For a good while now I have been contemplating purchasing a bunch of faux blooms to add interest and colour in my formal living area. Real blooms are preferable to my sensitivities but realistically, the bank balance groans whenever I stock up at the flower vendor. On the odd occasion I shall lash out for the real article but austerity measures are afoot due to further renovations planned at the red roses hacienda.
Yesterday I spied these cranberry coloured blooms on sale at Earthborn for $7.95 per stem. I have no idea the price of fake flowers in other countries but down here they are expensive as are the real variety
Plus the quality of the fake type is not always fantastic.
Plus I always over think and panic if the specimens I bring home will look..well..crapola.
The moment I saw these ones I knew the shade was speaking to me and because I have gone nuts for any colour resembling cranberry...well the rest is history.
Of course these blooms look fake but I'm not letting that fact bother me anymore. Walking into this predominately white room to be greeted by this cheery vibrant burst makes me happy and that's all that matters.
A touch of doctoring was in order to attain the desired aesthetic. A mass of greenery is not on my radar so this was removed and the long stems hacked off and the plastic yellow stoma's were cut off.
A firm hand, brute force and twisting and turning to snap through the plastic and wire and I was in business.
All this activity happened right on dinner preparation time which is often the case, it's usually the time of day I feel inspired. Not great I know but hey, I run with the urge.
The rose bushes have been in hiatus but are once again in bloom and so these lovelies found their way to the entry table
Do you decorate with round ceramic balls? To solve the problem of this stand alone runaway ball that rests on the butlers table I resorted to placing on an unused shower drain part left over from a bathroom reno
Sitting last night admiring the 'under the sea' effect my crystal basket light fittings show on the vaulted ceiling and the new blooms
Love this room...
How interesting would it be to analyse the colour preferences we incorporate into our abode. At the moment I like a splash of happy bright cheerful in certain areas. Maybe it's due our glorious summer weather or..whatever.
All I know is these cheap as chips fake blooms are making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and I'm not going to argue with myself over the merits of fake verses real!
Annie xx
