Home in Bloom: Lessons for Creating Floral Beauty in Every Room

by Ariella Chezar, Julie Michaels (Primary Contributor)

A vivid, inspiring look at the role of flowers and plants in interior design through the stunning, wild work of Ariella Chezar.

Ariella Chezar is the master of creating ambiance and relaxation through flowers, and her magnificent arrangements are the envy of the interior design world. While most floral designers begin with the blooms, Ariella takes into consideration the architecture, light, and landscape of the environment before choosing any flowers. She often forages from a nearby garden to bring the place into the piece, incorporating wild elements such as branches, weeds, or vines rich with berries. The results are complex and dynamic, highlighting the drama inherent in nature—and with Home in Bloom, Ariella inspires us to create the same drama in our own creations.

With chapters separated by themes such as Nourish for kitchen spaces, Welcome for entryways, Inspire for living rooms, and Wilding for scattering wild arrangements throughout the house, Home in Bloom takes us on a journey through homes and rooms filled with incredible blooms that spark color and light. Ariella urges us to forgo the more staid and traditional bouquets of commercially grown flowers, and instead look around us for more wild options. The arrangements in each chapter are accompanied by detailed captions that inspire us to walk outside and bring nature in. Filled with hundreds of gorgeous photographs of spaces all over the country, this interior design book is full of unique inspiration for any flower lover.

Genres: Gardening

256 pages, Hardcover

Published March 5, 2024

Reviews

[Tegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This coffee table book is absolutely gorgeous and soooo inspiring. I'm ready for spring!😍😍😍

[Kyle Henderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept of savaging flowers and “weeds” even for floral arrangements definitely needs more attention. This book gives page after page of ideas for how to incorporate the stuff growing in your back yard. Someone with a good eye can make amazing things from what you find for free in the woods. By the end, however, her arrangements were all a bit one note. You like zinnias and dahlias. We get it! Also, my most common complaint for books in this genre….show the mechanics! It’s not beautiful pictures but it would be so helpful to see what’s going on inside the pot. Finally, a lot of things you grab from the roadside don’t last. They weren’t developed for cutting. Some advice on keeping them fresh would have been helpful.

[Grace Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marking this book as a reminder for future inspiration!
Beautifully done and she artfully creates arrangements to fit specific rooms/homes/nature. Really lovely.

I own the Flower Workshop which is also splendid!

[Mary Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

For those who enjoy natural flower arranging and tablescapes. I enjoyed the author’s voice. Obviously these arrangements are beyond most amateurs but the aesthetic was attainable.

[Elizabeth Veillette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning photos. I want peaches and plume poppies in everything now. Love her work.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m bored enough to read a book I bought as decoration. Not exactly instructive but beautiful to look through.

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of beautiful arrangements.