Is your question about fake vs. real plants or indoor vs. outdoor plants?

Fake indoor

If you have a cat, I recommend outdoor plants - as in live plants that are outdoors. Cats are a lot more likely to be able to succeed in a quest to leap on wherever a plant is, and are known to snack on the live ones. It might seem like a good idea to get fake plants because of this, but who wants to DUST their plants? Fake are ugly looking in my opinion, so if you can't do inside real plants, do some outside instead. Gardening isn't as difficult as one might believe, if you pay attention to the planting requirement labels for amount of sun and watering necessary. There's a wealth of information about what plants to select based on your 'zone' and even your gardening experience level on the internet, to find all one has to do is google!

I have three cats and because of the cats, I make my own floral arrangements with silk flowers. I know a lot of people on Houzz do not like silk flowers but I love them. When arranged properly, they make beautiful arrangements and it's a reasonable way of adding color to a room. I always wait and buy my silk flowers when Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Jo-Ann's run a sale because they can be expensive. I have purchased several vintage vases from Etsy that really make the arrangements look even better.

Lol, not all indoor plants are fake!

Very confusing poll. No on the fake plants please. If you want plants get the live ones.

you can do live plants for indoor plantscaping, as long as you first confirm their light requirements...here are some plants for you; philodendron, english ivy, aglaonema, prayer plant, pothos, Boston fern, prayer plant, peace lily and some orchids

Live plants (not the fake ones)
They will improve indoor air quality :) nature's air purifiers!

My husband's cat doesn't bother my plants at all.

High quality replica plants (not just cheap plastic fake ones from China) can enhance an interior. They look much more realistic and last ten times longer as well. A company like mine can custom design a plant for you as well, so you get exactly the look you are going for.

Indoor plants that are live can be bad for people with allergies.. ie mold and dirt spores... so if you are sensitive to that you might also consider artificial.

International Treescapees, I understand what you are saying. I agree as far as people with allergies go. However artificial plants tend to collect other allergens such as dust and pollen. I prefer to use plants I know won't bother my allergies and at the same time clean the air. I have in fact seen some very nice looking artificial plants. I just rather have life ones in my home. No insult to what you do , thank you for pointing that out.

I agree, but they don't collect any more dust than a lamp shade LOL.. a bit of dusting is required in any interior. I myself come from landscape architecture and love live plants.. but in some cases artificial works much better or is just more practical. There are better options out there than some people know about than from Amazon or your local discount store. Custom options are available! We use replica bamboo for example in many hospitals since they represent healing and good luck in Asian Fung Shui.. but the soil and live plant spores may not be good for health or breathing.

Our plants are tested and don't have anything harmful. We also offer Preserved Natural.. which is not plastic or fabric at all, and the process we use to preserve them is organic and non-toxic.

I think some of the silk orchids are so realistic.

Have you considered preserving a living plant? Using a non-toxic, glycerin-based solution, we preserve our vertical wall gardens and keep them looking amazing for 5 to 7 years. They require no maintenance whatsoever, just like a fake plant, but they are real plants and they look beautiful. Please take a look https://flowerbox.us/collections/all-products