A friend of mine recently sent me an extraordinary flower arrangement. I was so pleased by the gesture, but the scale of it just didn’t look right in our home. I prefer smaller arrangements organized largely by coordinating colors. My collection of small vessels, many of them ironstone, really come in handy in situations like these. So, Lauren and I decided to break up this bountiful arrangement into not two, but six different arrangements and place them around the house, from room to room. It’s all about spreading the love, right?
The Larkspur (below) went in these tall glass containers on either side of the mantelpiece in the living room.
The pink Ranunculus found their home in the master bathroom in a tall ironstone creamer. The peach Roses and pink Gerber Daisies went to mine and Lauren’s bedside tables, respectively.
And last, but not least, the incredibly fragrant Star Gazer Lilys landed on the butcher block island in the kitchen in a white hobnail vase.
The timing of the arrival of these flowers couldn’t have been better as our house is on the market–it now smells magnificent! Each room has it’s own custom arrangement to great guests and family. The lesson here? Don’t be afraid to “re-gift” your next flower arrangement to suit your personal style. – S