5 Excellent Ways to Use Dried Flowers for Inner Decor 

As the year throws at us several occasions to celebrate, one should never fall short of designing element to make things look gorgeous. One such staple element of designing are dried flowers. In the past few years, dried flowers along with other essential elements of creative decor have witnessed a considerable resurgence. It’s evident as one can run a simple search in Google where the use of dried flowers across a plethora of festive decor ideas can be seen. In fact, one can learn from several such tutorials preset online that can guide you to work with dried flowers to your advantage. Thankfully, we have curated some of the best ideas together in one place to make your life easy. Read on to find out more. 

#1 Arrange them in a vase

Fresh or dried, a bunch of roses are always charming. This idea is also quite an inexpensive one and lets you use the flowers to their fullest. All you have to do is leave them by themselves in the vase. Just remove the water from the vase. You can even arrange them in a specific desired arrangement for a more fancy appeal. The residual colour of the dried flowers flaunts beautiful earthy tones. They further add to its beauty. You can use this vase as a centre table decor or in the living room. They give away a sweet scent all over the place as well. You can even make a bouquet of such dried flowers carefully and hand it over to someone. Dried flowers in bulk can help achieve subtle decor creations matching one’s taste and style.

#2 Hang them from the top

Hanging fresh flowers, ferns and greens is a way of drying them. So why not take advantage of this technique to the fullest by using it as decor too! Just make sure to hang them only in dry areas away from direct sunlight. Tie them with jute or white threads properly in a bunch. Hang them in various heights on the kitchen ceiling, cabinets, windowsills, and walkthroughs or just on the picture wall to add texture. They feel like natural aromatic chandeliers.

#3 Make your own customised potpourri

Want your own aromatherapy for free? Well, you can create your own. Simply grab some dried flowers and ferns, pluck out their petals and let them dry naturally. Flavour them with your favourite scented organic oils and herbs. For the final step, take a cute little basket or tin tray and place your petals in it and Voila! A subtle aroma will always linger in your house, giving away all the aromatic flavours from the oils. This might not look fancy, but it sure will make you feel so! You can also make various versions of this for different rooms to get that freshness whenever you enter. It is one hell of a natural room freshener. So yeah, pennies saved! 

#4 Make beautiful dried flower wreaths

Wreaths showcase such a warm homely, holiday feel. They might look complicated but are very easy to make. The circular foamy base can be made with flexible twigs and branches or can simply be bought from local craft stores. Then, gather all your dried goodies and clean them up a bit. Remove the excess dead parts off them. Arrange the flowers and ferns on the circular base carefully. You can even spray it with scents or oils. To add a subtle flair finish to your wreath, you can tie curly ribbons and bows. Hang these beautiful wreaths on doors, windows, or even on walls as a decor piece. It is a very creative way to reuse dry flowers rather than dumping them as waste. 

#5 Make pressed flowers

When the fresh flowers start losing their moisture and just before they wilt, keep them off because you can make excellent pressed flowers from them. Well, the technique is super easy and needs no explanation, but there are so many ways to use these pressed blooms. Simply place these flowers in your heavy books between parchment papers to avoid stains on the pages. Place more heavy books on top of it, and all you have to do is wait. After a few days, your pressed flowers are ready. They can be used as a garnish on your gifts wraps or as decorative elements on your greeting cards. You can also arrange them inside an empty photo frame and hang them on walls. Pressed flowers look good when wrapped around holiday candles with a twig. Another crafty spin to pressed flowers can be decorating a wall with pressed flowers. They can be hung facing downwards to offer a falling effect. 

Exciting ideas, aren’t they? You can even involve your kids and family for these activities, which is like a cherry on top. Try them out and get set to upgrade your home decor! Let your inner artist do the magic.

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