17 Brilliant Ways On How To Put Plants In Bathroom

House plants are getting trendy by the second. They’re relaxing to look at and gives a peaceful vibe in the house. It’s no wonder that everyone starts to keep them. What’s great is that taking care of them has been quite easy with those indoor plants. These plants don’t require sunlight or watering that much. Even a kid can take care of them without trouble. The bathroom is one of a nice place to add plants. However, the challenge comes in finding a space for it as most bathrooms are quite tight. So, here’s few ways on how to put plants in bathroom:

1. Put your plants at the corner of the bathroom sink

The corner if the sink is usually the most neglected part of the toilet. This makes it perfect to put a planter there and cheer the place up. Some people might place all sorts of their toiletries at that corner as well. We suggest to keep them into the bathroom cabinet and leave some precious space for your indoor plants such as the boston fern!

You can bring even more potted plants into the bathroom if you have shelves for it! Create multi-storey of plants just by placing the rack at this corner of the sink!

2. Place your indoor plants on a tiny chair

It works to bring the extra storage space to fill up your corner of the bathroom, if you are not sure where to put your plants there. In this idea, the owner put a tiny 3 legged chair for his aloe vera. It has a tiny little storage spot at the bottom, just enough to put a bottle of lotion. Cute!

Aloe plants has a lot of variety that gives them different characteristics in terms of shape, texture and patterns. This is one of the best plant to keep for beginners as they are desert plants. This means, they only require minimal watering of once a month. However, they do require fair amount of sunlight. Hence, the owner place this chair along with the plant by the bathroom window where it’s possible for natural light to shine in.

3. Tall snake plants can be put under the bathroom sink

This idea is just perfect for snake plants! They are tall and makes it perfect for them to fit into the tiny space under the bathroom sink. Snake plants is one of those perfect indoor plants that you can keep in the bathroom as well as other parts of the house. One plus point is that snake plant can absorb pollutants.

They are also easy to take care of. They don’t require that much sunlight and watering. So, when you’re washing your hands or face, those little droplets of water that falls are just perfect to water these under-sink plants.

Another advantage of this is that these snake plants can cover the sink pipes. That’s a great way to hide the eye sores in the bathroom!

4. Place them on top of the bathroom shelves

The top of the bathroom shelves is one of the most perfect place to put plants in bathroom. That’s because it’s usually out of reach. This makes it unsuitable to put those bottles of shampoo or shower gel that you’d be using on a daily basis. It’s more suited as storage place or a nice little cozy stage for your planters

There are a lot of planters that will works well for your bathroom shelves. One of them is devil’s ivy. You can let it drop down from the shelves, decorating the space beneath it.

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5. Hang your plants with a rustic ladder in the bathroom

Create a planter chandelier with this lovely rustic ladder and hanging planter idea! This is a creative way to repurpose ladder into something else. The multiple steps of the ladder serve well as hanging points for these bathroom plants.

The setup of this plant chandelier in the bathroom may require some technical skills to firmly secure the supporting chains onto the ceiling. It also works wonderfully well when you have a hanging light perfectly blending in with the rest of the plants.

Just imagine switching the lights on at night while enjoying your bath. The light strokes shining through the leaves is definitely going to make up a great experience. You probably won’t want to leave the bath without dipping in there for like an hour!

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6. Hang your plants at the corner of the bathroom

The corner of the bathroom is another space that most of us don’t really get to use especially the vertical space. That’s where we can hang up a beautiful pot of bird’s nest fern or air plant!

This spot is usually clear of our entrance path. So, we don’t have to worry about bumping our head onto the pot. Some people also tend to put a shelf there to increase storage space. That’s up to your preference. Nonetheless, it’s a nice holding space for plants that we should not overlook.

6. Place your plants next to the sink cabinet

It’s all about keeping it warm and cozy with everyone and everything! Bring in a pot of large snake plant and place it next to your bathroom sink. The snake plant makes one of the nice large plant to have because they grow straight up. They don’t have those side growing branches or leaves that may get in the way of entrance.

7. Put your plants on top of your flush tank

Put plants in your bathroom by placing it on top of your flush tank. Other than toilet rolls, you can also place a cute pot of succulents or spider plant on it.

Spider plant is one of those low maintenance plant. It can tolerate low light, making the bathroom one of the best choice for it. They also prefer a little bit of humidity.

Another point worth highlighting is that spider plant are easy to propagate. You can take little parts of it and replant them on another pot. And of all the indoor plants, the spider plant is also one of the safe choice for home pets such as cats and dogs as it’s not poisonous to them.

8. Place the planters on a ladder shelf

The ladder shelf is a modern design of shelf that is getting popular by the day. It gives that extra storage at the same time giving some upper space for you to stretch your arms out just in case you need it in the morning.

Just like any typical shelf, any levels of it is nice to have a planter sitting comfortably. Medium tall indoor plant is perfect for this. Some of the medium tall plants that you can put on the shelves are asparagus fern, begonia, cast-iron plant, and Philodendrons.

9. Install dedicated shelf for bathroom plants

This is definitely for the plant lovers. Having a dedicated shelf setup just for plant is not a normal feat. It’s a display of affection over nature at the highest degree!

Having a bunch of planters in the bathroom are just so relaxing to look at. It pretty much turned your normal bathroom into a jungle bathroom. It’s also worth to mention that having plants in the bathroom will improve air quality as well as to eliminate excess humidity.

10. Put your potted plant on a tiny chair next to your throne

Have a plant buddy sitting next to you on the chair the next time you’re doing a big business in the toilet. Its company will certainly help you attain the highest level of relaxation while pushing out your best.

11. Put up corner shelves by the shower for your mini planters

The corner of the shower is also a wonderful place to have your plants. The shelves at this corner is typically used to put shampoos and what not. But, it doesn’t have to go the conventional way.

Some of the best humidity loving plants that are great for this location in the bathroom are Pilea Peperomioides, Watermelon Peperomia, and Heart Leaf Philodendron.

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12. Install pegboards to for your bathroom plants

The peg boards are a trendy thing to have. People typically use it to customize their walls by the living room and guess what? You can do the same too for your bathroom.

It is very customizable as you can poke the rods onto specific holes on the pegboard and build your very own decorative shelf. Place it strategically to suit the height of your plants.

You can also add a lot more of storage space with it. Put other things like aromatic diffuser and candle in mason jars to create a cozy spa treatment for your weekends!

13. Set up mini shelves for the plants

Make use of the ceiling space in your bathroom by building shelves for your mini planters. You can put a row of succulents or those indoor plants. There’s really tons of choices to go for.

This ceiling space is just lovely for your planters. They are out of reach so you don’t have to worry about your kids knocking them over. It also adds that greenery that brings the serenity to your bathroom.

14. Hang your planter by the shower rod

This is another idea on how to put plants in bathroom. The golden pothos is perfect for this! You can let their droopy vines down and get a nice instant mini shower curtain.

Another plant that also has droopy vines is English Ivy. Have a mix of these both to give that sense of variation and make your bathroom more interesting to look at.

15. Hang more air plants with a custom hanging rack

This rack that houses these air plants can be made easily with a crate box and a few strings. The air plants are basically slotted into these series of strings that is tied to the frame.

Air plant is one of a kind. They don’t need soil to thrive. They just need mists of water sometimes. So, when you’re washing your face by the sink, don’t worry about being splashy! In fact, the humidity right after the shower is pretty much enough for them.

16. Stuff the corner of the bath tub with tall plants

Depending on how the bath tube is setup, some will have a little space by the corner. Tall palm plants are perfect for this!

They are tall and don’t branch out. So, they don’t really get in the way. The leaves also gives that tropical feel that can set you back to the time when you’re taking your holiday by the beach.

17. Hang air plants by the ledge of bathroom mirror

Air plant is very versatile on how you set it up. You can hook it with a wire and pretty much hang it anywhere you want to. In the bathroom, the best place for them is probably by the mirror.

Not only you get to check out yourself in the mirror, you can also get a glimpse of their green beauty when you do so.

That’s all on how to put plants in bathroom. We hope it has been useful to inspire you to decorate your toilet with more indoor plants. Create the relaxing sanctuary from the busyness of life and make your shower as tranquil as possible! Check out Homelysmart for more ideas!

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