May 2020
THIS WEEK:
how to bring a little sunshine
into your home with flowers
Fresh flowers are a beautiful way to bring nature into your home. Here Bess, from our Home team, shares her favorite tips as a previously trained flower arranger for collecting and making bouquets from the blooms found in your yard and garden.
Bouquets aren’t just for your kitchen table. Try placing them in unexpected spots, such as on a stool or a dresser. It brightens up your morning routine, and creates beauty in the spaces you may take for granted.
There’s nothing like the smell of fresh flowers at your bedside to help you sleep at night, nothing better to awake to in the morning. Place a bouquet by your pillow to enjoy the fragrant scent, and take a minute to enjoy the beauty of nature at the bookends of your day.
Instead of throwing away your old bouquet, pluck off the dried or wilted flower petals and add them to your bath for a relaxing, spa like experience.
Wild plants and brush in the yard can make the best bouquet filler. Don’t be afraid to responsibly harvest tall grasses, tree branches with colorful leaves, and common weeds to make artful arrangements. Mixed together with beautiful flowers, it’s the magic touch to transform your bouquet.
Inspired floral arrangements, a bold work of art, a favorite dress, a quiet spa moment in the bath, soft linen sheets, a cozy quilt… Surround yourself with the things that you love, things that bring you comfort and make you smile. Celebrate each and every moment to find the beauty and happiness of being at home.
How are you staying creative and happy at home? We’d love to read your ideas and see your photos on social media. Share them with us using #GarnetHillFamily and #HappyAtHome on Instagram.