Artificial plants in the bathroom and the hallway.

The hallway: cold, draughty and without a window

In the hallway the problem is the other way round. There it is often too dry and too cold, with a door letting in outside air all year. The heating there is usually turned down or off entirely.

Even so, it is the place where greenery does the most. It is the first thing you see when you come home and the first thing visitors see.

Choose on shape, not on detail

In both rooms, little light falls on the plant. Fine details are lost. What remains is the silhouette, and that is what you should choose on.

For the bathroom, plants with broad glossy leaves work well, because they reflect what little light there is. For the hallway, height works better than width, because there is usually little floor space. See the selection for the bathroom.

Where to put it

In the bathroom: beside the bath or on the washbasin cabinet, provided it is wide enough. On the floor beside the toilet works too, as long as the pot stays narrow.

In the hallway: beside the stairs, or against the wall opposite the front door so you look straight at it. A narrow plant of 150 to 180 cm does more there than three small ones.

Cleaning is part of it

An artificial plant needs no water, but it does need a cloth now and then. In the bathroom a thin film of soap and shower vapour settles over time. Wiping the foliage with a damp cloth once a quarter is enough. In the hallway it is simply dust.

There is more on cleaning in our article about cleaning artificial plants.