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You don’t need to be an expert floral designer to enhance your home with stunning arrangements Chic Dining Room Table Centerpieces For your dinner parties. While a stunning flower bouquet can go a long way towards adding color, elegance and a high-end organic accent to your interior, people tend to actually overthink them. Instead of trying to clumsily fake your way through a mixed arrangement, resort to the old KISS principle (“keep it simple, stupid”) and go with a large-scale monobotanical arrangement featuring only one type of flower. Let me tell you a little pro secret that I learned in my early days on the job as an interior designer.
I picked up this mono-floral trick on furniture and interior photoshoots, because florals are important to contribute to the overall sophisticated aesthetic, but not meant to be a distraction. By sticking with one type of flower for an oversized, bountiful display, the styling team was able to bring in a ton of texture and visual impact without wasting time on set-up. I did this every time I later put a house up for sale, using monobotanical arrangements to enhance and enhance the look, which kept the house as the star of the show. And the same principles can absolutely apply in your home and when entertaining.
In short, aim for round blooms, dense flower arrangements
Using only one type of flower may seem like it won’t pack much of a punch, but it’s key to achieving that serious “wow” factor with little effort or dough—this Floral Arranging Hack Also works beautifully for growing inexpensive grocery store flowers. By going for a dense and robust arrangement, you’ll get gorgeous results without having to think twice about which complementary flowers to mix. Plus, this is a great approach to fake flowers, as you can find and load up on an incredibly convincing artificial alternative.
For flowers that are naturally round in shape, you’ll aim to create a large, very dense and somewhat circular array. Whether you adore ornamental kale, peonies, tulips, Peruvian lilies, garden roses, daisies or lilacs, just grab a bunch and go bonkers. Trust me, your guests will be amazed and have no clue that you are a flower novice. Packed in blooms, the arrangement takes on an impressive, high quality. For example, a wide-mouthed vase generously filled with white hydrangeas will have just as much (and possibly more) oomph than a typical amateur’s attempt at a multi-flower design.
For vertical stems, create an asymmetrical arrangement
Another type of mono-botanical floral arrangement that truly amazes is ideal for tall, vertically oriented stems. These can be flowering branches (yucca, quince, dogwood, spirea, magnolia, or cherry blossoms) or flowers (such as irises, delphiniums, calla lilies, gladiolus, snapdragons, dried grass) or even greens such as eucalyptus or Italian. While you can use a density-focused approach, it’ll take a ton of tall, thin stems to make a giant round arrangement, which will cost you time and money — but it can be amazing, so more power to you if you go for it. A more attainable approach is to create a rugged and asymmetrical sculptural look with your vertical stems that make a statement through height.
This knockout display is great for large surfaces like a kitchen island, console, sideboard, dresser, entry table or floor vase. While it can be done for a dining table centerpiece, the tall scale can block you from seeing guests. However, the best thing about a vertically oriented mono-floral arrangement is that you don’t need many stems to make it look incredible. Also, any large pot with a narrow neck that holds tall stems close together and a wide base for easy arrangement will help complete the look.
Pick up a few large stems from a florist, grocery store, faux floral shop, or your backyard. Yes, this means you can literally go outside and cut a few branches to bring inside. Looks like a million bucks but costs nothing! Play with asymmetrical, fanned-out shapes (and consider Flower height in relation to vase) to inspire sculptural essences you’ll love. Suddenly, your arrangement will look straight from the pages of an architectural digest.
