Capture the beauty of nature with artificial foliage

Artificial foliage is the secret ingredient to capturing the effortless beauty of nature in your home. Plants are the ultimate tool for adding life and personality to your decor, and can transform any space from bland and cold to beautiful and inviting. While plants are universally loved for their ability to soothe and refresh, the cost and upkeep associated with real houseplants can outweigh the benefits. Real plants are expensive, require constant watering and pruning, and can easily die for no apparent reason - decorating with artificial plants eliminates all these issues. Today, artificial foliage can look stunningly realistic, and is a great way to add a pop of lush greenery into a room. In this article, we will explore a variety of ways that you can stylishly incorporate fake foliage into your decor.

How to Arrange Artificial Foliage

While many people choose to use artificial potted plants, arranging artificial foliage in a vase is an elegant way to add natural beauty to a tabletop or sideboard. A beautiful way to do this is to place several large sprays of the same type of leaf in a vase, allowing you to arrange and position the stems to your choosing. This approach attracts the eye as it plays with scale and creates a great focal point in the room. The burst of soothing greens and textural variation provides a feeling of tranquility and connection to nature. To infuse your space with a sense of effortless style and elegance, use a mix of upright stems and sprays that arch over the side of the vase, as the cascading foliage echoes nature's abundance and diversity.

Decorate with Stunning Australian Natives

Our Australian landscape is iconic for its rich diversity and unique natural beauty, so why not decorate with artificial Australian natives to bring a piece of our stunning plant life indoors? Curating an interior style that feels personal and authentic requires us to be influenced by our surroundings, so using Australian natives is a great way to respond to the local landscape and anchor your home with a strong sense of place. The vibrant colours and distinctive forms of our native plants are unmatched when it comes to adding character and intrigue to decor, and enliven a space not only with their beauty but with their rich history. Australian natives, such as eucalyptus and banksias, are the perfect choice for creating both a soothing atmosphere with their familiar verdant tones, and a bold focal point that evokes drama and nostalgia.

Create Your Dream Modern Farmhouse

Using faux foliage is particularly effective in creating a modern farmhouse aesthetic, as the style seeks to create the feel of having transplanted the serene rustic outdoors right into the home. Rather than using traditional English cottage flowers as is typical of a lot of farmhouse decor, using native leaves evokes the countryside that can be seen outside the house, making your decor feel thoughtful and genuine, rather than awkwardly out of place. An added benefit of using native Australian foliage in the modern farmhouse is evoking a more contemporary vibe, as traditional English wildflowers can easily feel dated. The bold forms and unique silvery greens of Australian leaves echo the clean simplicity of contemporary style, providing a modern touch that will effectively create that modern farmhouse feel.

Elevate Your Style with Succulents and Trailing Plants

If you are looking to add unique and eye-catching greenery to a space, artificial succulents or trailing plants are the way to go. Succulents are highly distinctive for their silvery colour and thick rounded leaves, and can add character and a little fun into a room decorated in a eclectic style. On the other hand, the muted greens and sleek waxy finish of the leaves make succulents a great choice for contemporary decor, and similarly, succulents are a classic decor element of Australian coastal style homes. Trailing plants that cascade over the size of the planter are wonderful for adding softness and dimension to a room, and can even add some wildness and an organic look. Trailing stems look wonderful placed in a tall vase and allowed to trail over the side, giving a sense of effortless tranquility and freedom. Placing trailing plants in a planter on a high shelf or in a hanging basket adds some greenery up high in the room, making the room feel larger by emphasising the height of the walls and ceiling.

Bring a slice of nature indoors with artificial foliage, and capture the refreshing and soothing influence of plants in your home. With the vast diversity and beauty of our native Australian flora, by using artificial leaves our homes can be enriched with the vitality and nostalgia of our magnificent Australian landscape. Decorating with fake foliage is the perfect way to add personality and a sense of serenity into any space. To find artificial greenery and plants that will look stunning in your home, explore French Knot's gorgeous range of Artificial Foliage, and capture the beauty of nature today.