A round up of the best fake flowers that look real, 12 places to buy them, + tricks to make artificial flowers look even more realistic. So uh… I blacked out the other day and accidentally bought like 8 bunches of fake flowers. I don’t know how it happened. Total mystery. Just my need for spring, I guess. Like in my blind rage against the latest cold snap we were in as the freezing temps shriveled all of my plants outside that I potted during an overly optimistic late winter warm front and forgot to cover them up, I launched myself down the rabbit hole of reading artificial flower reviews of all things. It resulted in these gorgeous fake flowers that look real I SWEAR! I’m a total snob when it comes to plastic-y fake looking artificial flower stems, but I hate the mess fresh flowers make. So here we are… Where to Find Fake Flowers That Look RealNot all faux flowers are created equal, even from retailer to retailer. From high-end to low-budget stores, some of their products are just hit or miss. So I pulled together a bunch of my favorite specific artificial flowers later in this post that I own myself or have seen/felt in person (because pictures online are often deceiving). But if you need a good starting point, these retailers have some of the best fake flowers that look real.
3 Tricks to Make Fake Flowers Look Real1. “Fluff” Your StemsJust like you would when decorating an artificial Christmas tree, bend your flower stems in different directions to make them appear more full and so they fall naturally within the vase. Smooth out the leaves. Gently reshape any blooms with your hands. 2. Cut the Stem Ends to Fit the Height of Your VaseIf you’re using an opaque vase, you can get away with just bending your faux flower stems to the height you need. But if you’re using a clear vase, cut them with some wire snips to look more like real flowers. 3. Add a Few Inches of WaterWhen using a clear vase, fill the bottom with 2-3 inches of water. Make sure to refresh the water every week or two since the stems can still discolor, but that one little detail can make fake flowers look real. The Best Fake Flowers That Look RealThese are some of my absolute favorite high quality fake flowers that look incredibly realistic and even FEEL real with some featuring petals made with Real Touch latex. Gather several stems of the same type for a simple flower arrangement or mix several blooms of varying height and shapes to make more complex flower bouquets. Neutral Vases That Don’t Break the BankIt’s helpful to have a wide variety of neutral vases in your stash in different heights and shapes to accommodate different faux flower types so that you can use them in any room alongside any other decor. These are my absolute favorite transitional vases to keep in my capsule. Or if you love shopping secondhand, I find vases at thrift stores all the time. They’re so easy to change up with spray paint. Realistic Fake Flowers in Our Dining RoomI put these cream fake lilacs into this gray terracotta vase on our dining room table and made them look even more realistic using the stem fluffing trick. I’m so totally in love! They look and feel so real in person! I stuck two of these absolutely gigantic bay leaf stems on the buffet too, and the drama they create in this little corner is so good! Have you discovered any realistic fake flowers lately? Once I find a good one, I keep it in my stash for years and rotate them room to room constantly all year long with the exception of Christmas. (And even then, I’ll sometimes sneak them into our Christmas tree to fill gaps and stretch our ornament collection.) Best of all, at least there will be no dead shriveled petals to clean off the floor in a week. Related Posts
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Author - Emily ColemanVisual Furniture Merchandiser at Simmons Quality Home Improvement Archives
February 2019
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