No Watering Required: Beautiful Bold Leafy Plant Prints

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Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
published May 22, 2016
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Boisterous plant prints debuted decades ago, but these lively leaves have endured. They’ve become a classic way to add eye-catching glamour. Easier to care for than an actual plant, these bold prints add a vibrant, verdant feel to a space. Check out these eight rooms that got playful with plant prints in their design.

(Pictured above:) A kitchen accent wall and ceiling use a palm print wall paper from Carleton Varney in Kristen’s Palm Beach-Inspired Home In Burbank.

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An entryway gets the tropical treatment with “Palm Jungle” by Cole & Son in Carlos & Laura’s Stunning Spanish Home.

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Taking a bath in this beautiful bathroom must feel like a tropical vacation with the exciting palm-themed shower curtain found on Amazon. Sarah’s Small & Stylish Brooklyn Apartment.

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A small powder room feels more like a jungle trek with De Gournay wallpaper in

A Look Inside the Home of Lighting Designer Marjorie Skouras

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A room can incorporate a plant print in more subtle colors, too, as seen in Ana and Fabiano’s Cozy Canadian House Call.

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Another great example of a subtle leafy plant print is seen in Steve & Heather’s Colorful San Francisco House, where Flavor Paper wallpaper spices up the master bedroom.

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Upholstering a chair or sofa with a leafy plant pattern can result in a bold centerpiece. Palm frond fabric on the chair in Adrien and Jon’s Adventurous California Home is Swaying Palms by Tommy Bahama purchased at Michael Levine.

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For a less permanent plant print idea, consider framing fabric or wallpaper for a dramatic art piece. Charlie’s Charming Townhouse features a framed 1950s vinyl wallpaper panel found at the Second Hand Rose in New York.