Blooming beautiful

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Enjoy the wonder of nature all year round by bringing botanicals into your home décor – we’ll show you how...

Feature Yvette Filer

Has spending time relaxing among the lush greenery of your garden this summer got you thinking of new ways to revitalise your home? You’re not the only one. Biophilic design has been steadily growing in popularity thanks to the wellness benefits that come along with it – think refreshing green tones, grounding natural textures and mood-boosting florals – and it’s a style that can work throughout each of the seasons. Whether you want to add a few floral highlights or long for a home filled with houseplants, we’ve picked out the best ways to decorate with botanicals and create a calming, nature-inspired sanctuary of your own indoors.

Up the walls

Botanical Fleur Summer Fruit mural, £59.95, Origin Murals

One of the most impactful ways to introduce botanicals into your home is with a wall mural. ‘It has become more important than ever to make your home a place of beauty and calm,’ says designer Clarissa Hulse. ‘I find that by bringing nature into the home, whether it be with real plants or botanical designs on wallpaper, you can achieve an oasis of tranquility.’ Pick one feature wall to adorn with a mural and paint the adjacent walls in a complementary shade.

Curtain call

Blinds 2go x Morris Blackthorn Roman blind, from £53.15, Blinds 2go

Your room can have a garden view no matter what, with blinds or curtains in floral prints. Frame your windows with patterns featuring your favourite flowers, choosing colours that work with your existing scheme; or, if decorating from scratch, use the tones in the window dressing throughout your room to bring the whole look together.

Herbal aromatherapy

Herb Garden candle and diffuser set in Amber, £38, Sazy

Truly embrace the botanical trend and reinvigorate your senses by bringing natural fragrances into your space. Add a generous bunch of eucalyptus to your shower enclosure, grow a herb garden on your kitchen window sill, or simply place a few reed diffusers filled with zesty essential oils around the home.

From the ground up

The Little Botanical pet lover’s plant bundle, £53, John Lewis & Partners

Bring a neutrally decorated living room to life by adding a leaf print rug underfoot, and complete the look by filling the rest of the space with real houseplants. If you have pets, be sure to choose safe species such as spider plants, calathea, and haworthia, all featured in this gorgeously green pet-friendly bundle by The Little Botanical.