme works the plants in so they look like an intentional feature and not an afterthought.

A large space can be overwhelming to decorate. Easily make it feel rich & full with plants looking to strech out. Mandi uses the groups-in-threes trick to transition the kitchen to the dining room in this home makeover.

Broad-leafed plants also make great privacy curtains for your own little reading nook. As soon as we move into our new place this summer, I’m moving our Aspect and Monstera straight into a corner with a reading chair.

Talk about space defining! Kate’s cactus fills out the awkward space between her living room windows and gets all the light it needs with a black Aspect. Her living room really makes the case for a black Aspect.

This post is in partnership with Soltech Solutions. If you’re interested in purchasing an Aspect, don’t forget to use code ‘curate15‘ for 15% off! All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support ctrl + curate.