Benefits of Putting Plants in Specific Rooms
One of the great things about plants is they can be beneficial in different rooms of your house. Many people use them strictly for decor without realizing their other benefits:
Better Sleep at Night
Having plants in your bedroom helps you sleep better, so you get a more restful sleep.
- Higher oxygen levels: There are a handful of plants, such as bromeliads, orchids, and succulents, that take in carbon dioxide throughout the day and give off oxygen at night.
- Sleep-inducing fragrance: The scents from plants such as lavender, jasmine, and gardenia are known to calm your nerves and help you sleep.
Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen
Growing plants indoors has many benefits beyond having fresh herbs within reach.
- Growing your own herbs is more cost-efficient than repeatedly buying them from the grocery store.
- Homegrown herbs have more flavor than store-bought fresh or dried herbs.
Air Purification in the Main Living Space
The air quality around us dramatically impacts our overall health and how we feel daily. Indoor air quality is considerably lower than the air outdoors, especially when it isn’t mixed with fresh air. Adding houseplants to your space can significantly improve the air in your home.
- Reduce noise distractions: Plants have the natural ability to absorb sounds, buffering some of the background noise that occurs in many homes and reducing distractions.
- Boost creativity: Studies have shown approximately a 15% increase in creativity when people have natural elements like plants in their workspace.
- Better memory retention: Stress and anxiety impact both short- and long-term memory. Memory retention improves up to 20% when research subjects are close to plants.
- Increased ability to concentrate: There is a direct correlation between carbon dioxide levels and your brain’s ability to think clearly. When plants reduce the carbon dioxide in the air, you can focus better on your work for extended periods.
Improved Mental Focus in the Home Office
It can be challenging to achieve the same productivity working at home as you do in a typical office setting. Adding houseplants to your office space can help.
- Filter toxins: NASA research has proven that plants play a pivotal role in improving air quality. They help reduce carbon dioxide and filter harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like benzene, carbon monoxide, ammonia, formaldehyde, and xylem out of the air.
- Increase oxygen levels: During photosynthesis, plants use their leaves to absorb carbon dioxide from the air to create food. They then release oxygen that living organisms breathe.
