[Decor] Summer Indoor Plants

Summer is officially arriving in a little over three weeks and so temperatures within the next few months can only get hotter and hotter. I know a lot of us are probably planning to give a cool touch into our homes and indoor plants can do just that.

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Indoor plants are eco-friendly and are actually the best option for summer home decorating. They're beautiful and also have an instant calming effect on people.

Plants and their amazing benefits:

• They make breathing easier
• Releases moisture vapor that makes the air humid which decreases the occurence of dry skin, sore throat, colds and dry cough
• Purifies the air
• Improves health (research shows that adding plants into hospital rooms speed up the recovery rates of surgical patients by lowering blood pressure, heart rate and by lessening feeling of fatigue or anxiety)
• Sharpens focus (a study found that students demonstrate 70% greater attentiveness when they are taught in classrooms containing plants)

Succulents or the cute plants the come from the Cactus Family would look perfectly rustic when stored in mini wooden or aluminum pots and placed in kitchen counters or along the sink.

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African Violets provide just the right pop of color preferably placed in the living room beside a window or where it can get enough sunlight during the day.

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Or you can also frame long stemmed plants like this to save on floor space.

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Decor Maven,

Paige