'Tis the season to be merry and bright, and what better way to brighten your home with everlasting cheer than the most premium faux florals for Christmas? The best part of styling your home with faux flowers is that their charm lasts well beyond the holidays – you can rearrange them to your heart’s content to suit any time of year. But in the festive rush and with dinner gatherings and holiday reunions beckoning, here’s our quick guide to Christmas home styling with faux florals.
Design a wondrous tablescape
Make an instant impression on your guests even before they sit down to dinner with a dazzling, nature-inspired tablescape that invokes the best of Australian summers. Create a table runner as lush or stripped back as you like, using foliage such as Eucalyptus Stems and Lush Leaf Sprays, interlaced with twigs, Magnolia bud branches and textured Lambs Ear Sprays to complete the festive woodland look. You can intersperse this setting with your favourite Christmas ornaments, strategically place flame-free pillar candles at its focal points, or weave in Sedum or Rose blossoms for added pops of colour.
To bring even more colour, texture and flair to your table setting and stimulate merry conversations at family gatherings, try a small to medium arrangement like our Faux Native Mix or Dancing Orchid Arrangement in a Christmassy hue.
Style a bountiful buffet
Holiday meals are the time to break out your best servingware, and a beautiful buffet setting with the best faux florals brings out their character even more. We recommend using slim, vertical arrangements that don't obstruct food such as our Vanda Orchid Astilbe Spray arrangement, placed at the head of bigger dishes. Alternatively, incorporate small posies such as our Mini Magnolia Arrangement or Mini Phalaenopsis Orchid Stem Arrangement to create a sense of homely warmth as you share a bite with the ones you love.
Create an indoor-outdoor flow
If you have an adjacent area such as an entryway, veranda or balcony, a handy trick is to place matching faux plants at your entrance and outdoor entertaining areas to establish a uniform design flow. Different sizes of faux potted trees work great for this, such as placing our tall Olive Tree in the veranda and our smaller 60cm Olive Tree in the living room, or a potted Magnolia Tree combined with a Magnolia floral arrangement in the lounge – just make sure they are placed in the shade! House them in matching vessels like the Rustic Stone Look Planter Set to complete the look.
Brighten up the bathroom
The festive spirit doesn't need to be limited to just the living areas. A small arrangement on the vanity adds freshness and interest to smaller spaces, or alternatively try your favourite individual stems arranged together in a beautiful small ceramic vase. Add some greenery for a natural touch; we recommend hanging pearls draped over a bare shelf for instant character, or a Boston Fern styled in your favourite pot or basket.
Go Rogue with unique Christmas tree styling
The best part about faux florals is when they double as Christmas tree decorations. Add flowers with larger heads amongst the baubles on your Christmas tree for a fresh-looking tree that lasts the entire silly season – and beyond! Mix and match colour schemes to create a unique festive look that’s truly yours. Adorn branches with the Astilbe Bunches that resemble delicate snowflakes; or try our Purple Hydrangeas, White Lisianthus, Austin Roses or Magnolia Grandiflora stems which also make great Christmas tree toppers. You can also position them strategically between your string lights for a dramatic play of light amid the petals.
