10 Ways to Bring the Great Outdoors Into Your Apartment
These simple touches can turn often-overlooked spaces into verdant areas that you'll love
Most Singaporeans don’t live in spaces with sprawling gardens to call their own because a large proportion of the population live in high-rise flats. This doesn’t mean you need to put up with a concrete jungle or deprive yourself of the calming effects of lush greenery. Check out these clever ways to inject a fresh take into your home minus the fuss of having a difficult-to-maintain garden.
Arrange a collection of plant vessels on a sideboard
Whether you choose real or artificial plants, having them arranged on a sideboard is an awesome way to green up your home.
Choose plants of different heights for an eclectic, free spirited look or pick a few of the same variety of potted plants for a uniformed look.
Whether you choose real or artificial plants, having them arranged on a sideboard is an awesome way to green up your home.
Choose plants of different heights for an eclectic, free spirited look or pick a few of the same variety of potted plants for a uniformed look.
Start your own vertical garden indoors
Vertical gardens seem to be all the rage at the moment with lots of prominent buildings adopting “green walls” as part of their landscaping design.
Recreate this in a corner of your home by placing cascading plants on a corner shelf. Flowering plants are also ideal for introducing a hint of colour into the space. Add a few comfy chairs, a coffee table and you’ve got yourself a cosy corner that is both functional and pleasing to the eye.
Vertical gardens seem to be all the rage at the moment with lots of prominent buildings adopting “green walls” as part of their landscaping design.
Recreate this in a corner of your home by placing cascading plants on a corner shelf. Flowering plants are also ideal for introducing a hint of colour into the space. Add a few comfy chairs, a coffee table and you’ve got yourself a cosy corner that is both functional and pleasing to the eye.
Grow a balcony garden for a fresh take
Got a balcony? Don’t let that space go to waste. Grow a garden! Balcony gardens can be manageable, useful and stunning at the same time. Think lovely foliage in plant beds or potted plants clustered together to create a private sanctuary – for a spot of reading or just daydreaming. And you’ll reap the rewards of having cleaner air from the plant life around you.
Low-maintenance house plants for your balcony
Got a balcony? Don’t let that space go to waste. Grow a garden! Balcony gardens can be manageable, useful and stunning at the same time. Think lovely foliage in plant beds or potted plants clustered together to create a private sanctuary – for a spot of reading or just daydreaming. And you’ll reap the rewards of having cleaner air from the plant life around you.
Low-maintenance house plants for your balcony
House your succulents in unique vessels
Are you a part of the majority of us that kill almost anything green? Fret not, succulents and cacti are almost impossible to kill because they need so little care.
Instead of having these prickly little beauties on a tabletop where curious little fingers might get pricked, look for interesting-shaped glass vessels or containers that are seldom considered, to house your succulents and cacti, for example, outdoor lanterns.
Your cluster of succulents or cacti vessels will look stunning without much fuss since you’d probably only need to water the plants once a month (check with the store you bought them from),
Are you a part of the majority of us that kill almost anything green? Fret not, succulents and cacti are almost impossible to kill because they need so little care.
Instead of having these prickly little beauties on a tabletop where curious little fingers might get pricked, look for interesting-shaped glass vessels or containers that are seldom considered, to house your succulents and cacti, for example, outdoor lanterns.
Your cluster of succulents or cacti vessels will look stunning without much fuss since you’d probably only need to water the plants once a month (check with the store you bought them from),
Amp up the green indoors with one piece of furniture in a lovely fresh shade
You’ve brought some plants indoors and love how they look and make your home feel fresh. Amplify this freshness by adding a piece of furniture – like an armchair – in a gorgeous shade of green.
Depending on the mood you’d like to achieve, choose a green that compliments your decor theme. We love how this broccoli- coloured tub chair looks so at home in its spot! It adds an instant calm to the space, and combined with the moss green tones in the carpet, pulls the entire room together and anchors the space.
You’ve brought some plants indoors and love how they look and make your home feel fresh. Amplify this freshness by adding a piece of furniture – like an armchair – in a gorgeous shade of green.
Depending on the mood you’d like to achieve, choose a green that compliments your decor theme. We love how this broccoli- coloured tub chair looks so at home in its spot! It adds an instant calm to the space, and combined with the moss green tones in the carpet, pulls the entire room together and anchors the space.
Start your own edible plant corner
Herb gardens are perfect for cooking enthusiasts so why waste money on purchasing expensive herbs when you can grow some at home?
Choose an area which is not too hot (such as away from the stove) and that is easily accessible to your prepping corner or space. Opt for a vertical herb garden so you don’t waste precious tabletop space.
Herb gardens are perfect for cooking enthusiasts so why waste money on purchasing expensive herbs when you can grow some at home?
Choose an area which is not too hot (such as away from the stove) and that is easily accessible to your prepping corner or space. Opt for a vertical herb garden so you don’t waste precious tabletop space.
Work with what you can’t remove
Some apartments have large pillars that stick out like a sore thumb. Place a tall plant like a palm against the pillar to distract the eye from the pillar. The height of the plant will also provide vertical interest to your space.
Some apartments have large pillars that stick out like a sore thumb. Place a tall plant like a palm against the pillar to distract the eye from the pillar. The height of the plant will also provide vertical interest to your space.
Leverage on the greenery from beyond
If you’re lucky enough to have lots of greenery outside and beyond your balcony, leverage on that.
Space permitting, and you have checked that it is safe to do so, add a swing, a cluster of comfy chairs or even a bar where you can have a drink or two, while soaking up the lush green vista from the comfort of your balcony.
It’s like living in a tree house and you won’t even have to care for the plants. What a sweet deal!
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If you’re lucky enough to have lots of greenery outside and beyond your balcony, leverage on that.
Space permitting, and you have checked that it is safe to do so, add a swing, a cluster of comfy chairs or even a bar where you can have a drink or two, while soaking up the lush green vista from the comfort of your balcony.
It’s like living in a tree house and you won’t even have to care for the plants. What a sweet deal!
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Freshen up a bathroom with lush foliage
More often than not, the bathroom is given little thought when it comes to decorating. Yet this utilitarian room offers more than just a place to brush your teeth, take a shower and perform other “toilet stuff”.
Green plants enliven any space and just a touch of this bright, fresh colour (or lots of it) from simple potted plants that thrive in damp places, is all that a bathroom needs. The best thing is you won’t have to go far to get your plants watered!
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Where, and how, do you have a spot of green inside your house? Share in the Comments below.
More often than not, the bathroom is given little thought when it comes to decorating. Yet this utilitarian room offers more than just a place to brush your teeth, take a shower and perform other “toilet stuff”.
Green plants enliven any space and just a touch of this bright, fresh colour (or lots of it) from simple potted plants that thrive in damp places, is all that a bathroom needs. The best thing is you won’t have to go far to get your plants watered!
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Where, and how, do you have a spot of green inside your house? Share in the Comments below.
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Just because you live high in the sky doesn’t mean you need to be void of green. Lay a fake lawn on the balcony floor (or any other space for that matter). It’s cheeky and it adds a pop of colour. Then just add pieces of furnishings, a small BBQ (if it’s allowed by your complex) or even a hanging pod chair – perfect for a laze in the afternoon.
The best part is you won’t ever have to worry about watering or mowing your lawn and it won’t ever die on you. Just genius we say!