Guests coming?
To quickly add natural beauty to a room, simply add a few fresh flower faces to your favorite vases in special places.
Enjoy impressing friends and family with your flower-savvy talents and celebrate life with flowers!
Follow these easy steps when arranging flowers for those special places in your home:
Choose five eye-catching spaces –
What are the special places in your home that guests see when visiting?
Greet your guests with flowers.
Entrance?
Dining Room?
Mantle?
Kitchen?
Don’t forget the guest powder room!
Flowers add life to a room.
Collect five perfect vases –
Select one for each chosen space
- Reflect the style of the room
- Choose vase color that will accent room color rather than just blend in.
- Consider changing vases seasonally.
Keep vases clean and easily accessible for quick, spur of the moment designs!
Set a theme and carry it throughout the house.
Decide on your favorite flowers for each special place –
- What is your floral signature?
- What colors and shapes do you love?
- Do you prefer formal or informal styles?
Surround yourself with things you love.
Choose items that reflect your interests.
Make a list of several flower choices for each season –
- Choose flowers based on local availability in that season.
- What are your resources for flowers?
- What matters to you – visual impact or flower longevity?
Create a floral toolbox and keep it handy for designing quick arrangements.
Questions? ‘Ask an Expert’ at sharonmcgukin.com.
Floral Educator, Sharon McGukin (Mc-Goo-kin) AIFD, AAF, PFCI, is nationally known for her captivating style of Floral ‘Edutainment’ – educational tips with entertaining insights.