Decorative Planters That Elevate Your Houseplant Style

A houseplant breathes life into a home, but its vessel gives it style. A weathered terra-cotta pot makes herbs look like they hail from southern France, while a sleek ceramic planter turns an everyday rubber plant into a stylish star.

Houseplants enhance both modern and contemporary interiors when paired with planters that complement your decor. Here are a dozen rooms featuring plants in pots designed for today's style.

In Lola Nova blogger Alexandra Smith's home, small aloe plants look chic in tin cans painted bright turquoise and red. Place a plastic pot inside the painted can for drainage.

Dabito of Old Brand New unifies his LA loft greenery with three modern pure-white planters.

A single houseplant in a sleek, straight-sided pot makes a great modern alternative to cut flowers for a centerpiece.

This unusual planter plays with scale: unexpectedly tall, creating the illusion that leaves grow from a white ceramic "trunk."

Blogger Josina Bergsøe's potted plant collection uses slanted skylights. Lime green pots add a welcome color pop.

Jennifer Holmes (Dear Lillie blog) displays plants on a kitchen island side using a rail system.

Dabito found this jade plant at a thrift store. It looks like contemporary art in its DIY drip planter.

In this Palo Alto home by CCS Architecture, a large built-in planter brings outdoors in. Sleek wood paneling hides dirt for a tidy look.

Embrace vertical gardening. Kitchen herbs look modern in Bright Green USA's GroVert Frame, designed for nursery plants. Ensure plenty of light for indoor herbs.

Brian Patrick Flynn (the Decor Demon) outfitted this living room with Food Map Design's Food Map Container — a mobile edible garden.

Pot Inc. partners with artists for unique planters. This vessel, inspired by Dubai's Dynamic Tower, works in multiple configurations.

An upside-down planter redefines "hanging plant." A corner of Lauren and Kyler Zerbey's kitchen is enlivened with a Sky Planter by Patrick Morris/Boskke.

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