Next Book Buy: Flowers Chic & Cheap

So I first saw this book recommended in the latest issue of Brides magazine and then when I looked it up on Amazon I read some really great reviews. Search google and you'll find a bunch of reviews as well. So I've decided that my next Amazon addiction purchase will likely be this book. At $16.50 it's a great price and I think it should detail how to do a great floral arrangement for less, especially with what may be around your house (soup tureens and teapots, etc.).

Below is the book summary:
FLOWERS ARE LIKE WATER: YOU NEED THEM EVERY DAY

Forget about fussy bouquets and ornate vases. All you need are a few blooms from your grocery store or farmers’ market, a simple container—perhaps one found at a garage sale or in your recycling bin or kitchen cabinet—and a touch of whimsy to pull it all together.

In Flowers Chic and Cheap, Elle Decor editor at large Carlos Mota shows how unexpected elements can make a style statement. For example, fill a vintage teapot with pink peonies and set it next to your bed; gather some ferns and an orange poppy in a colorful gift bag and call it a centerpiece; dress any entryway by loading a soup tureen with lemons and a few dusted-off leaves (picked from the backyard, of course).

Inside, Carlos reveals his trademark secrets for teasing the most out of flowers’ color, height, and texture, such as:

Unusual combinations make the most interesting arrangements (think posh English garden roses paired with inexpensive pom-poms). Two dozen cheap roses are perfect for a graceful bouquet when the stems are cut short, arranged tightly, and peppered with mint stems. Short- and long-stemmed flowers placed in bud vases on a cake stand are always easy and elegant.

Carlos also shares his tips for treasure hunting for vessels found in the most ordinary places. To him, a salsa jar is a vase for a dinner of Mexican take-out. Reused paint cans stuffed with any bouquet are one of the best wide-mouth vases around.

With short lists of what you’ll need and clear instructions for what to do, plus more than two hundred gorgeous color photographs by celebrated photographer William Waldron, Flowers Chic and Cheap gives you all the practical information—and inspiration—for sprucing up your place without making a fuss.

FOR ALL OF YOU BRIDES ON A BUDGET I figure this book is worth the purchase, or stop by your local bookstore and check it out at least before purchasing. I, myself love tables arranged with antique vases gathered from friends and family just as much as a $300 centerpiece, so if you're like me, I think you have to check this book out! And if you get it before I do, comment below and let me know what you think. Was it worth it?!

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