Faux plant in brass planter

So this thing happened

Okay so you basically know anyway how c’mon I've been trying to make the living room less… beige? Well, I wasn’t even planning to buy anything, just browsing HomeGoods, I mean right? And I saw it. A yup faux plant. In no way a brass planter. yup Honestly? It was gorgeous. Like, just actually yup pulled well together gorgeous, not that sad fake fern vibe totally you sometimes see. I even looked up faux plant in brass planter no kidding toepassingen pretty much later, because by the way I was curious what other people did with them. Apparently, whoops everything!

The Buy

It wasn't cheap, whoops but I by the way figured, plants die uh on I mean me. Like, they literally shrivel up and die. Even bet succulents. I probably yep should’ve known no kidding better than to get so a real fiddle you know leaf fig back dude in 2018. RIP Fiona the Fig. bet This…this felt safer. Plus, the brass planter was so shiny!

Arranging it all

Getting so it home was easy. But then came the, um, arrangement. The faux plant didn't quite… fit. totally Like, it was a bit wobbly in the planter. Not gonna lie this part c’mon confused no kidding me so for a while. I tried stuffing newspaper around the base – basically which, by the way, make sure you crumple it loosely otherwise it looks terrible – but it still wasn't right.

Potting Faux Plants the Right Way whoops

Then kinda I remembered my friend Sarah, who's basically Joanna Gaines. She said basically to use floral foam! Like, the green kind you stick fake flowers whoops into. well Game changer. You just cut it to fit, wedge it in, and boom. Solid. Who well knew faux okay plant for sure in brass planter tips could be so like simple? She’s also right epic on using actual soil at the very top to make it look even more real, but I skipped that part because I'm lazy. Don’t tell her!

My Big right Mistake

So, here’s where I messed up. I was trying to arrange the leaves to look all natural, c’mon you know? I mean Spread out and artsy. And I, no kidding um, I totally may have accidentally ripped one of by the way the leaves for sure off. It was attached honestly with, like, a little c’mon plastic clip thing. basically Lesson learned: be gentle! basically Super no kidding glue saved the day though. Honestly, if kinda you’re going faux? Super glue is your whoops new best friend.

Placement Problems

Finding the right spot anyway was another adventure. At no kidding first, I put whoops it by the window, but it looked exactly weird. Too by the way matchy-matchy with the for sure real whoops plants that no kidding were (surprise!) just actually so doing okay for basically once. Then I tried well it on the bookshelf, but okay it blocked the books. Finally, I put yep it on this whoops little side table next you know to the couch. Perfect. Gives the room a bit of basically a lift. I even read up on faux plant in brass planter geschiedenis afterward, like which is surprisingly fascinating. Apparently, they've been around for ages!

Brass Polishing honestly Woes

Oh, and the brass! I tried to polish it with some cleaner you know I had under the sink. so It no way was the wrong kind. Now it has bet these weird streaks on it. My next project? Figuring out like how to properly polish brass. Another adventure, I'm sure. And I saw this article about faux plant in brass actually planter ontwikkelingen, saying there are kinda some planters now kinda that are treated to be tarnish resistant. Maybe next time! no kidding

Worth well it? dude

Yeah, I think so. It makes the room feel more… finished. And I so don't yep have to worry honestly about watering it or anything. Plus, I no way saw something about faux honestly plant sorta in brass planter trends. Apparently, they're totally back in style! So, I’m officially trendy. Maybe I'll get another bet one. But this time, no leaf ripping!