Choosing Artificial Flowers for the Interior of Your Home

Using artificial flowers to decorate can add quick style, color, and a touch of sophistication to your home, without the headaches of floral care.

The following tips for picking the perfect artificial blooms for your home cover the many advantages of artificial — or faux flowers, the types available, and methods to use them to set an inviting atmosphere.

Why Faux Flowers Are the Perfect Choice for Home Interiors

Long gone are the days of faux flowers with stiff plastic petals and oddly colored hues. Modern artificial flowers are carefully constructed, with soft, realistic textural details and bright natural colors that closely resemble the look of natural flowers. These faux florals offer an affordable and long-lasting alternative to real blooms and bursts of color and style year-round without the work.

There are many reasons to consider artificial florals for decorating, including their use for those with allergies, hectic lifestyles, or those who simply wish to avoid the hassle of replacing wilting natural blooms.

Faux blossoms can also be used in nearly every setting and any light conditions. They can add color and flash to darker rooms without the hassle of trying to keep the plants alive, which can be difficult in low-light situations such as in basements or bathrooms.

Selecting the Right Type of Artificial Flowers

There are so many varieties of artificial blooms available, from pretty roses to exotic orchids and natural wildflowers in nearly every season. Some of the favorite options include the following:

Silk Flowers: These are made of a silk-like fabric that is soft and easy to manipulate and style. They are some of the most common types of blossoms.
Foam Flowers: Easy to manage and work with, foam florals are lightweight blooms that are used to recreate natural arrangements of greater complexity. They’re often used in weddings.
Latex Flowers: Offering a more natural look and feel, latex flowers are heavier and appear more realistic. They’re good for use in larger spaces.

There are many styles of faux flowers and each individual home benefits from a different type of style. A modern home thrives with monochromatic single-stem silk orchids and calla lilies, while a rustic home comes to life with realistic-looking foam roses in deep red or light blush hues. Consider the style of the room and experiment with placement to see which home winds up in the right room.

Adding Seasonal Touches with Artificial Flowers

There are many benefits to using artificial florals in the home, but one of the best is their ability to keep up with the changes of the season with very little effort. Spring and summer months are perfect for lighter pastel-colored arrangements using the more delicate-looking faux florals, while autumn is more suitable for silk arrangements in deep hues like burnt orange or burgundy, with a hint of goldenrod yellow.

Seasonal home decorating isn’t all about color! Textures and accessories will help play up the theme or vibe of the time of year. In the fall, use faux berries, wheat stalks, and mini pumpkins in arrangements to create a comfy, homey feeling. Add pine cones, dusted branches with frosted ‘snow’, or ornaments in the winter for a holiday feel. Any time of the year, you can add some faux flowers to blend right into the season. Decorating your home with artificial blooms is easier than it sounds!

Color is probably the most important part of integrating flowers into your home. If you’re going to use artificial florals, we have ideas on where to put them and what styles work best. The first thing to do is to insert more color into the decor in your home. Then, as you grace your beautiful home with flowers, it will all look cohesive and complete.

What Colors in Faux Flowers to Use

If your home is decorated in neutral colors — tan, cream, and white, pastel colors are a nice touch. Have a bold, modern home? Red roses, blue hydrangeas, or orange lilies look stunning with clean aesthetics. Country Farmhouse style house? Sunflowers, lavender, and wildflower faux flower arrangements will complement the look of your rustic home.

When arranging flowers in your home, size does matter! A grand entrance needs a grand bouquet or vase of beauties. It draws your attention to the beauty, and elegance of the front entryway.

For example, some dramatic-looking lilies on a console table in your front entryway will tell visitors to “Come on in!” If you have a cozy cottage and are putting flowers in a bedroom, calm, and subtle is the better choice. A pretty little faux rose bouquet on a side table, or small clusters on a vanity.

Caring for Faux Flowers

Do you have to “take care” of faux flowers? The answer is yes, but there can be no maintenance, but a gigantic difference in your life. Here are a few care tips:

Dust Regularly: Foliage and flowers can gather dust and give them a dull coat. Use a damp cloth and quickly go over them to spruce them up. Use a small brush to dust hard-to-reach flowers and parts.
The beauty of faux flowers is everlasting! You won’t have to replace your silk flower collection often, the care is easy and really quick. Start by dusting — If time allows, remove, shake, or brush off any loose dirt on the flowers and branches.
Use a Hair Dryer: For tricky spots and small places, the ‘blow’ mode will do the trick. Only use the cool setting of course in regular scenarios.
Keep them out of the sun: Never put any artificial silk flowers, or foliage in the direct sunlight. It will gradually fade over time.

The easiest way to add any type of home accent can be overwhelming for a home decor stylist, and that’s you. If you’re going to live in a home, make it pretty, even on the gloomiest days. Here are some areas to decorate with flowers:

Entryway: The entry will set the mood for what is inside your home, so think tall and fabulous.
Dining room: A center table plays fall host to a fabulous floral centerpiece.

Choosing Arrangements That Match Your Interior

There are so many ways to use faux flowers to decorate your home. From bringing in seasonal color and shape to keeping your fun floral in the room all year. Your favorite look is yours and they are a little piece of happiness packed into a few flowers, no matter the type — silk or latex.

Used sparingly and with some boards of good taste, style, and common sense. Used right, they are a beautiful thing to add to a room or a home or cottage.