The owners’ much-loved plants, accents in different shades of green and bold botanical wallpapers fill this home with greenery. Joanna Ochota of Concept JoAna designed the house, which has a ground floor, an attic level and a tall living room. Spacious and full of light, it combines varied colours and materials with large-scale patterns that recur from room to room. The mix of natural references does not fit neatly into a single style. Photography is by Joanna Jawor.
Plants as the starting point
The project began with the idea of designing an interior around the owners’ beloved houseplants. Green became the dominant theme throughout, appearing in living plants, coloured accessories and motifs drawn from nature. It is present from the entrance, where a botanical mural by Double Room covers the vestibule wall and conceals the kitchen door. Opposite stands a spacious wardrobe with a green upholstered seat.
In the living area, green tiles behind a freestanding stove and a comfortable sofa in a slightly darker shade catch the eye. Large glazed openings connect the garden’s greenery with the interior and fill the tall room with daylight. Above the dining table and kitchen, both part of the open-plan living area, the original concrete ceiling remains exposed, with kitchen tiles chosen to match its colour. A botanical motif returns on a section of wall, while the floor has a three-colour diamond pattern. Vinyl flooring runs across the entire ground floor, with an aged chestnut finish in the other areas.
Green, black and white across three bathrooms
The botanical motif used downstairs reappears in one of the bathrooms. Reflected in an unusually shaped mirror, the mural becomes the room’s main feature. Large-format tiles cover the floor, parts of the walls and the bath surround, alongside green cabinetry beneath the sloping ceiling and a vanity unit. This bathroom occupies the attic level, reached by a staircase with a black steel-mesh balustrade. All the stairwell walls are finished with subtly ribbed vinyl wallpaper.
Black returns in the two ground-floor bathrooms, this time in a classic pairing with white. Large white tiles streaked with black cover the walls and floors of both rooms. Black dominates the smaller shower room, appearing on one wall and the door, as well as the light fittings, shower-screen glass, cabinet and washbasin pedestal. The other bathroom, which has a bath, is more understated, with white fittings, lighting, doors and furniture.
A quieter botanical pattern in the bedroom
A classic black-and-white base also underpins the bedroom. Flooring in a warm natural wood tone, bedside cabinets and pale lamps with unusual forms make the room feel cosy. Long curtains in a natural, earthy shade and an unusually shaped headboard made from four panels have a similar effect. Mural wallpaper covers one wall, concealing the entrance to the bathroom with the bath. Its delicate pattern of bare tree silhouettes completes the room.
Products used in the project
- Botanical mural wallpaper: Double Room
Space and light are central to designing a home around houseplants. Explore more projects by Joanna Ochota of Concept JOana on her PLNDesign profile and get in touch by email, phone, website or social media, whichever suits you best.
See also:
- A holiday cottage becomes a full-time home for Agata Łysiak’s family
- Owners expand the design brief for their home in Gostyń, Poland
