Outdoors Indoors
Ideas to bring nature into your home.
Surrounding yourself with nature and the colour green has so many positive factors. The colour green is meant to bring calmness, bring down anxiety, all because when we look at any shade of green it makes us think about nature.
Often when we think of bringing flowers into the home pound signs may appear. But bringing nature indoors doesn’t have to be expensive. Here we guide you through three arrangements that are quick, easy and cost effective, allowing you to enjoy nature inside as well as outside.
Entrance Table Flowers
Having flowers on an entrance table is one of the places I always try and place an arrangement. As soon as you open your front door you want to feel calm, relaxed and for guests, flowers will add to that inviting feeling. For me I don’t want anything too over the top. A simple small vase or white jug filled with a combination of flowers and foliage will be enough to add to the table, without it looking too dramatic
Top tip: You must think about the colour of your table and the objects you have on it when choosing your palette for your flowers. I have quite a bit of rustic burnt orange and brown. In the autumn it is fun to bring out those darker tones, but for spring, summer and winter my go too is white and a silvery green. I want something understated and not competing with the oranges and browns. Simplicity is key.
I have used “Ariadne’ Butterfly Ranunculus in the white jug.
2: Bringing in the Branches
Branches are a lovely way of filling space and if you are a lucky enough to have access to a garden this is a bonus as they are free! Branches can fill a large space and provide beautiful movement. When arranging your branches it is important to hold the branches and see where the stems naturally want to go. If you arrange by being led with the flower movement of the branches, your display will be natural bringing beauty and elegance to your design.
Top tip when working with branches: any flower that has a woody stem needs to be seared. This simply means putting the stem after you have cut it ,at a 45 degree angle, into boiling water for 30 seconds. It’s important that you don’t leave them in for any longer than that otherwise they will get damaged and die.
Flower varities that I have used around the house. Populus Eucalyptus, Buttefly Ranunculus “Ariadne’ and Papaver Seed Heads, small.
3: Decorating The Fireplace
I love fireplaces and it’s a good job as we live in a 15th century farmhouse, so fireplaces are in most of the rooms. Even though the house is very old I didn’t want the interior to be oldie worldly, instead I have opted for different looks; a dark snug, a monochromatic lounge and for this space it is all about white.
This is actually a landing, but it is a large space so I wanted to create it into a space that we could use. With three small children I find trying to get moments of calm challenging. But by having spaces around the home that reflect calmness can really help me to take a moment.
This space has textured walls and beams. The floor is dark, but it gets a lot of light. Old houses have a tendency of looking dark, something I wanted to avoid. By filling it with white objects and plants allows the brightness to be shown.
For this display I used three white thin vases. I wanted to combine different textures. The Populus berry eucalyptus is so incredibly beautiful, so it really just needs space and placing. Just having it on mass is stunning and it will just do its thing. The poppy heads add a lovely texture and the ranunculus just bring that element of femininity to the piece.
Bonus: both the poppy heads and eucalyptus will dry which means I only need to change the small vase, making it less maintenance and cheaper.
To see how I created the fireplace display check out our Instagram grid where we share lots of ideas on creating beautiful floral arrangements in the home.
Thanks for stopping by!
Alicia xx
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