Biophilic Design Explained, Plus Room Inspo

Houses flooded with natural light, living rooms overflowing with monsteras, and trendy office spaces filled with greenery are only a few examples conveying biophilic design. Inspired by the term biophilia, which is the idea that humans have a desire to connect with living things, biophilic design is all about bringing the beauty of nature indoors. Whether with plants, natural light, or earthy vibes, biophilic interior design is one of the most popular design hacks to implement in your space right now.

Like the unexpected red theory, biophilic interior design can look however you want it to. At its most basic principle, biophilic design brings nature (think: natural sunlight, plants and greenery, air, water, animals, and ecosystems) indoors, so that humans and nature can coexist in the same space routinely. On a grand scale, biophilic interior design could look like a house with expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that face the sun and slide open to a sprawling patio. It could also look like an office building with large planters, lush foliage, an interior fish pond, and moss-covered walls.

Unfortunately, not many people have the luxury of living or working in those kinds of spaces. But adopting a biophilic design for your bedroom, however, is one way you can reap the benefits of this nature-focused aesthetic on a smaller scale. Though your bedroom may not be able to fit a full-on fish pond, it can certainly fit shelves of house plants, terrariums, and airy curtains that let natural light flood in. And since many biophilic design elements are green, you may even have some luck incorporating the sage green theory into your bedroom as well.

Many people, from interior designers to your average plant-lover, have transformed their bedrooms into biophilic oases with towering plants, hanging vines, propagation walls, and more, inviting nature and its myriad benefits inside. Find prime inspiration for your own biophilic bedroom from the designers, artists, creators, and plant-lovers ahead.