According to a study performed by NASA, as noted in the book "Naturally Clean" by Seventh Generation founder Jefferey Hollander, the top five plants for improving indoor air are the Boston fern, Areca palm, Lady palm, Bamboo palm, and Rubber plant, in this order. I recently added some Boston ferns to my apartment and the air quality drastically improved, and much more than provided by the Rubber plants that I already had. Plants add negative ions to the air, which improve air quality, reduce dust, and improve your sense of well being and your health.
This article here, although a bit more scientific than general reading, provides excellent information about improving indoor air with indoor plants.
In my experience so far, two of the above plants in every room substantially increases the quality of indoor air. The challenge is to place the plants effectively to avoid cluttering your home.
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Houseplants For Indoor Quality Air
I have snake plant in our house and areca palm as well. We all know that indoor plants can absorb harmful chemicals and improve air quality, making your home or office a more pleasant place to live or work. Different plants have different abilities to clean up different toxic substances. The indoor air quality of your house is essential to your health. With these houseplants, you can filter the air without dumping large sums of money into electronic air screens. Resource for this article: Check more here
having plants/avoiding clutter
i have kokedama in my bathroom and in my living room boskke planters. both hang from the ceiling and so the plants don't get in the way. also i have a shelf built into the window for my other plants. if you get all the same type of planters it looks better/ less cluttered.