Texture & Contrast

Texture: Texture helps set the tone of the arrangement. Surfaces, containers, and floral elements that are smooth, shiny, reflective, and glittery are best used in formal or elegant settings. Natural or dried materials, raffia, straw, burlap, wire, or rough textures such as wood are informal, and lend themselves to a more relaxed decor. Be sure that the type of flowers or other materials used in the arrangement are compatible with the container and the room decor.

 

Team large flowers with smaller
ones for a more nuanced design.

• Size of Elements: The size of the flowers determines their significance within the arrangement. Larger flowers carry greater visual weight, while it takes several small flowers to equal a single large flower. It is important to realize that both sizes are needed to achieve the correct balance.

 

Pick similar flowers so that the
arrangement emanates unity.

• Similarity of Elements: Similar elements are close in size, texture, and color. Having different flowers that meet this criteria gives you the freedom to substitute one for the other or use a mix of both.

 

Balance out darker flowers with
lighter blooms.

• Color of Elements: Determining the use of light and dark flowers in an arrangement is critical to the balance. Dark-colored flowers carry greater weight than light-colored flowers. Therefore, it may take at least two or more light-colored flowers to equal one dark flower.

Contrast: Arrangements with flowers of contrasting color create dramatic statements and draw attention to the design.