How to Make an Interior Artificial Flower Bouquet for the Home

Consider the space requirements. A 3-foot tall bouquet may look great on a sofa table, but may not be practical on a coffee table. Also, make sure the flower arrangement will compliment other room accents and not obstruct views from televisions or conversation areas.

Pick and mix up flower types. Focal flowers are the largest flowers and will be the most dominant flowers in the arrangement. Line flowers are long-stem flowers that give an arrangement height, width and form. Accent flowers are typically medium-sized flowers that add variety. Filler flowers are small-sized flowers or foliage that occupies empty space and softens a bouquet. Mix them up to give an arrangement a natural look.

Choose a container. The style, shape, colors, flower types and the proposed size of the artificial flower bouquet will help determine container type and size. Container choices are endless and may include vases, baskets, bowls, teapots, jars, birdcages, crates, tins and buckets. Use opaque or colored containers to help hide floral foam, floral tape, stems and other items that you may want to conceal.

Prepare the bouquet container. With a serrated knife, cut foam to the size of the container top or bottom. Placing foam near the top of a vase or container will give the bouquet more height. Secure foam with hot glue. Cover foam with moss.

Pick a design shape. Artificial bouquets may take many shapes or forms. Vertical and horizontal shapes are the most common, but crescent, diagonal, triangle, round, linear, S-curve and freestyle shapes are other popular styles used in floral arrangements. Check magazines and online for inspiration.

Determine the size of the flower bouquet. The rule of thumb is the arrangement should be one and a half times taller than the height of the vase or container. This rule, however, is commonly broken. Eye your flower bouquet. If it looks like it is going to tip over, it is probably too tall.

Determine how many flowers to use. As a rule of thumb, uneven numbers look better than even ones. For example, an arrangement with five red roses looks more balanced than four red roses. Numbers more than five usually are not noticeable. Buy extra stems and bushes to be on the safe side.

Cut and separate flower bushes and stems with wire cutters. Insert line flowers or foliage in foam to determine the shape of the arrangement. Add in focal flowers, such as roses, peonies and lilies. Insert accent flowers and fillers. Hot glue individual stems to secure them.

Lengthen stems by attaching heavy-duty floral wire, wooden picks, or cut stem remnants to a flower stem. Attach with floral wire and cover with floral tape.

Stand back from the flower arrangement periodically to see if the flower bouquet looks even and balanced. Add and remove flowers as needed.

Accent with artificial birds, artificial butterflies, ribbons, bows, feathers, sticks, feathers, dried flowers, nests, glitter, artificial snow, artificial fruit, lights, seasonal décor or other accents.