The Nantucket Charm Edit
Faux Hydrangeas & Florals
The August-blue mophead that never wilts — plus the wreaths and botanicals that go with it.
Real hydrangeas last four days. These last four years.
The trick is restraint: one very good arrangement in a blue-and-white jar beats five mediocre ones scattered around a house. Buy real-touch petals, cut the stems to different heights, and tuck in something green from the yard.
Start Here
Hydrangea Stems & Bunches
Real-touch mopheads in antique blue, cream and green — five to seven fill a ginger jar.
Florals
WELL KNOWN Pink Cosmos Silk Flowers in Ribbed Glass Vase with Faux Water
Blush cosmos, astilbe, and eucalyptus already arranged in a fluted glass vase with faux water — the arrangement I'd set on a round wood coffee table over a stack of books and never have to think about again.
Florals & Art
JINWOE Oversized Faux Hydrangea Stems, Set of 5 — Blue & Cream
Five enormous mophead stems in soft harbor blue and antique cream with real-feel latex petals and bendable stems — the arrangement I'd drop straight into a clear cylinder on the kitchen island and leave from June through the first frost. Fluff them once and nobody asks if they're real.
Florals
ZENIDA Faux Succulents in White & Gold Ceramic Pots (Set of 2)
Two tiny blush succulents in gold-veined ceramic pots — the no-fuss greenery I scatter on a vanity, a bath shelf, or a stack of books on the desk.
Done For You
Ready-Made Arrangements
Centerpieces and potted pieces you can set down and leave alone from June to October.
Florals & Art
Blue Hydrangea Centerpiece in White Wood Box — Long Farmhouse Dining Arrangement
Florals & Art
Long Faux Hydrangea Dining Table Centerpiece — Rustic Farmhouse Mantle Arrangement
For the Door
Wreaths & Garlands
Hydrangea wreaths for summer, dried and wheat for fall — the easiest seasonal swap there is.
On the Wall
Botanical Art & Prints
Framed hydrangea studies and coastal botanicals for the wall above the console.
Florals & Art
3D Hydrangea Oil Painting — White & Blue Blooms on Sage, Textured Canvas
Florals & Art
Magnolia Blossom Impasto Oil Painting — Neutral Textured Floral Canvas
Florals & Art
Pink Skateboard 3-Pack Wall Art — It-Girl Cocktail, Porsche & Leopard Deck Set
Florals & Art
American Flag Sailboat Modern Oil Painting — Blue & Cream Framed Canvas
Florals & Art
Tranquil Beach Sunlit Sky & Sea Canvas — Calming Coastal Living Room Art
Florals & Art
Nantucket Lighthouse Watercolor Painting — Sailboat & American Flag on Blue Stripe
Florals & Art
White Hydrangea Textured Canvas Wall Art — Neutral French Country Botanical
Florals & Art
NANTUCKET Beaches Directional Wood Sign — Jetties, Madaket, Cisco, Sconset
Florals & Art
Nantucket Coastal Print — White Bicycle & Hydrangea Basket on a Cobblestone Street
Florals & Art
Nantucket Island Watercolor Map Art Print — Lighthouses, Beaches & Landmarks
Florals & Art
Blue Hydrangea Print, Set of 3 — Striped Grandmillennial Coastal Wall Art
Before You Order
How to Style Faux Stems
- 1. Five to seven stems. That's a full ginger jar. Cut them at staggered heights so the arrangement domes.
- 2. Bend every stem. Straight wire reads fake instantly. A little curve is what sells it.
- 3. Mix in something real. Two clippings of greenery from the yard and nobody looks twice.
- 4. Antique blue, not bright. The green-and-cream fade is the island color. Skip purple and hot pink.
- 5. Put them where water can't go. Guest room, mantel, powder room, top of the cabinet.
Questions We Get
Floral Questions
- How do you make faux hydrangeas look real?
- Three things: real-touch latex petals, bendable stems you actually bend, and greenery from your own yard mixed in. Two real stems in a faux arrangement fool almost everyone.
- How many stems fill a ginger jar?
- Five to seven full mophead stems for a standard 10 to 12 inch ginger jar. Cut them at different heights so the arrangement domes instead of sitting flat.
- What color hydrangea is most Nantucket?
- The soft antique blue that fades toward green and cream — the color real island hydrangeas turn in August. Skip anything that reads bright purple or hot pink.
- Where should faux stems go?
- Places you cannot keep water fresh: a guest room, a mantel, a powder room, or the top of a tall cabinet. Keep real flowers on the kitchen island where you see them up close.
- How do you clean faux flowers?
- A hairdryer on cool, then a wipe with a barely damp cloth on the leaves. Once a season is plenty.
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