Hi and welcome.
Well, you have Dragon Ledges but aren’t utilizing them. These are better than sliced bread in terms of ways to hang branches and plants. You may not like my advice, but I suggest removing it all and staring over. Take some sturdy and straighter branches and secure them vertically to the dragon ledges - two of them per side. Then take another sturdy branch and secure that horizontally to the two branches, making an ‘H’ shape. This explains it and has pics to better demonstrate. Anyhow, this will be the main framework to which you’ll be attaching your plants and other branches to. When used like this, it is amazing what they will hold.
After getting the framework set, I like to start off with my highest branch, which will be the basking branch. Assuming you are using a T5 uvb with either ReptiSun 5.0 or Arcadia 6%, you will want this to be 8-9” below the screen top where your lights will be sitting. I like to place it at a bit of a tilt, so my chams can move to get as much heat and uvb as they want. Then you can add the rest of your branches and vines. Make lots of little highways for you cham to travel. While you do want them close enough for your cham to easily move from one to the next, it is nice to have some where they can stretch to reach a bit. Make sure to have a variety of diameters to properly exercise those little mitten feet muscles.
I usually have an idea of where I want to put some plants and I start adding them in along with any additional branches needed to help support and even them out. I’m not so sure a bird of paradise is a good plant for a chameleon enclosure. While they are gorgeous and I love them, something like a weeping fig, schefflera or money tree is more chameleon-friendly. A quick google search shows that birds of paradise are also toxic. If you are looking for plants to provide some pops of color, try croton, wandering dude (tradescantia zebrina), nerve plants, polka dot plants, prayer plants, Hawaiian Ti and there are several types of dracaena that have color. Not all are veiled-tested though, so do be cautious. I have used all of these plants with veileds with no issues, but most were with my male who barely nibbled his plants. Hibiscus is one which is veiled-tested and of course has beautiful flowers, but they have high lighting needs and are prone to having pests.
When placing your plants, think about creating a forest edge type area. Make sure there are plenty of leaves to provide shade, drink from and hide in. I like to have a tall center plant and then arrange my others around that. Do make sure that the area between the basking branch and lights is not covered by plants.
If you are getting a baby or young chameleon, you will want to elevate your lights a few inches above the screen top. Little ones love to walk upside down on the screen so are at risk for burns.
I’m adding some pics of enclosures which I’ve set up in the past to maybe help inspire you. All of these are/were for panthers, but I would have no reservations about using these plants for veileds.
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