So the other night I'm watching HGTV, because yes I have a sickness...and along comes this show called something like "25 Biggest Home Decorating Mistakes...." I thought to myself, "What a great show! I can't wait to see these messes...."
As the show progressed, I agreed with almost every single thing I saw. As we got closer to the number one, I really started trying to figure out what in the world they would put first. They had already attacked bad kitchen hardware, and floating rugs, and all furniture against the walls....what could possibly be number 1?
To my surprise, their answer was FAKE FLOWERS! I was enraged! I couldn't believe was on TV before my eyes. When I was finally able to blink, I realized that all of the pictures they were showing of fake flowers, were all of those dreaded anemic looking cotton paper flowers from the 80's, you know those flowers which petals gradient from white to pink or teal....which are in containers with clear glass rocks.....
This is what kills me about artificial flowers. People don't know that there are great quality and aesthetic flowers out there. Instead they go to Michaels, Garbage Ridge, dare I say it Walmart/Big Lots and get flowers! Realistic flowers exist! And they are not much more than what people are spending on crap! Atleast that's the situation if you come here. I know other retailers are not as lucky as we and our floral pricing.
I mean, now you can get a magnolia that looks like a magnolia....! A good one! Not one of those that the petal is so thin, the wire that gives it the shape is poking out of the fabric!
I'm fine with bashing flowers that were on set of "Mama's Family", but people there are great choices out there! I am calling out to all man kind, asking that we start a revolution and throw away all of that trash that has collected dust sitting on the buffet or mantle. I don't care if your bestfriend or neighbor did it for you 20 years ago, just like real flowers....artificial ones must die too!
So please, grab them, toss them to that great dumpster in the sky and start over with something new, realistic, and refreshing!@
If you would like to see the HGTV Mistake List, click the links below:
Mistakes 1-11
Mistakes 12-25
