An inexpensive item, which can create a sense of ambience, add pops of colour and bring back life into a room are flowers, but they don't have to be the real thing.
Styling a room is an expensive exercise, but there are ways around spending the big bucks. An inexpensive item, which can create a sense of ambience, add pops of colour and bring back life into a room are flowers.
Those who regularly pay a visit to the local florist, may have already noticed that while flowers add an incomparable touch, there are cons.
Flowers can be high maintenance and require replacing on a weekly basis.
If you’re a low maintenance kind of person faux flowers could be a better alternative.
Like anything, when choosing something fake over the real thing, you need ensure they look realistic. Here’s a guide on how to choose faux flowers:
- Select flowers with a longer stem rather than a shorter one so you can cut them to fit the vase.
- Flowers made from different materials may look more authentic than others. According to Just Fake It Bouquets, flowers created with latex are the most life like, known as "real touch" flowers. The attention to detail can be impressive seen in the veins of roses and pollen in lilies.
- Consider more common flowers, such as carnations, lilies or peonies. If the roses aren’t in season, they will look fake. Mix and match different types or flowers, colours and blend greenery into the arrangement.
