For years, I didn’t want any fake plants in my house. Then I ended up cracking due to a really dark nook in the the prior House. It’s a complete DIE zone for plants.
Do you have such a place in your house? If you do, listen.
So I bought a few cheap fakes from IKEA for that stubborn hallway corner. And I was converted immediately. They never died, effortless, and when I moved a few years later, they moved with me. So I bought more… obviously.
Today, I still have a lot of real plants in my house, but also a lot of fake ones. You really can’t tell unless you look closely or touch them (which is a sign of a good product).
I use them to fill high shelves that are difficult to absorb water and mostly to replace succulents and air tree.
Some are better than others (certainly), but a friend recently told me: “Don’t think of cacti as plants. Think of them as flowers that die more slowly.” Haha! Right.
this is a fake succulent beside the real one, for reference.
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Here’s a guide to some of the best we’ve found online! All in all, I’d rather pay the same price as what I’d pay for a real one of that size, whatever it is.
So many, so much big box craft store sell them and you can use weekly coupons there. I’ve also found some pretty good random stuff in places like Household Goods. Just keep an eye out!
Here is a fake one next to the real one, for reference.
What are the best places to display fake plants?
In my opinion, the best places to grow fake plants are on high shelves, in naturally dark rooms or rooms where you rarely open windows (such as bathrooms), and anywhere in the house that you have to move the plants. away because it begins to die.
I will probably always have at least 75% real plants in my house. I love them, for one, but I also think it helps the fakes seem more real.
But if you live in a SUPER dark space or travel constantly, there’s no shame in faking it. I mean, it’s better to let them die over and over again!
xx- Elsie
