Grandma’s Houseplants Are Back: Why Interior Designers Are Obsessed With 1970s Botanical Style

Grandma's Houseplants Are Back: Why Interior Designers Are Obsessed With 1970s Botanical Style

The Monstera deliciosa, spider plant, and rubber tree your grandmother kept alive are now the most coveted plants in modern interior design. This isn’t just nostalgia—designers are embracing bold, resilient botanical statements that reject minimalism. Discover why these unkillable classics have become the ultimate design status symbol.

I Stopped Hanging My Trailing Plants — Here’s What Transformed My Living Room Instead

I Stopped Hanging My Trailing Plants — Here's What Transformed My Living Room Instead

Hanging trailing plants promised an easy Pinterest-worthy look, but they inevitably became sparse and droopy. By training them horizontally along shelves and vertically on trellises instead, this designer discovered plants that were fuller, healthier, and transformed the entire room’s aesthetic.