I like what you have. Some people have so many plants and they start to look unkempt. Your art is nice too!

For me, less is more. As Molly said, it can start to look unkempt. I have a friend who has a house full of plants. It's hard to focus on any of them. She has so many wall planters that it looks like the walls are 'weeping' with green foliage.

I think yours are nice ! I would perhaps get taller plant stands for the three close to the floor. Because they are so low it almost looks like an after thought that they are there. if you could find three taller stands with varying heights , I think it could draw the eye better and make them " pop" more.

I can see how plant collecting becomes addictive - research, display, care - every bit of the process is fascinating.

I am always a fan of plants. I too have a friend with too many . If your house was mine , I'd probably out one where the kick knacks are, nothing large but a light green foliage. Possibly a taller narrow plant in the left corner of the picture. But that is about it .

Hmmm. On the subject of house plants. I hate them! They never look good. They invite bugs. And you have to dust them! Keep them outside. Okay plant lovers, bring it!!

The more the merrier! I love what you have and I also think you could have as many more as you like. Don't be put off by people who think it looks cluttered or unkempt. Your three pots on the floor are the perfect size. You can add a tall plant in the left corner or another stand. The surface of your buffet can hold as many as you wish. You have a lovely room with lots of light. Enjoy!

I have a lot to think about. I will implement Cairo J's idea and raise the floor plants higher!

Thank you, everyone, for weighing in!

Lisa, I actually really like the way your art & various objects on the mantel are displayed, and I would leave it at that. Sometimes too much of the same thing can be just that (too much of the same thing). Also, I'm wondering how long you have had those plants in that particular spot and how well they've been doing over there. Do they get enough sunlight? I heard that sansevieria can adapt quite a bit to different light levels, but I'm not so sure about the other ones. Just curious :).

+1 to all of junco's comments.

Enjoy your new hobby -- it can become a lifelong pleasure : ) .

Hi there! Can I weigh in? Put those floor plants in yur corners!! Shop what yu have first than add ! Are,nt they blocking yur kitchen anyway

One side of the family room and living room is sliding glass doors facing due south. There's a window in the FR facing due east. The light is dappled because of tall trees in the yard. I've owned the snake plant for years. I bought the rubber tree and fern 3 or 4 months ago. The plants seem healthy so far. The rubber tree is growing and the fern fronds show no brown. Our home is open concept. The only interior wall is a pony wall which juts out a few feet between the DR and the FR. Thank goodness for that wall. It's the only place where we could mount a TV.

Lisa, I agree, your plants look very healthy. I was just wondering if they'll get enough light (in the future, if you try a different arrangement).

How long have you had your snake plant? Has it grown a lot since you got it? I have one and it's really sloooooooow.

Wait until you get some that bloom and rebloom for you e.g. African violets love an east window. Or orchids. Or kohleria and hoyas (the fragrance!) Now that can be really addictive.

My snake plant is about 10 years old. I guess it's grown over time but very slowly. It pops out new leaves periodically.

Since your dining room is not very large I would not add too much more in the way of plants. I would however consider some art on the wall to the right of the sliding door, which right now looks very bare. I like your camel!

Adding art to the bare wall next to the door is a great idea. What type of art should hang there to complement the abstract?

I would move two chairs to both sides of console to get some balance if they fit.

Are you saying move 2 dining chairs to either side of buffet from dining table? We usually have room set up like that but we moved chairs to protect table base from Roomba. It was scratching the heck out of the base.

I got the snake plant at CostCo and the rubber tree at Ikea. Not much choice at either place, but the prices are good. I saw 5' + tall beautiful fiddle leaf figs at the local nursery for around $70. Right now, variegated rare plants such as the Monstera Deliciosa Thai Constellation are the rage. And if you have a green thumb and are willing to spend, you can find them on online sites like eBay, Etsy, Steve's Leaves, and People's Plants. I ordered a Thai Constellation in a 4" pot from People's Plants a few weeks ago. It'll ship in a few weeks. I am excited and ashamed of what I spent ( $45) for a teeny weeny plant. But I've never seen one for less than $75.

Lisa like you suggested I think a trailing plant on the nook where the camel is would look nice, with the trailing part, or most of the trailing part coming down on the narrow side above your other plants.

A trailing plant on the nook, and make it a bloomer like hoya or kohleria.

I rearranged the plants and added an itsy bitsy hoya linearis to the nook. Does the room look overwhelmed with plants now? Should I move one of the big plants to another room and/or put the snake plant on top of the plant stand?

Also, someone suggested hanging art on the wall next to the glass door. That's hard because of the bold painting I already have in the room. Do you like any of these pics from Artfully Walls?

Or these from Tappan:

I wouldn't add more pictures, but I think something taller needs to go in the left corner. Either switch the 2 floor plants on either side of the wall table, or put the snake plant on the taller stand.

I would leave only the animal grouping on the wall table, and remove the tall item and the small plant. Put the small plant beside the hoya.

If your nook sculpture fits on the one of the stands, it might be interesting to put it to the left of the painting. That looks like the darkest corner of your room anyway so a sculpture instead of a plant makes sense there.

Then fill the nook with all your smaller plants as a grouping. You could the tallest ones on small white boxes to give height to the arrangement, and so they don't shade each other. They would like the light there too.

I like your plants.

I prefer your plants grouped in one spot, makes room less busy lookingI

Grouped plants also benefit from each other's humidity.

Have as many as you can grow beautifully. If they start looking neglected, then you have too many.