A leafy ceiling? 18 interesting projects to consider when decorating your home

by Mark Bennett

October 25, 2023

A leafy ceiling? 18 interesting projects to consider when decorating your home
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Your home can easily be decorated in a very original and creative way with the help of plants, which will bring color and vitality to your home. Of course, a green thumb may not be one of your strengths, but there are many plants that can be easily grown successfully with very little care needed.

The use of shelves, arches, ladders and trellises, as well as the more classic vases hanging from the ceiling, are perfect for bringing the outdoors indoors. Indeed, hanging plants will amaze your guests!

Interested but don't know where to start? Get some inspiration from these 18 projects:

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1. Living plant chandelier

Transform your living room lit fitting into a chandelier for your plants: they will good hanging from the ceiling directly above your sofa.

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2. Leafy arch

Divide the different areas of your home using a leafy arch: a hanging pot on one corner of the arch and a guide that leads the plant up and over the arch is all that's needed.

3. Botanical island

Your kitchen island will immediately become more interesting with a green display above it.

4. Plants on exposed beams

Exposed beams are perfect for supporting your plants in pretty hanging pots.

5. Study plants

Find inspiration in the green leaves of your plants strung up directly above the deskin your study.

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6. Living skylight

Some botanical species require a lot of light to thrive. So why not pu them around your skylight? They will certainly thrive in this spot!

7. A bedroom full of greenery

Have you ever thought about plants for your bedroom? Some are particularly suitable for promoting good sleep; ivy, for example, not only removes formaldehyde but reduces the proliferation of mold. Grow them upside down in cute upside-down, hanging pots.

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8. Above the living room furniture

If you prefer a more discreet look, you can limit yourself to displaying your plants above the furniture in your living room. They will be the perfect around your media center.

9. A green pergola for outdoor dining

Create an enchanting green pergola for your outdoor meals. They will give you a pleasant coolness in the summer heat.

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10. Next to the kitchen window

Decorate the sink under your kitchen's window with a vine cascading from a pot hanging in a corner.

11. Ceiling hooks and branches

Hooks and branches hanging from the ceiling will be perfect for supporting your hanging plants.

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12. Pothos above the kitchen island

Pothos plants hanging above your kitchen island will be a wonderful decoration and will help purify the air.

13. A ladder above the bathtub

How relaxing is it to bathe under a canopy of plants? A ladder will be perfect for this purpose.

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14. A green veranda

Create a lovely green veranda for your outdoor relaxation spot.

15. A green dining table

Decorate your dining area with green plants hanging up above the dining table.

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16. Metal shelving

Open metal shelving is the perfect support for your plants: it will create an living arch in your living room and will serve to separate it from the kitchen, for example.

17. A green living room

Use exposed ceiling beams to hang your hanging pots up in the living room, thereby creating a green "false" ceiling.

18. Wooden ladder

A wooden ladder is perfect for supporting green ceiling decorations, no matter what room its used in.

And how do you decorate your ceiling with plants?

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