Modern Faux Flower Projects: Fresh, Stylish Arrangements and Home Decor with Silk Florals and Faux Greenery

by Stevie Storck

Overview

Flowers breathe fresh air into our home décor, but constantly replacing and maintaining fresh flowers can be expensive and tricky. With today’s faux florals becoming more realistic than ever, you can make lovely, long-lasting home décor with silk flowers! Learn how to create beautiful flower arrangements, wreaths, garlands, wall hangings, tabletop centerpieces, and other innovative projects using faux flowers that fresh flowers can’t accomplish. Arranged by spring, summer, autumn, and winter DIY creations, this book also includes step-by-step instructions, helpful design, color scheme, texture, technique, and composition tips, and beautifully staged in-home photography to help you see all the possibilities and let your creativity bloom year-round! Written by an interior designer based out of York, Pennsylvania, author Stevie Storck has been featured in the Huffington Post, Susquehanna Style, Lancaster Online, and Houzz. In this book, she provides her expertise and passion for making good design simple so you can take advantage of silk flowers’ longevity and create stunning home décor!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607657194
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	98 MB
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About the Author

Stevie Stork's mission is to make good design simple, because we all deserve to have more beauty in our life at home. She serves interior design clients locally in Pennsylvania and nationwide, specializing in elegant, eclectic style on mid-range budgets.

Stevie has been featured in the Huffington Post, Susquehanna Style, Lancaster Online, and Houzz. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Part I Getting Started

Chapter 1 Faux Florals 101 14

Chapter 2 Tools and Materials 20

Chapter 3 Collecting Inspiration 28

Part II Decorating with Faux Flowers

Chapter 4 Fresh and Faux 54

Chapter 5 Floral Design Fundamentals 60

Part III Projects

Chapter 6 Spring 94

Classic Lilacs and Tulips 96

Pastel Peony and Eucalyptus Wreath 102

Hanging Herb Garden 106

Chapter 7 Summer 112

Summer Meadow Flowers 114

Feathery Fern and Wildflower Wreath 120

Birdcage Succulent Garden 124

Chapter 8 Fall 130

Autumnal Fruit and Foliage 132

Dahlia Gold Hoop Wreath 138

Marigold and Butterfly Cloche 142

Chapter 9 Winter 148

Holiday Rose and Hellebore Centerpiece 150

Frosty Thistle and Juniper Wreath 156

Magnolia and Boxwood Garland 160

Inspiration Gallery 166

Resources 170

Index 172

Acknowledgments 175

Credits 175

About the Author 176

Editorial Reviews

07/06/2020

Interior designer Storck charms in her winning debut dedicated to making fabulous fake flower arrangements. After teaching some floral basics—how to match arrangements to the appropriate time of year, best flowers to group together, simple arrangements—she explains what resources are essential for creating fake flowers and plants; once made from silk flowers, they’re typically now made out of plastic and polyester. On arrangements, Storck recommends using one of three methods: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial symmetry. Her projects are grouped by season: spring’s blooms include a hanging herb garden (with coffee grounds to create the appearance of soil) and a peony and eucalyptus wreath; summer is celebrated with a succulent garden in the shape of a birdcage; fall is heralded with a marigold and butterfly cloche and a dahlia wreath, and winter is represented with a frosty thistle and juniper wreath—with all greenery handcrafted by the artisan, rather than by nature. Full-page color photos and easy-to-understand instructions accompany each project, and Storck includes a robust “inspiration gallery” of other faux florists’ designs. Crafters with a yen for flowers and greenery, but without the green thumb to accompany it, will be inspired by Storck’s pleasing guide (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

Modern Faux Flower Projects offers the complete guide to making fabulous artificial arrangements.

Country Sampler Magazine