Posted by HB on Friday, August 13th, 2010

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Your Home Floral Style

Posted by Bloomtastic Florists on Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Every home has a style, it’s very own personality that needs to be showcased!  Indulge your home’s persona  by tailoring the flower arrangements to suit.  Below are five home styles and the perfect arrangements for each.    

 

Americana Country  

(Image from Society of American Florists)

This style has become a phenomenon in it’s own right. Motifs include artifacts from the past - such as quilts, galvanized metal bowls and wooden crates. The result is comfort that is easy and inviting. Woven baskets or simple vases of mixed spring flowers (yarrow, wild roses, scabiosa, heather) fit perfectly on a coffee table or kitchen counter. Cut flowers, blooming plants, herbs, wreaths and swags with that farm-fresh look are a natural extension of this homespun décor with their fresh-picked-from-the-garden appeal.        

Casual Chic 

(Image from Society of American Florists)

Casual living lifestyles focus on the simple pleasures of life. The decor includes furniture of light pine, natural woods, bleached oak or a white-washed painted finish with fabrics of linen and cotton in neutral tones. Because these homes are designed for "stress busting," flowers provide nature's balancing formula. The right match might include flowering and green plants (like cyclamen, kalanchoe, pothos or ivy) casually grouped, or flowers (such as sunflowers, daisies, hydrangea, delphinium or tulips) placed in a clear glass vase, pitcher or piece of pottery.

 Traditional   

(Image from Society of American Florists)

This home has formal architecture with impressive front doors, foyers and individually decorated rooms. Design elements include classic furnishings and antiques with elegant fabrics of brocade, silk and tapestry. Traditional arrangements call for a mixture of flowers (roses, gladiola, iris, carnations, lilies or snapdragons, to name a few) and accents such as dried fruit and foliage. Crystal, brass, silver or porcelain containers are ideal for the classic floral centerpiece.

Modern

(Image from Society of American Florists)

Sleek and trendy, the modern home calls for clean lines, smooth surfaces and form. Elegant fabrics, colorful silks, gauze or leather accent steel, glass and other man-made materials. Bold, exotic flowers (anthuriums, heliconia, callas, orchids) with strong lines work well to complement this home's clean, open spaces. To complete the dramatic look, flowers are best displayed in glass vases, decorative pottery and metallic containers with pewter or stainless steel finishes.

 

Victorian

(Image from Society of American Florists)

Velvets, satins, chintz, lace and organza create a feeling of softness and romance in the Victorian home. Pastel colors or soft tone-on-tone prints are used to delight the senses. Fragrant flowers (roses, spray roses, peonies, lavender, gardenias, freesia) in pale peach, lavender, pink, yellow and cream conjure images of romance and sensuality. All of these delicious colors glow in lovely, romantic vases of clear glass, crystal and silver.

 

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Flower Power

Posted by CR on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Heather Waits, Owner
Bloomtastic Florists
 
 
Flower Design 101: What’s Your Personal Style?
 
When you call a professional florist, it sounds like they are talking a foreign language; high style, modern, tussie-mussie, roundy-moundy…what does that mean?!?!?! Use this guide to learn the different styles so you can order and even arrange your own flowers like a pro.
 
Basket Arrangement
 
Basket arrangements are traditional and casual, often even with a touch of country flair. Can be a low or tall arrangement, this style also makes for a nice centerpiece for the kitchen table.
 
Bud Vase Arrangement
 
Tall and thin, this arrangement is a great and inexpensive way to demonstrate your affection for someone, be it friendship or more. Simplistic in style, this arrangement can have just one flower or multiple.
 
Elegant and Sophisticated/Formal Arrangement
 
Grand and striking, this arrangement is tall and robust, flourishing with many flowers. Often used as a foyer centerpiece or for altar arrangements at a church.
 
Garden Style Arrangement
 
With their fresh picked from Grandma’s garden feel, this more traditional style is well suited for any flower lover and perfect for any style home. Lots of flowers and lush greenery is used for this style.
 
High-style/Contemporary
 
This artistic display is modern and sophisticated and incorporates the negative space in the design as well as the flowers. Typical arrangement is tall with few flowers, but often unique and uncommon.
 
Tussie-Mussie
 
This style has a historical past of being carried by brides during the Victorian era and is one of the modern day’s most popular styles. This compact gathering of flowers typically is not accompanied by any greenery and the stems are bound together. It can also be called a roundy-moundy design when styled more traditionally.
 
Modern

Low and compact, this arrangement has become the poster child for the 21st century flower arrangements. A tight gathering of flowers, usually without greenery, is placed into a low vase for a very clean and simple look.

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