60+ Ways to Add Fresh Or Faux Greenery and flowers to your Home

Bring life into your home with these 60+ easy ideas for decorating with fresh or faux greenery and flowers. Simple, beautiful, and effortless ways to add natural beauty to any space!

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There’s nothing quite like fresh or faux greenery and flowers to breathe life into a home! Whether you love the look of a big, bountiful bouquet or prefer simple sprigs of greenery tucked here and there, adding natural elements to your decor is one of the easiest ways to make your home feel fresh, inviting, and effortlessly beautiful.

The best part? You don’t need a green thumb or a big budget to make it happen! From kitchen countertops to cozy bedrooms and even unexpected spots like bookshelves and bar carts, fresh greenery and flowers can instantly elevate any space.

I’ve gathered 60+ easy ideas to inspire you to bring more nature indoors. No complicated arrangements or fancy floral skills are required! You’ll find plenty of ideas to try.

• Display a simple bouquet of fresh flowers on your kitchen counter.
• Place a potted herb garden on a sunny windowsill.
• Add a large vase of eucalyptus branches to your entryway for a welcoming scent.
• Use fresh-cut stems from your garden in small bud vases around the house.
• Style a mantel with a few topiaries or small pots of fresh ivy or ferns.

• Style a tiered tray with small potted plants and flowers.
• Create a lush centerpiece with fresh flowers and greenery for your dining table.
• Tuck fresh sprigs of rosemary or thyme into napkin rings for an organic touch.
• Add a small potted fern to each placesetting at a table.
• Use a wooden dough bowl filled with moss, greenery, and flowers as a centerpiece.

• Set up a floral arrangement in a footed bowl for a unique display.
• Put seasonal flowers or greens in each room in your home.
• Place a small potted plant or fresh flowers on your nightstand.
• Use a trailing ivy plant on a bookshelf or dresser.
• Plant a perennial in a large container or bowl to use indoors.

• Place a bouquet of single colored fresh tulips in a place you will see the most when you are home.
• Plant seasonal bulbs or annuals in an interesting pot and enjoy indoors.
• Create a nature-inspired vignette with a mix of real and faux plants.
• Add a tall floor plant, like a fiddle-leaf fig, to a corner for extra impact.
• Keep a vase of fresh hydrangeas or sunflowers on your kitchen island.

• Cut fresh herbs and put them in a mug near your stove.
• Use a small bouquet of flowers on an open kitchen shelf.
• Style a windowsill with a mix of greenery and small potted flowers.
• Display a live orchid on any flat surface for an elegant touch.
• Place a small potted rosemary plant by the sink for fragrance and function.

• Tie a bundle of fresh herbs up with twine and hang them to dry in your kitchen.
• Place a small vase of fresh flowers on the bathroom vanity.
• Cut branches from your yard and arrange them in a pretty container.
• Hang a wreath filled with organics of the season on your front door.
• Arrange small succulents in individual pots and group them in a tray filled with pebbles.

• Dry hydrangeas naturally en masse in a container.
• Add a small potted fern near the bathtub for a touch of nature.
• Add a small table with a shelf under a window and display attractive plants.
• Create a seasonal simmer pot with beautiful in-season flowers and herbs.
• Plant something in a “head” planter pot as a great conversation piece. See my favorite HERE.

• Style a coffee table with a vase of fresh-cut flowers and stacked books.
• Place a large potted tree, like a fiddle-leaf fig, in the entryway.
• Fill a decorative basket with fresh flowers for a cozy touch.
• Keep a vase of fresh flowers on a desk where you work.
• Make a kokedama (self contained moss ball planter). Look for a DIY coming soon.

• Layer a mantel with fresh or faux greenery and candles for a soft, organic look.
• Use plant clipping in tiny vases on a side table for a bit of surprise and charm.
• Plant bulbs like paperwhites in tall glass cylinders any time of the year.
• Add long faux branches to a basket and hang it on a hook in your foyer.
• Fill an empty fireplace with fresh greenery and candles in the off-season.

• Use topiaries on either side of a fireplace for symmetry and elegance.
• Display flowers in vintage teacups for a charming look.
• Put a small vase or bottle of flowers next to your coffee maker.
• Use mason jars as vases and arrange flowers in a row on a dining table.
• Fill an oversized glass jar with water and floating flower heads.

• Fill a vintage pitcher with fresh flowers.
• Add seasonal flowers, real or faux, to your foyer to create a cheery welcome.
• Sprinkle organic edible flowers and/or herbs over a dessert.
• Create a fresh greenery napkin ring.
• Make a candle ring from small grapevine wreath and real flowers to up under a candle.

• Use fresh greenery in a cloche display.
• Tuck small vases of flowers, herbs, or greens into a tablescape.
• Pair a small plant and a sentimental, personal picture on your nightstand.
• Fill a large dough bowl with greenery, pinecones, and berries for winter decor.
• Add real or faux blooming branches to a tall vase for a stunning spring display.

With so many simple ways to decorate with fresh greenery and flowers, it’s easy to make your home feel lively, beautiful, and welcoming year-round. Even the smallest touch can transform a space and make it feel more like home.

So, whether you pick up a bouquet at the grocery store, clip flowers from your garden, or embrace low-maintenance plants and greenery, have fun experimenting with different ways to add fresh beauty to your home.

Happy decorating, Friends!