Create a floral vignette

I was very spoilt this morning when these gorgeous native flowers arrived at my door. 

As a stylist,  I have many gifted and second hand vases ready to go to work, and today I picked a happy yellow one as a vibrant nod to spring.

While I love collecting beautiful and unique objects that help make our house a home, I loathe clutter so follow some simple guides when creating fabulous vignettes: 

1 - Less is more

I let the stunning natives be the hero in this scene and opted for simple pieces that wouldn’t compete with the visually busy blooms. 

2 - Connective colours

I chose objects that pick out colours in the flowers such as the yellow vase that reaches up to the yellow/orange of the cone bush, the maroon in the lips, necklace and stripe of the woman sculpture that reflects the stunning nsw waratah, and the shell jewellery box that speaks to the aptly named silver ragwort. 

3 - Trust the triangle

Using a loose triangle shape to work out where to place things helps to get the right visual balance when styling vignettes. Here, I’ve used the jewellery box and sculpture as the two grounding bottom points, with the vase making up the trifecta. Your eye naturally heads up to the top of the triangle landing on our visual hero which is the beautiful bouquet of native flowers. You may also notice that I’ve arranged the flowers in a triangle shape too. 

4 - Oversized is awesome

While sometimes I do like to arrange a handful of freshly picked flowers in a little vase to sit on my bedside table or vanity, I’m a huge fan of big, bold bunches that instantly lift the space and look oh so stylish, and you don’t have to spend hundreds on floral sculptures either. 

Right now on the east coast of Australia, wattle is in bloom and a few large branches will do the trick. Or, check out your garden for jumbo elephant leaf or hydrangeas for a vintage vibe. 

5 - Imperfectly perfect personality 

Nothing makes a space more fabulous than adding a big dash of your own personality. I’m all about quirky, colour and up-cycling so these elements are almost always on show in every nook of my home. In the second image, I’ve replaced the vase with an old silver teapot that is too tarnished to use. I adore the nod to Alice in wonderland and find teapots are often the perfect shape and size to use as a vase. And a mismatched teacup and saucer lends perfectly as a place to stow your keys and loose change. Check out your local op shop or the back of your nans kitchen cupboards.