A houseplant breathes life and energy into a home, but it is its vessel that gives it style. A weathered terra-cotta pot makes a potted herb look as if it hails from southern France, while a slick, ceramic planter can turn an everyday specimen like a rubber plant into a stylish star.
Houseplants are an excellent addition to both modern and contemporary interiors, if you select a planter that works with your decor. Here are a dozen rooms that feature plants in pots designed for today's style.
Lola Nova
In the home of Lola Nova blogger Alexandra Smith, small aloe plants look chic planted in tin cans that have been painted in bright turquoise and red. Place a plant in a plastic pot or cup inside the painted can, so that the roots can drain.
Dabito
Dabito of the blog Old Brand New has many houseplants in his Los Angeles loft. This vignette of greenery is unified by three modern planters all in a pure white hue.
Alex Amend Photography
A single houseplant potted in a sleek, straight-sided pot is a great alternative to cut flowers for a modern take on a centerpiece.
Alex Amend Photography
This unusual planter plays with scale: It is unexpectedly tall, giving the visual illusion that the leaves are growing from a white ceramic "trunk."
A collection of potted plants in the home of blogger Josina Bergsøe takes advantage of the slanted skylights. The lime green pots act as a welcome pop of color in the room.
Dear Lillie
Jennifer Holmes, the blogger behind Dear Lillie, displays plants in an unexpected place: the side of a kitchen island. Use any kitchen rail system to create a similar effect.
Dabito
Dabito found this jade plant in a thrift store, of all places. It looks like a contemporary work of art in its DIY drip planter, which he made himself.
In this Palo Alto, California, home by CCS Architecture, a large-scale, built-in planter brings the outdoors inside. The sleek wood paneling hides the dirt for a particularly tidy look.
Bright Green
Embrace the trend of vertical gardening. Kitchen herbs look surprisingly modern when planted in Bright Green USA's GroVert Frame, which is designed to be filled with plants from the nursery. When growing herbs indoors, be sure to place them in a spot with plenty of light.
decordemon
Brian Patrick Flynn (aka "the Decor Demon") outfitted this living room with Food Map Design's Food Map Container, a mobile edible garden.
Pot Incorporated
Plantus Formus - CAD 3,200
Pot Inc. is a landscape company that partners with artists to create unique planters. This vessel was inspired by the Dynamic Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is constructed to be used in multiple configurations.
Studio Zerbey Architecture + Design
An upside-down planter gives a whole new meaning to "hanging plant." A corner of Lauren and Kyler Zerbey's kitchen is enlivened with a Sky Planter, designed by artist Patrick Morris and manufactured by Boskke.
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Lola Nova
In the home of Lola Nova blogger Alexandra Smith, small aloe plants look chic planted in tin cans that have been painted in bright turquoise and red. Place a plant in a plastic pot or cup inside the painted can, so that the roots can drain.
Dabito
Dabito of the blog Old Brand New has many houseplants in his Los Angeles loft. This vignette of greenery is unified by three modern planters all in a pure white hue.
Alex Amend Photography
A single houseplant potted in a sleek, straight-sided pot is a great alternative to cut flowers for a modern take on a centerpiece.
Alex Amend Photography
This unusual planter plays with scale: It is unexpectedly tall, giving the visual illusion that the leaves are growing from a white ceramic "trunk."
A collection of potted plants in the home of blogger Josina Bergsøe takes advantage of the slanted skylights. The lime green pots act as a welcome pop of color in the room.
Dear Lillie
Jennifer Holmes, the blogger behind Dear Lillie, displays plants in an unexpected place: the side of a kitchen island. Use any kitchen rail system to create a similar effect.
Dabito
Dabito found this jade plant in a thrift store, of all places. It looks like a contemporary work of art in its DIY drip planter, which he made himself.
In this Palo Alto, California, home by CCS Architecture, a large-scale, built-in planter brings the outdoors inside. The sleek wood paneling hides the dirt for a particularly tidy look.
Bright Green
Embrace the trend of vertical gardening. Kitchen herbs look surprisingly modern when planted in Bright Green USA's GroVert Frame, which is designed to be filled with plants from the nursery. When growing herbs indoors, be sure to place them in a spot with plenty of light.
decordemon
Brian Patrick Flynn (aka "the Decor Demon") outfitted this living room with Food Map Design's Food Map Container, a mobile edible garden.
Pot Incorporated
Plantus Formus - CAD 3,200
Pot Inc. is a landscape company that partners with artists to create unique planters. This vessel was inspired by the Dynamic Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is constructed to be used in multiple configurations.
Studio Zerbey Architecture + Design
An upside-down planter gives a whole new meaning to "hanging plant." A corner of Lauren and Kyler Zerbey's kitchen is enlivened with a Sky Planter, designed by artist Patrick Morris and manufactured by Boskke.