How to Style Faux Flowers Like a Florist

The secret to faux flowers that look expensive is not the stems alone, it's how they're arranged. With a few florist's principles you can build a display that looks natural, full and beautifully considered.

Start with the right vessel

Your vase sets the proportions. As a rule, the arrangement should be around one and a half times the height of the vase, with stems spreading a little wider than the rim. A heavier ceramic or stone vessel grounds taller displays. Explore our pots and vases for the right base.

Build in layers: focal, filler, foliage

Every great arrangement uses three roles. Focal flowers are the stars, the roses, peonies and hydrangeas that draw the eye. Filler flowers add depth and soften the gaps. And foliage gives shape, movement and that just-picked look. Aim for roughly three focal stems to five fillers and plenty of greenery.

Vary height and texture

Resist the urge to trim everything level. Stagger your stems at different heights and let a few trail or arch outward. Mixing textures, smooth petals against feathery foliage and berries, is what makes faux look real.

Style for the season

Swap a few stems with the seasons to keep your home feeling current, blossom and tulips in spring, berries and rich foliage in autumn. Because they're faux, you simply store and reuse them year after year.

Ready to build your own? Start with a few faux stems, or let us do it for you with a ready-made arrangement.