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5 Tricks to Make Faux Flowers Look Real

Today I am excited to share some tips and tricks for using faux flowers in your home! These tips are tried and true and have made me feel comfortable enough to have faux flowers and branches all over my home.

As much as I would love to have several fresh bouquets in each room of my home, it simply isn’t affordable. Instead I include faux flowers in each space and find them to be a great alternative!

Make your faux flowers look much more real with five simple tricks!

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Know What You are Buying

If you don’t know what a hydrangea looks like, you won’t be able to spot a real-looking one. It is a good idea to purchase faux versions of flowers you know and love.

Two of my favorite types of flowers in both fresh and faux versions are peonies and hydrangeas. You can see the real version of both below.

Faux flowers comparison peonies hydrangeas

Here are my faux versions!

faux flowers hydrangeas peonies white marble tray

get the look

Opt for Quality

There is a huge difference in the quality levels of faux flowers. In most cases, you get what you pay for. Remember this when shopping and purchase the highest quality fauxs you can afford.

faux flowers beautifully styled vase living room

faux flowers beautifully styled white vase

High quality faux flowers tray vases vignette

faux flowers branches tall vase

Beautiful faux flowers pink peonies white vase

get the look

 

Trim as Needed

I find that the most leaves on faux stems look less real than their blossoms do. I almost always trim the leaves off of my flowers. I also trim the stems to a more manageable length when necessary.

Faux flower stem leaves

Combine Real and Faux

Combining real and faux florals is such a great way to trick the eye! You can do so in the same space or even in the same vessel.

faux flowers pink peonies coffee table decor

faux flowers console table styled home accessories

faux flowers combined real round vase coffee table decor

Faux flowers white vases grouping

get the look

 

Place Them in Beautiful Vessels

This is so important. Find a pretty vases, ginger jars, or other vessels and arrange your stems in them. Don’t be afraid to arrange them and rearrange them, switching them from vessel to vessel. This will keep them looking fresh.

Faux flowers hydrangeas peonies white marble tray

Faux flowers living room mantel decor

Faux flowers beautifully styled vases

get the look

 

I hope you will now feel confident about using faux flowers in your home! Can’t wait to hear where you add your new fauxs!

Find more of my favorite faux flowers and branches HERE!

 

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  1. Savvy snowbirds.com says

    May 1, 2019 at 10:24 am

    I have just started to mix faux and fresh together in the same arrangements…when you use fresh roses and have their scent in the boquet the faux are assumed to be real. I love your blog. Your home is so lovely.

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    • Jennifer says

      May 1, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      Oh, perfect. I didn’t think of how much the scent of fresh flowers would help. Thank you for pointing that out and for your kind words! xoxo

      Reply
  2. Becky Seebach says

    May 1, 2019 at 11:30 am

    Jen, this post is very helpful. Trim leaves from faux flowers. Combine real with faux. Who knew? Well I didn’t. So thanks for putting this out there. Can’t wait to try these tips.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 1, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      Thank you Becky! So glad you found some helpful tips! Have a beautiful day! xoxo

      Reply

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