THE JUNGLE LOOK

get your nature fix with a display of indoor foliage

Even the smallest space can work as a garden room. Make sure there’s enough light and insulation to keep plants warm in the cooler months, and mix hanging baskets, shelved plants and potted foliage to amp up the jungle effect. The glazing is a Tekne design made by Global Steel

Fabrications. Floor tiles, price on request, Emery & Cie. Vintage armchairs upholstered in a Josef Frank fabric – try Svenskt Tenn for similar. The Ambient Blue artwork is by Mustafa Hulusi.

One succulent is rarely enough – boost your style creds by creating a miniature city of cacti. Since they come in all shapes and sizes, it’s easy to build an eclectic yet cohesive display. the biggest plus is they’re famously easy to care for – max impact, minimal ongoing effort. The W56 Big Tooth plant holder, £39.95, Mirabilis Design, is similar to the wall-mounted planter on the left.

If you have a piece of furniture you can’t get enough of, make it shine by adding co-ordinating coloured touches around it. The use of frothy foliage here brings out the depths of the olive-hued armchair, while the pendant lights and the plants on the floor ensure the theme is continued wherever your eye wanders. Betty armchair in Olive pure cotton matt velvet, £900; Chaplin coffee table, £220, both Sofa.com.

Living walls are the dream of many, but require serious investment and ongoing maintenance. Plant stylist and author Hilton Carter found a way around this by turning his spice racks into propagation vessels. The slick touch of the neon sign takes the level of the display to seriously on-trend. Find a similar custom-made neon sign, price on request, Neonartshop; find similar spice racks, from

£20 each, Thelittlevintagelamp, all Etsy.

serial plant killer? Bring pics of your space to a florist to learn what will thrive even without a green thumb