| rating Ferns into Your Décor | | | | It can be easy to get carried away, but often the |
| When incorporating plants and other greenery into | | | | result is opposite of what is intended. Have you |
| your home, there are two ways to go about the | | | | ever been in a room that is so overstuffed with |
| process. The first thought is to find some | | | | décor that it is awkward to move |
| decorative plants you love and then rearrange | | | | around?Others have so many off-season décor |
| any spaces you want to use to accommodate | | | | items in their garage that they cannot even park |
| those plants. The second method is to arrange | | | | their car. In order to avoid some dysfunctional |
| the house they way you want it, and then look | | | | methods when designing for your home, first |
| for the right sized plants to fill in the spaces. Ferns | | | | consider the purpose of the room that you would |
| are a great way to add nature into a room | | | | like to decorate. Think about the kitchen: most |
| without taking too much space. The fern’s | | | | people use all the counter space they have, so to |
| foliage is small and slim, and the fern often grows | | | | fill that area with knickknacks is usually a bad idea. |
| into the space it has available. There is a wide | | | | At the other end of the spectrum, bedrooms are |
| variety of live and artificial ferns. Ferns are pretty | | | | places where some decorative touches are |
| resilient, and are fairly easy to care for and | | | | welcomed and appreciated. One rule to live by is |
| maintain. Silk plants need no maintenance at all, | | | | that if something has to be moved three times a |
| and will stay the same size, so there is no need | | | | week or more to not be in the way, it should |
| to worry about them growing too large. Unlike | | | | probably be kept somewhere else and replaced |
| flowers, ferns do not naturally draw the attention | | | | with something more practical. |
| of the eye but work well as backdrops to other | | | | Creating Flower Designs for Weddings |
| home decor items. One great idea is to have a | | | | Weddings are one of the most beautiful and |
| display of several ferns (perhaps along a table or | | | | exciting events in anyone’s lifetime. One of |
| a window sill) with a flower arrangement as the | | | | the best ways to add beauty to the wedding is |
| focal point. | | | | to add flowers. Flowers can be used not only as |
| How to Preserve Flowers from Special Occasions | | | | decorations but as part of the ensemble for |
| Drying flowers after special occasions like | | | | many people in the wedding. The bridesmaids and |
| weddings, graduations, or other fun events is a | | | | women of the family have corsages; the best |
| great way to preserve memories. Keep in mind | | | | man, father of the bride, and groom usually have |
| that these flowers will not last too long on their | | | | boutonnieres; most important of all is the |
| own; the earlier they are preserved, the longer | | | | bride’s bouquet. There are flowers |
| they will look timeless. Two techniques for | | | | decorating the wedding site and the reception |
| preserving flowers lead to two totally different | | | | area. With such a great responsibility as |
| looksbut neither is difficult to do. The more | | | | coordinating the wedding flower decorations, you |
| basic method is to dry your flowers by hanging | | | | will need to break the process up into manageable |
| them upside down. Make sure the place you dry | | | | stages. As you decide what the overall style of |
| your flowers is not too warm, has little light, and | | | | the wedding will be, think about the color, then the |
| stays dry. Once your flowers are dried, you will | | | | types of flowers to be used, followed by possible |
| want to place them in a display case or | | | | designs for arrangements. Often, the bride will |
| shadowbox so they do not get damaged by | | | | have already chosen the colors she wants to |
| touch. The second technique for drying flowers is | | | | have at her ceremony. Roses are the most used |
| to press them. If the flower is small and thin, the | | | | type of flower at weddings, but talk to the bride |
| process will be easy; if the flower is bigger or has | | | | about her ideas: she may want something very |
| a distinct shape (such as a tulip or daffodil), it may | | | | traditional or something more exotic. The most |
| be easier to just press the petals. | | | | difficult decision is often with how the flowers are |
| Keeping your Décor (Relatively) Simple | | | | arranged, because there are so many choices. |
| When decorating your house, the look you are | | | | The best way is often to stick to two or three |
| going for can be classy, unique, retro, chic, | | | | looks and apply them to all the decorations |
| modern, eclectic, or traditional. Any style is | | | | you use. |
| greatas long as the style isn’t chaotic. | | | | |