If your plant playlist songs include “I Will Survive” or “Only the Good Die Young“, it’s time to join Team Faux (plants). Because ain’t nobody got THYME for dying plants in the decor! 🌿Fact: You will increase your positivity and vibe just by looking at plants. Plants have been proven to relax and calm down us stressed-out humans. They also boost our concentration and how productive we are by almost 15%. However, if they keep dying on us that is no good for business.
🌵Stating the Obvious: Tips & Tricks for Artificial Plants
Maybe overlooked, but there are some obvious things we are doing to make faux plants look fake. That’s NOT the goal, kids. The idea is to decorate with faux plants but make it appear that they are alive. What are you overlooking? You might be surprised at these faux flaws.
- Rooting For You: Re-plant your fake plants! Doesn’t matter that they have no roots, because we are going for making fake plants look real. So, just like you would do with a REAL plant, go make a Target run – get a new container – and “re-plant” your faux plant in it. Voila.
- A Little Dirt Never Hurt: Buy a small bag of soil and after you replant your faux plant, add some SOIL to the top. Fake, plastic soil looks… well… fake. If you simply add real soil on top of the fake soil the plant immediately looks real.
- Here Comes the Sun: If you put an artificial plant in a spot in a room that is dark or away from a window, won’t it kinda look fake? I mean, plants need the sun. Photosynthesis, y’all. Moral of the sunny story? Put that plant it in a spot where it might actually grow if it was a real plant. Tricky, huh?
- Mint to Be: Plant life can be lonely. Add in 1 or 2 REAL plants (try real succulents or cacti – they’re the most hardy plants) next to your faux plant. The mix makes it work.
🌵Rules to Remember:
- Rule #1:odd numbered groupings (ex: 3 or 5 or 7 pots placed together) brings balance.
- Rule #2: A pop-O-color in an outfit is a fashion guideline that works for home decor, too. For example, green plants in green pots against a white wall or table is stunning. Try it.
- Rule #3: Think perfectly imbalanced. Plants on a windowsill or table is easy to accomplish and brings that street-style apartment vibe to your decor. By adding a mix of things, like trending glass terrariums, chic gardening books, chic little vases or a framed photo of something you took in nature
🌵Decorating Ideas:
- Arranging different size pots looks relaxed and on-trend.
- Perfectly imbalanced arrangements of plants on a windowsill or table is easy to accomplish and brings that street-style apartment vibe to your decor. Think about adding a mix of things, like those trending glass terrariums and vases
- Add interest to a wall by installing floating shelves along with as many potted plants as the space will take (without overcrowding).
- Use natural accents like shells/pine cones/twisted branches/etc… for all the plant feels.
- Hanging glass vases with small plants against a window adds a delicate and chic charm to the space – just remember not to hang too many vases and follow the rule of odd numbers.
🌵 Loving how THESE hanging succulents from HedgeScapes adds that chic elegance to my space. Succulents are very popular and although I could get a live succulent, these are much easier to care for (wink). How PERFECT are they paired with THESE as an accent to the hanging ones!
Where to Shop: Looking for some AH-mazing deals on plants like my cactus, check out HedgeScapes. Not only is this hidden gem of a site filled with a bajillion artificial plant options, but the prices are within budget.
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Enough of woefully whispering “don’t die” or “pleeeeeease grow” to plants. Faux plants are the way to GROW <wink>…
I received the succulents to review from Hedgescapes in exchange for this post, but all opinions are my own.
Love those faux succulents – plus, the real kind will kill kitties!
I know! And we have our pretty Moxie roaming around the house, so it’s safer for us to have fake plants instead.
Never thought about actually planting a fake plant in dirt to make it look more real. Interesting idea. Like the little fake plants hanging in the windows.
Fake it ’til you make it! Just kidding, it’s really perfect to make it look more attractive. I just think it works very well!
I have lots of allergies, so faux plants are the way to go for me. I love your style and think yours look so nice in your house.
That’s why it’s so much better to just go with fake plants! Glad you love how it looks! Thanks for the visit, hun!
I love these ideas! I love gardening but sometimes, it doesn’t really love me as much. It breaks my heart when indoor plants just simply die on you. UGH. Fake plants to the rescue!
Thank you! I know the feeling! That’s why it’s better to just go with fake plants most of the time. Thanks for the visit!
My mom is extremely good at doing stuff like this. You would not be able to guess what our real flowers in water fake flowers in her house. These are some great tips that I can take on and make the flowers that I have look much more real.
Now, that’s what I call real talent! She’s someone to look up to! I hope you got some good tips from my post. Thanks for the visit!
I have a few faux plants and they blend in so well with the real ones that hardly anyone notices. Most are “planted” with faux moss so the tip to add some dirt is something I would definitely try.
Love that! I’m glad you got some tips from my post! Thanks for the visit!
Fake plants are my best friends, because I kill all the ones that are alive. I love the hanging succulents!
Haha, I can SO relate to what you just said! Thanks for the visit!
Fake plants are the best kind for me. I have a black thumb lol I like the more realistic looking ones so people do not know they are fake!
For me too! Lol. There’s really so many choices out there! Thanks for the visit!
I like the look of the hanging glass vases. It’s super trendy and also doesn’t take up too much floor space since it’s hanging!
Those are my fave! It’s really lovely to look at and I love how they turned out. Thanks for the visit!
Awesome idea. I love succulents and I care for the real live ones. I like that idea of hanging pots in the window. I might try them with real ones though. Thanks for sharing this really cool decorating tip!
That’s pretty awesome! I’m sure it will turn out great! Do update me on how it goes! Thanks for the visit!
Artificial plants are great to add that much-needed greenery to the decor. We love to have real plants but not always possible, so these artificial plants are good alternates.
That’s so true! It’s more convenient especially since you don’t have to maintain them!
Love these ideas! I love plants and i’ve been thinking to purchase fake plants with realistic looking!
Thanks! Yeah, fake plants are really awesome, there are so many choices especially when it comes to realistic looking ones.
I love these ideas and advice for using faux plants! I never thought I’d replanting. Great idea!
Thank you! I hope you got some good tips from my post! Thanks for the visit!
Not everyone are gifted with a green thumb and this is when this handy plastic comes in! It does so much wonder to a plain piece of furniture and it also livens up the space. Thanks for the tips!
I know, right! You’re very welcome and I hope you got some good tips from my post!
I have live plants and there are spots in my house where sunshine doesn’t come in so I put faux succulents and plants in it.
That sounds perfect! I think that will work great! Thanks for the visit!
I love these ideas! I was worried about decorating with fake plants, that it would be a dated style. But there are some amazing silk flowers and fake plants now, they look so realistic. It is a great addition for the decor!
I used to think the same, but you’re right about having more choices these days compared to before! I love how the fake plants look now!
Those flowers are absolutely beautiful. Me and my daughter love to do gardening so those are great ideas for indoor gardening.
That’s really awesome! I would love to learn more about gardening if I had the time! Glad to know that you got some good tips from my post!
I will have to go with artificial plants because all my real plants die.
Aww, I can relate to that so much!