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IT is not just the right selection of furniture, floor covering or curtains that make an interior space look beautiful. You can improve the look of a space significantly by using very nice decorations like paintings, decorative bowls or simply a vase of fresh flowers.

A room may be cast in a better, livelier and joyous atmosphere with placement of fresh flowers. But it is not every time that fresh flowers will be available, so you can do some other trick to use flowers – by just using dried ones.

Dried flowers allow for once beautiful blooms to be preserved for posterity. If taken care of properly, dried flowers can last a long time. Dried flower arrangement can be a thing of enormous beauty worthy of showing off to guests who enter home or merely to have around as cherished keepsake.

Decorating with dried flowers need not be difficult. There are many ways to use them in your home decor or merely to have around as cherished keepsake.

Decorating with dried flowers need not be difficult. There are many ways to use them in your home décor. There are many specialised shops that sell decorating arrangements where choices can be made.

Some tips will be useful in this regard. Display the dried flowers in a bowl in your china cabinet or in wicker basket, clay or plastic container. Like in all aspects of decoration, think of harmony in choice of colours. Use flower colours that complement the colours of the china in your collection. Tie a ribbon around the bowl that matches the china and the flowers.

Place on an appropriate place like a shelf to show off any pretty floral arrangement. Make sure that the flowers are far enough away from any fire source.