I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or not, but in interior design plants are definitely getting their 15 minutes of fame and then some (and I don’t get it). I have been working into the interior design industry for fifteen years, and plants have always been an important part of finishing off the interior design process. Every room needs a life, which in interior design refers to cut flowers, succulents, or a floor plant (faux or real these days). But I never thought about designing a room around plants, making a plant the centerpiece of a room. Also I don’t have a green thumb so potted plants have been reserved to photo shoots in my home. So I decided to reach out to Hilton aka The Plant Doctor and find out what is all of this about.
Hilton Carter received his BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art and a MFA in film from Art Center College of Design. While drawing and film-making became major parts of his life, Hilton started to develop his skills in the styling and design space.
Over the past six years, Hilton has been filling his home with plants and teaching himself how to blur the line of indoor and outdoor. In 2017, he started creating video content on how to care for plants. Hilton shares weekly care tips as the "Plant Doctor" for Apartment Therapy. In the same year, he started traveling around the US to host plant care workshops and still do so today on Airbnb. In 2018, he wrote my first book on plant care and plant styling titled, Wild at Home and this spring he released his latest book, Wild Interiors. You can find Hilton sharing daily content on his Instagram @hiltoncarter.
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For the interior design game this week, I wanted to get Hilton’s thoughts on the latest plant lingo. I also designed a shoppable mood board based on our conversation for some plant essentials you are going to want in your home. I hope this board gives you some inspiration for your next plant project or at the very least, you now know not to throw away your pencil shavings in the trash anymore.
The full look to be a good plant parent, The Plant Keeper Apron
Meditation pillow to become one with your plants, Black & White Mudcloth Floor Pillow
Add some POP to your plant room, Theo Lounge Chair
Vessel for propagating your plant cuttings in style, Osage Orange Live Edge Cradle
The iconic plant for your room, Fiddle Leaf Fig Potted Houseplant
Plant hack, Pencil shavings for plants
Watering can to give your plants the Midas touch, Haws mini water can
SIGNED copy of book by Hilton Carter, Wild Interiors Book
***This mood board was designed with the Morpholio Board App