Welcome to New Slate Design: Your Go-To Guide for Stylish, Functional Living

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✨ New Here? This is where your journey to a stylish, clutter-free home begins! Scroll down to discover how New Slate Design helps you refresh your space with ease. Hello and welcome! I’m Gloria Iloanya (Arch.) , founder of New Slate Design — a space where home meets heart. If you love the idea of making your space beautiful, organized, and uniquely yours, you’re in the right place. Whether you're decorating a small apartment, curating the perfect living room, or looking for space-saving design hacks, this blog is here to guide and inspire you. I believe that great design doesn't have to be expensive or complicated — just intentional. Here’s what you’ll find on this blog: ✨ Expert tips on interior styling and home organization 🛒 Curated Amazon product recommendations for every room 🏡 Step-by-step room makeover guides and DIY tricks 📋 Free printables, checklists, and design moodboards 🌿 Smart advice on living clean, green, and clutter-free My m...
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Garden in your interior space

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Those who spend significant time in spaces with live plants, whether on the rooftop or within walls, are afforded many important advantages.
Plants Fulfill an Ancient, Profound Need… Biophilia. Stop thinking Biophilia is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems.

  • Plants Provide a Natural Solution to Cleaner Indoor Air

  • Lowering the Shading Coefficient


 Cooling Interiors via Shading (allowing for natural views).

  • Carbon Dioxide Reduction

During photosynthesis plants naturally extract carbon dioxide and exchange it with fresh oxygen In areas where there exists an abundance of natural light, this process is amplified, affording even more absorption.

  • We are Less Stressed and More Productive Around Plants

  • Flowers and Plants Inspire our Creativity

We know the importance of learning,  natural surroundings affect drivers, school children and hospital patients .To businesses, it should be equally as important to understand what features can improve performance at work and make employees more productive 

  • Plants Contribute are Important to a Healthy Lifestyle;

Sick building syndrome is most often related to poor indoor air quality.

 

Ways to bring in Green plant into your space.

With many of us living in overcrowded cities and towns, the longing for life-green plant ,sometimes indoor gardens may be the only source of greenery that we can hope to have.








pictures culled from .home-designing.com


 

 

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