Flowers can literally breathe life into your decor. There are so many different types of flowers you can choose from and so many different ways to display them around your home. This post offers a few tips on how to spruce up your home with flowers.
Add energy with warm colored flowers
Warm colors like red, pink, orange and yellow can add a burst of energy to a room. They are recommended in rooms where you want to encourage social activity or do physical tasks such as living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens. Make sure to consider the colors that are already used in the room and try to complement these.
Create calm with cool colored flowers
Cool colors like blue, green and purple are generally more calming. They can make better additions to bedrooms, bathrooms or home offices where you may want to encourage relaxation and concentration. As with warm colored flowers, try to match the existing hues in the room when choosing flowers. It’s worth noting that white flowers can be both cooling or energizing depending on what other colors they are paired with. How much yellow or blue undertones they carry can also impact how cool or warm they feel.
Experiment with size
Large flowers are great for making a bold statement. They’re excellent for spicing up empty window sills or livening up the corner of a hallway. Small flowers can have their place in the home, too. They are great coffee table toppers and can also be great for adding to small dining room tables because large flowers may dominate the table and obstruct conversation. You can also decorate surfaces with multiple small flowers – either in small glass cups or pots. I love seeing these in homes…they’re like little surprises everywhere.
Choose seasonal flowers
While most flowers bloom in spring, there are plants that produce flowers throughout the year. Certain types of flowers and certain colors may reflect certain seasons. Consider choosing new flowers for each new season to add variety throughout the year. You don’t have to use real flowers. In fact, artificial fall flowers could make great ornaments for displaying each fall. Artificial flowers also have the benefit of being able to be placed anywhere without having to worry about their sunlight needs. That said, some people may prefer the scent and natural appearance of real flowers. Just be wary that natural flowers won’t last long and will need to be regularly replaced. And there are some people (like me) who have allergies that can be aggravated by fresh flowers in the home.
Match your vase to the flower
When it comes to placing flowers in vases, the appearance of the vase can be just as important as the appearance of the flower. Start by thinking about the size of your flowers – larger arrangements will require larger and sturdier vases. Then consider the color – as to not distract from colorful arrangements, choose a clear or white vase, whereas a white flower may be perfect in a colorful vase. Texture is important too – elegant and fragile flowers are best paired with a smooth glass vase, whereas more messy and rugged arrangements can pair well with more heavily textured vases.
What are your best tips for decorating your home with flowers?
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