A photo of lively living room with houseplants.

Thinking of adding a ZZ Plant, Kentia Plant, Rubber Plant, or some other greenery to your living room? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to our gallery featuring a variety of living room houseplant design ideas!

It is always good to include some kind of plant life in your home.

Real plants are wonderful because they help clean the air and push more oxygen into the room. But it’s okay if you can’t keep a plant alive to save your life. A faux plant can provide all the beauty without any of the risk.

Sometimes plants are used as the sole addition of color to the room. Other times they are a decor idea to accent colors or fill up some necessary space.

With so many options for living room indoor plants, real or fake, you should certainly be able to find something that will work in your home.

Dominate a tall space with a tree to balance out the height of the room, or succulents arranged on a side table to keep it low-key.

In the room pictured above, the small trees are used not only to highlight the green accents of the room but also to balance the low profile of the furniture against the high ceiling.

Whatever your thoughts about your space, adding an indoor plant will accentuate the space considerably.

We hope that you enjoy the rest of our gallery of living room design ideas!

1. Houseplants Work Well with a Textured, Neutral Palette

This spacious living room uses rich textures on the surfaces to add a sense of luxury to the decor. Including house plants brings a breath of life and pops of color to break up the textured but neutral palette of the room. They also utilize space in the room that wouldn't make sense for anything else.

This spacious living room uses rich textures on the surfaces to add a sense of luxury to the decor. Including houseplants brings a breath of life and pops of color to break up the textured but neutral palette of the room. They also utilize space in the room that wouldn’t make sense for anything else.

2. Plants Enhance Dark Wood Furniture

Carefully selected house plants enhance the dark wood used in the furniture of the room and bring an extra touch of color that compliments the pale blue used as an accent. A neutral palette allows for the use of white, blue, and green so stand out against the beige walls.

Carefully selected houseplants enhance the dark wood used in the room’s furniture and bring an extra touch of color that compliments the pale blue used as an accent. A neutral palette allows white, blue, and green to stand out against the beige walls.

3. Flowers Bring the Outdoors Inside

House plants in this room make it feel like the outdoors has been brought inside. The use of natural wood maintains the rustic, lodge-like feel of the design while the choice in flowers accents the subtle use of red and yellow in the furniture and walls of the room.

Houseplants in this room make it feel like the outdoors has been brought inside. The use of natural wood maintains the rustic, lodge-like feel of the design, while the choice of flowering plants accents the subtle use of red and yellow in the furniture and walls of the room.

4. Asian Decor Features Large Potted Plants

Oriental touches in the room are enhanced by the inclusion of the chosen house plants. The rich burgundy and gold accent colors bring out the gorgeous red hue of the wood floor and matching furniture.

Asian decor is enhanced with potted houseplants. The rich burgundy and gold accent colors bring out the gorgeous red hue of the wood floor and matching furniture.

5. Great Room Displays Tropical Luxury

This grand room, with its carved marble mantle and parquet floors, creates a feel of tropical luxury when coupled with the small trees and bright flowers around the room. Rich patterns and textures in pale shades offset the heavy wrought iron light fixtures suspended from the ceiling.

With its carved marble mantle and parquet floors, this grand room creates a feel of tropical luxury when coupled with the small trees, bright flowers, and hanging plants around it. Rich patterns and textures in pale shades offset the heavy wrought iron light fixtures suspended from the ceiling.

6. Greenery Adds Color and Visual Interest

This muted color palette is spiced up with the inclusion of peacock blue accents and the bright green of the plants placed around the room. Bold black and white patterns add some visual interest to the space.

This muted color palette  is spiced up with peacock blue accents and the bright green of the indoor plants placed around the room. Bold black and white patterns add some visual interest to the space.

7. Houseplants Stand Out in Sea of Colors and Textures

With so much going on in this room the plants stand as points of calm in a sea of textures and colors. Heavy wood furniture and bright bold patterns fill this room with lively activity.

With so much going on in this room, the plants stand as calm points in a sea of textures and colors. Heavy wood furniture and bright, bold patterns fill this living space with lively activity.

8. Potted Houseplants Support Calm Space

House plants add to the calm atmosphere of this peaceful room. Contemporary furniture paired with the layered stone fireplace and muted wood floors solidifies the design of the space. Burnt orange accents in the pillows and the two side chairs create interest in a neutral palette.

Houseplants add to the calm atmosphere of this peaceful room. Contemporary furniture paired with the layered stone fireplace and muted wood floors solidify the design of the space. Burnt orange accents in the pillows and the two side chairs create interest against a neutral palette.

9. Greenery Unifies Indoor and Outdoor Space

The inclusion of plants in this room marries the indoors with the outdoors and creates one seemingly unified space with the sliding doors open. The tan color scheme of the room allows the plants to pop out of the background, as well as the accents of blue china.

The inclusion of plants in this room marries the indoors with the outdoors and creates one seemingly unified space with the sliding doors open. The tan color scheme of the room allows the plants to pop out of the background, as well as the accents of blue china.

10. Potted Plants Provide Transition to Outdoors 

This room, filled with many colors, textures, and subtle patterns is a busy room for the eyes. The placement of the trees in the room works to bring the outdoors in without overtaking the rest of the room.

With little direct sunlight, this room is filled with many colors, textures, and subtle patterns. Placing the trees in the living space brings the outdoors inside.

11. Neutral Palette Showcases Greenery and Dark Hardwood Floor

Setting the base of the room as white with accents of tan, brown, and gray creates a great showcase for both the bright green plants and the stunning wood floor. The interlocking coffee tables work to bring together the different shades of brown and tan.

Setting the room’s base as white with tan, brown, and gray accents creates an excellent showcase for the bright green plants and the stunning wood floor. The interlocking coffee tables combine the different shades of brown and tan.

12. Plants Help Create Cozy Atmosphere

Filling this room with plants and knick knacks gives it a sense of rich luxury while still remaining cozy and inviting. Leather furniture compliments the dark wood furniture and offsets the lighter, plush furniture throughout the room.

Filling this home decor with plants and knick-knacks gives it a sense of rich luxury while remaining cozy and inviting. Leather furniture compliments the dark wood and offsets the lighter, plush fabrics throughout the room.

13. Green Foliage Livens Up Rustic Space

A rustic, luxury lodge is not something that you see everyday, but here is a great example of one. Exposed wood, heavy stone, and leather bring the room together while the antler supported coffee table and the crystal chandelier are at odds with each other in a way that works for the whole of the room. Lively green foliage brightens up the space.

A rustic, luxury lodge is not something you see every day, but here is a great example. Exposed wood, heavy stone, and leather bring the room together, while the antler-supported coffee table and the crystal chandelier are at odds with each other in a way that works for the whole room. Lively green foliage brightens up the space.

14. Greenery Placed Throughout Living Room

Broad green leaves help the smaller, subtler plants to stand out more in this neutral colored room. The heavy wood coffee table creates a nice focal point, as well as complimenting the dark wood used in the rest of the room.

Broad green leaves help the more minor, subtler plants to stand out more in this neutral-colored room. The heavy wood coffee table creates an excellent focal point, complementing the dark wood used in the rest of the room.

15. Houseplants Enhance Down-Home Southwestern Theme

This rustic southwestern themed design uses plants to enhance the down-to-earth feel of the room as a whole. Bold patterns, as in the rug and the cow-skin bench, successfully highlight the space.

This rustic Southwestern-themed design uses plants to enhance the down-to-earth feel of the room as a whole. Bold patterns, as in the rug and the cow-skin bench, successfully highlight the space.

16. Bold Green Foliage Balances Black and Furnishings

Accents of pale, crystalline blue pair with bold green plants to balance the black and tan used in this room. Fleeting white accents make a subtle appearance here and there.

Accents of pale, crystalline blue pair with bold green plants to balance the black and tan used in this room. Fleeting white accents make a subtle appearance here and there.

17. Plant Life Provides Pops of Color

Against so much white and pastel blue, the greenery of the plant life pops into the foreground of the room. Delicate touches of yellow can be seen in the pillows and throughout the space.

Against so much white and pastel blue, the greenery of plant life pops into the foreground of the room. Delicate touches of yellow can be seen in the pillows and throughout the space.

18. Potted Plants Look Lost in Massive Space

This massive room creates an old and airy feel around the small sitting area in the center. A few small trees help to take up room but are spaced very far apart to successfully fill anything.

This massive room creates an airy feel around the small sitting area in the center. A few small trees help to take up room, but the interior designer has spaced them too far apart to fill anything successfully.

19. Greenery Stands Out in Heavily Textured Living Room

This heavily textured room is lightened by the inclusion of greenery. Pale colored walls and floors balance the dark, heavy colors used in the rest of the room while the bright green serves as a contrasting color for the golden yellow accents.

The inclusion of greenery lightens this heavily textured room. Pale-colored walls and floors balance the dark, heavy colors used in the rest of the room, while the bright green serves as a contrasting color for the golden yellow accents.

20. Tropical Potted Plant Provides Focal Point

Tall accents of green balance the use of violet and sea blue throughout the room, both complimenting and contrasting the colors. Modern contemporary furniture fits the space well.

Tall accents of green balance the use of violet and sea blue throughout the room, complimenting and contrasting the colors. Modern contemporary furniture fits the space well.

21. Greenery Accents the Use of Natural Wood in Living Room

Brilliant white is toned down with splashes of muted gray and accents of silver while the inclusion of greenery accents the use of natural woods used in the room.

Brilliant white is toned down with splashes of muted gray and accents of silver, while the inclusion of greenery accents the use of natural woods in the room. Plenty of natural light pours in through windows.

22. Potted Green Bamboo Makes Design Statement

Serving as the only bold color in the room, green bamboo and apples draw the eye in this land of stark white and clean edges.

Serving as the only bold color in the room, green bamboo and apples draw the eye to this land of stark white and clean edges.

23. Forest of Greenery Provides Colorful Contrast

A small forest stands sentinel in the corner of the room and highlights the subtle uses of green in the accents throughout the space. Shades of brown are used to balance the use of white in the rest of the room.

A small forest stands sentinel in the corner of the room, highlighting the subtle uses of green in the accents throughout the space. Shades of brown are used to balance the use of white in the rest of the room.

24. Houseplants Add Color to Homey Interior Space

Bold colors and patterns brighten up this room considerably and balance the use of dark and light woods. Including house plants adds another color and makes the room feel more homey.

Bold colors and patterns considerably brighten this room and balance dark and light wood use. Including houseplants adds another color and makes the room feel more homey.

25. Potted Houseplants Bring Life to Luxurious Space

Plants bring life to this already bright room and the surrounding cityscape. The pale stone mantle and white couch offset the grays and tans used to accent the room. Highlights of gold bring a bit of luxury to the space.

Plants bring life to this already bright room and the surrounding cityscape. The pale stone mantle and white couch offset the grays and tans used to accent the room. Highlights of gold bring a bit of luxury to the space.

26. Potted Plants Warm Up Living Room Design

Pale raw wood and concrete floors make this space feel stark and open, but the addition of chocolate brown furniture and bright splashes of orange, teal, and green warm the room and counter the cold feel of the base materials.

Pale raw wood and concrete floors make this space feel stark and open, but the addition of chocolate brown furniture and bright splashes of orange, teal, and green warm the room and counter the cold feel of the base materials.

27. Tall Indoor Tree Balances Space in Great Room

The tall tree placed in the corner helps to balance the height of the space with the low profile of the furniture. Clean lines and geometric shapes counter the contemporary design of the perimeter of the room.

The tall tree placed in the corner helps to balance the space’s height with the furniture’s low profile. Clean lines and geometric shapes counter the contemporary design of the room’s perimeter.

28. Plants Work with Design to Accentuate Contemporary Style

Here the plants work with the design to accentuate the style of the room. Rich textures fill the space with interest and bright colors create a cozy feel in this otherwise large open space.

Here the plants work with the design to accentuate the style of the room. Rich textures fill the space with interest, and bright colors create a cozy feel in this otherwise large open space.

29. Greenery of Houseplants Provides Color to Neutral Palette

This lovely, neutral room utilizes warm brown tones and natural wood to add a sense of depth to the space. The greenery brings color into the room and brightens up the space with life.

This lovely, neutral living room utilizes warm brown tones and natural wood to add depth to the space. The plant decor brings color into the room and brightens the space with life.

30. White Birch Tree Provides Focal Point in Double-Height Space

This room doesn't so much have plants as it has a tree. The beautiful white birch in the center of the room highlights the pale and natural tones used in this space. A few house plants can be seen in the background.

This living room doesn’t so much have indoor plants as it has a tree. The beautiful white birch in the center of the room highlights this space’s pale and natural tones . A few houseplants can be seen in the background.

31. Potted Plant Anchors Design, Pink Tulips Add Color

Placing the tree in the corner of this room balances the height and adds a pop of color that accents the subtle use of green in the room. Starting with a neutral base, splashes of color can be found throughout the room.

Starting with a neutral base, splashes of color can be found throughout the room, including the pink tulips on the coffee table. Placing the tall plant in the corner balances the height of this space. 

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