Features of artificial flowers for home interior
Despite the fact that fresh flowers are certainly very attractive, aesthetically pleasing and have a beneficial effect on the atmosphere in the house, their artificial counterparts have many advantages.
Bright artificial flowers look spectacular in a tall glass vase
- The range of artificial flowers for home decor does not depend on the season and is presented in many different formats
- The color range is extremely wide and will suit any interior.
- Artificial flowers for the home are durable and easy to care for
- Modern artificial flowers look like real ones, their quality is very high
- Non-living plants are mostly hypoallergenic, safe for health, children and pets
- Decor made from artificial flowers is universal: it doesn’t care about light, temperature and humidity, it will take root in any corner of your home
Read more about compositions made from artificial flowers in the article Arrangements made from artificial flowers - the highlight of your interior
Delicate artificial flowers look great in a festive setting
Due to their strengths, artificial flowers are becoming increasingly popular in residential design. The disadvantages of such decor include its unnaturalness, the lack of pleasant aromas and the rather high cost of truly elegant samples. But is this a reason to refuse such a practical and effective solution as beautiful artificial flowers for the interior?
Bright purple floral arrangements play off the contrast in the gold dining room
By the way! Don't forget that artificial plants do not require watering, fertilizing or replanting, which means your vacation or long absence from home will not be a cause for concern. All decor will remain in its original form, will not fade, crumble or die.
Plants in pots for the loft - a rational solution
One of the current trends in phytodesign is the design of a loft using plants in pots. Stylish decorative vessels, unlike ordinary flower pots, are more attractive and extremely convenient:
- they can be placed in any way (on a rack, on the floor, hung from the ceiling, etc.), without fear that water will leak from below after watering or the soil will spill out;
- Not only live plants in pots will look beautiful, but also artificial ones - the most practical option (then you won’t have to worry about care, lighting, replanting);
- The variability of existing manufacturing materials - composite materials, polystone, fiberstone - allows you to place floral compositions both indoors and, for example, on an open balcony.
When choosing flower pots in loft interiors, texture, shape, color and size are important. Designers also recommend paying attention to entire ensembles of decorative vessels with different dimensions - from small bowls to massive flowerpots in the same style. By choosing a texture that echoes similar ones in other elements of the space, a harmonious tandem will be created. So, for example, a concrete planter resonates perfectly with a concrete wall or ceiling. Or you can play on contrast, especially color. For example, in a black and white room, the accent spot will be a metal flowerpot in antique gold or silver. The excessive graphic nature of rectangular objects in the main interior is perfectly offset by a round-shaped flower container. You can purchase a suitable option in the TREEZ catalog. There are individual specimens and sets, decorative solutions for concrete, stone, natural wood, and metal.
How to choose the right artificial flowers
These bright yellow artificial flowers are high quality and detailed.
Artificial flower decor for home interiors can be purchased ready-made, made to order from a florist, or arranged with your own hands, showing creativity and imagination.
High quality artificial flowers look realistic
For any of the options, it is important to consider the following nuances:
- Artificial flowers for the home should not emit an unpleasant odor;
- The better the quality and execution of floristry, the higher its cost; you should not save - high-quality flowers will last a long time;
- When purchasing artificial flowers, you need to clarify what material they are made of, or even better, request a quality certificate;
- The more detailed the design of the plant is, the more impressive it will look in the interior - some specimens are indistinguishable from living ones;
- You should select artificial flowers, like any decor, based on the general style of the interior, its color scheme and purpose.
Various bright bouquets of artificial flowers
By the way! For a harmonious design, it is important that all elements in it are proportional, this also applies to artificial floristry. When choosing a bouquet, consider the size of the room and pieces of furniture, ceiling height, and amount of free space.
In order for the design of the room to sparkle, artificial flowers for home decor must support the stylistic decision and color scheme. The plant variety and composition format will be different for country and baroque, classic and loft.
Biedermeier composition with red roses in a classic style
Advantages and disadvantages of growing
Using fresh indoor flowers in the interior has its positive and negative sides. There are many more advantages from such decoration, but there are still disadvantages , which include the following factors:
- The need for constant care.
- Constant protection from diseases and pests.
- Choosing a place where a decorative flower will grow well and delight you with flowering.
Even if the plant does not bloom, it is beneficial in that it purifies the air and has a beneficial effect on the condition of the people living in the house. But you can’t just buy a flower you like and put it on the windowsill or table, because it requires care. To prevent the seedling from dying, many things should be taken into account:
- For example, you cannot place a light-loving plant in a corner where there is no sun. And if the flower does not like bright sunlight, it is better to choose a shaded place for it.
- It is also important to take into account the temperature regime. It should be as comfortable as possible for the flowers. If the plant develops poorly and does not bloom, then it is worth changing its location.
Beautiful decorative flowers are divided into demanding and undemanding to care. The latter category includes green plants that never bloom and man-made artificial flowers.
The category of ornamental plants that do not require special control includes cacti. Some of their species bloom quite beautifully with proper care. To prevent such a flower from dying, you need to water it rarely, but not to overdry it.
Another popular type of plant in this group is the ivy-shaped climbing flowers. For their proper development, you need to free up quite a large space on one of the walls, which is not always possible to do in a small room. However, there are also advantages here, which lie in the formation of a living panel that looks impressive in any modern interior. But in order for the plant to please its owners for a long time, you will have to take care of a supporting device. Otherwise, the green mass may fall to the floor under its own weight. A special mesh or other supporting structures are suitable for this.
Room decor with artificial flowers
Plants in the house lift your spirits, delight the eye and delight guests. Surprisingly, even famous interior bloggers, whose apartments and houses are admired by hundreds of thousands of subscribers, often decorate their premises with artificial floristry.
Properly integrated into the interior design, an artificial plant will bring its owner no less pleasure than real flowers. In addition, such decor will complement any room, because there are many variations and styles.
Hallway
When decorating a house with artificial flowers, you cannot ignore the first room in the house - the hallway. Even if it is modest in size, choosing a suitable decoration is quite possible.
White artificial flowers in vases on the console in the hallway
A beautiful vase with a neat bouquet can be placed on a table near the mirror. Candles or boxes for small items will complement the composition.
Basic rules of care
All flowers have different care requirements.
To know how to properly grow certain decorative flowers, you need to consult a specialist or study literature on this issue. This is especially important if exotic plants were not purchased at the request of the owner, but were presented to a person who does not have any skills in handling them. This is where the Internet can come to the rescue, where on a thematic forum dedicated to floristry, you can always get good advice or sensible comments from people with experience in growing flowers. However, many people do not like decorative flowers precisely because they require care. After all, plants require replanting, watering, fertilizing and treatment against pests. Some types of plants shed their leaves and go into hibernation; they have to be put away for storage. Sometimes this happens with flowers, which must grow and bloom continuously all year round. In this case, you need to understand why this happens and eliminate the reasons for this behavior.
Plants that hibernate according to the laws of nature can be tricked by creating the right artificial lighting and a comfortable temperature. However, they will bloom in due time, and the rest of the period will delight with beautiful green foliage. These flowers include violets and orchids.
Transplant and treatment
In order for violets to enjoy long flowering, you need to replant them in time and get rid of old shoots, leaving young rosettes.
To propagate a flower you like, just break off its leaf and plant it in the ground, covering it with a transparent material in the form of a dome. As soon as it takes root, the covering is removed, and after a while you can admire its beautiful leaves and flowers. Diseased plants require treatment. The main thing is to identify the reasons why this happened and treat the flower with a special preparation, feed it or replant it, depending on the type and complexity of the problem. If you identify the disease in time, you can prevent it from spreading to the entire flower garden. This primarily applies to flower garden infestations by aphids or other harmful insects.
Features of watering
The cause of the disease can be too frequent and abundant watering, which provokes the development of harmful microbes and putrefactive processes.
There are several options for checking soil moisture conditions. Dry soil comes away from the edges of the pot, and its surface layer is somewhat lighter than the inner one. The soil in pots located in the shade is checked by carefully loosening it to a level of up to two centimeters. If there is insufficient moisture, water it well.
The following factors can cause soil drying out:
- insufficiently spacious container;
- poor composition of the planting substrate;
- increased plant need for moisture.
If the pot is too small, then there will always be insufficient moisture reserves.
The characteristics of the material should also be taken into account. For example, a container made of untreated clay will absorb some of the water due to its structure. And the condition of the plant itself also affects the level of watering. Young and healthy flowers require more moisture during rapid development than old and sick ones. Weakened plants need to be fed with mineral compounds several times a month.
In spring, flowers need to be watered almost every day, as they develop rapidly. In late summer and autumn, the intensity of watering is reduced, and in winter it is carried out as needed.
Those who do not want to constantly care for fresh flowers can use artificial flowers for decoration, made with their own hands or purchased in special departments of stores. There are many techniques for making such products from different materials, paper, fabric, thread, beads and so on. A product made with your own hands, in which your soul is also invested, will become a wonderful decoration for your home.
