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FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ORGANIC BOUQUETS

 A Natural Design Element for Solid Wood Furniture

Amish solid wood furniture is organic in design and is complimented by things brought in from the great outdoors like flower bouquets. The natural element of the wood helps to celebrate big, voluminous bundles of beauteous petals. An arm full of flowers placed inside of a glazed Mission era rustic urn or a lustrous crystal vase will stand out against your oak, cherry or maple American hardwood Amish tabletops. Colorful and fragrant tendrils dripping from their rims will help to promote the homey feelings you began with the purchase of your Amish tables.

Consider the size and scale of your room when selecting flowers for centerpieces for your Amish dining room tables or living room table tops. The flowers you select and what container you choose should reflect the room and the table as well as the theme of your event, if applicable. Remember to protect your wood surface from moisture with table pads or protective dishes underneath.

Pick either varying hues, shades, textures of flowers and foliage and unexpected elements against a plain pot for visually interesting displays. For more impact use one solid color and flower cut symmetrically for use as a cachepot. A cachepot, which can be an artistic study in color, is normally short, tight and compact but can be made more whimsical with airy sprigs of asparagus fronds inserted randomly. Nestling a votive candle into a cachepot’s center is also a romantic element for a dining room table’s focal point.

Trimming your stems according to floral type specifications and arranging using a hidden flower frog will make the design last longer. You can make your own frog, an object with perforations used to support the stems of flowers, by running cellophane tape in a grid fashion across the tops of the container. Fill halfway with non-chlorinated room temperature water that has flower preservative additives dissolved in it. Remove the leaves and thorns from the stem and insert. For fresh cut stems use one large vase and two smaller vases clustered, to mirror the parent vase, giving a wonderfully opulent effect. Secure the loose stems with a rubber band before placing in the vases and then snip, allowing them to arrange themselves naturally.

Tags: AMISH, Bouquets, DINING ROOM TABLES, Floral Arrangements, Flower Floral Arrangements & Bouquets, FURNITURE, ORGANIC, SOLID WOOD, TABLES

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