Best Plants to Freshen Up Your Bathroom

Health Benefits and Home Improvements

Deadlines, rushed projects, snap judgments: these are what fill our lives today.

In this fast paced modern world, we need a place that's reserved for us to quiet away the anxiety and stress of the day.

Usually, your home should be your safe haven in and of itself already, but much of the time - it's not.

Whether you come home to a happy but frantic family, or you do your work in your home office, you're bound to need a room that's for you to get some down time. This is a safe place that's reserved for comfort and calming calm!

And if you don't have a room all to yourself, it makes good sense that your bathroom would be the most ideal place for you to get time to yourself. You take a long bath and unwind without the worries of the world.

In this article, we find out how to do that - with plants! Because what better way to keep your bathroom cool and fresh than elements from Mother Nature herself?

We go over the many health benefits and perks of having plants in your shower and in enriching your home appeal. Then we look over a list of plants endorsed by our leading experts on floristry and home improvement as terrific plants for high-humidity, low-light settings like your bathroom.

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Benefits and Perks of Shower Plants

There are a number of things that plants do to help improve your home in itself. But there are so much more health perks to having potted greens in your shower room!

Besides their decorative appeal, they bring a delightful touch of nature to any room and a sense of calm in your environment. This is particularly important to have in your own private sanctuary. So when you enter that room, you get a good sense of peace and let your stress float away.

Here is a short overview of the many health benefits and perks that plants in your shower will bring.

Cleans the Air

Several studies in recent years have proven that a wide range of greens and flowers can "clean the air". They absorb the hazardous toxins from the air. They eliminate these toxic chemicals to keep you breathing in clean air. This is perfect for those who live in cities loaded with smoke from cars, second-hand cigarette smoking, and factory smoke.

Sucks in the Humidity

Love hot showers but not a fan of the wet, sticky heat that stays so long after you're done with your bath? Placing in a few choice plants in your bathroom will eliminate the humidity without you ever having to lift a finger.

Way Less Effort for Watering

Well, this is self-explanatory. Having plants in your bathroom, especially when you love hot baths and showers, will be one less thing to stress over with your daily plant care.

Happier & Healthier Home

Of course, having greens and flowers in your house will bring about a cooler, cleaner, more environmentally friendly, healthier home. What else reason do you need to start setting a couple of plants around your home?

Great Plants to Refresh Your Bathroom

So you want to spruce up your shower but don't know which plants would be perfect for that? Here is a selection of plants that [city]'s experts on gardening and home design endorse for your bathroom and your house in general.

Enjoy a greener and healthier home with a couple of these beauties!

• Aloe Vera

• Asparagus Fern

• Begonia

• Bromeliads

• Cast Iron Plant

• Cyclamen

• Chinese Evergreen

• Lucky Bamboo

• Dieffenbachia

• Dumb Cane

• English Ivy

• Ferns

• Gardenia

• Ivy

• Peace Lily

• Philodendron

• Pothos

• Snake Plant

• Spider Plant

• Orchid

• Weeping Fig

• ZZ Plant

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