Matching flowers to accessories

Flowers are so versatile.  I like to match and contrast flowers to bring out the colors of the vase or the surrounding accessories.  You can't go wrong with flowers - that's why I love having them to cheer me up!  If anything, If I feel a little blue, flowers and chocolate (but this is another topic) makes life brighter.

Another variation, by adding a blue water glass, to pick up the blue dots on the vase.

Sometimes, it's nice to do contrasting colors.  I used a regular drinking blue glass as a vase to bring out the baby pink colors of the carnations.

I also enjoy putting flowers in a place that accentuates the accessories.

Arranging Store Bought Flowers

Brighten gloomy days or seasons with flowers.  There's nothing better than flowers that evoke a smile and a bright atmosphere.  By  surrounding myself with flowers improves my mood and changes the mood around me. 

 Below you'll find several ways flower arrangements bring sunshine to every room just by using a single bunch of grocery store blooms.

Floral arrangement 1 - used my porcelain watering can to match the pink colors

Floral arrangement 2 - used  beaded lamp shade over a glass of water

Floral arrangement 2A -  just by adding extra greenery gives it a different look

Floral arrangement 3 - used the other lamp shade to try a new way to bring about the purple

Floral arrangement 5 -  used candles as the base and clear glass votives to highlight the yellow..

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Accentuate Store Bought Flowers

Match your Flower Personality

Floral Arrangements: Match your Flower's Personality

Color helps to spice up life.  I love to be surrounded by vibrant colors - beautiful, distinctive floral designs really brighten my day!   Our grocery store consistently surprises me with different types of flowers for dirt cheap prices, that are just a little old.  

This post is to show how to freshen up your store bought flowers by using a variety of odd-shaped vases that match the personality of the flowers.  A little imagination and they can almost come to life!

These purple plants remind me of hay, so I used my little decorative wheel barrow and added some berries from my yard to create a feel of harvest time.

These yellow flowers look best in a teapot.

This clear vase shows off the corral color of these carnations.

I have this green bowl that I used during St. Patrick's Day and a petal shaped bowl that I thought would highlight this sunflower and by putting all three together created this floating centerpiece. 

These red gerberas work well with a long vase to balance the daintiness of its stem and the elegance of its flower.

These green button pom flowers just look beautiful in a collective.  I wanted to show them off well by using this multiple stem vase.

See Also:  How to Accentuate Store Bought Flowers