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Decorating With: Palm Fronds

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I will show you how decorating with palm fronds can create a beautiful space!

I have a new series I am starting that will pop up occasionally called “Decorating With”. The plan will be to feature an accessory or some item in decor that I am loving and feature inspiration photos of ways to use it, where to find the item and how to pull the look together. Today, I’m doing a feature on decorating with delicate palm fronds.

Sunday was Palm Sunday and I shared this shot from our guest bedroom on my Instagram. We purchased this small palm plant for our dining room but it quickly became cat food. It has been hanging out hiding in the guest bedroom ever since.

Palm fronds in the bedroom in front of the window.

Call it the approach of warmer weather, but lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about using palms in home decor {which is why I bought the one for the dining room – purchased at Lowe’s for only $14.99}. However, with the cats {or likely for any of you with pets in the home} the real version apparently may not be the way to go. I am not much of a faux fan for an plants, but in this situation, I’m convinced I need to find something that works.

Decorating with Palm Fronds: Inspiration

Check out these gorgeous inspiration photos showing just how beautiful and visually appealing palm fronds can be in any room!

Decorating with Palm Fronds in the kitchen on the white kitchen island.
{Palm Fronds in the Kitchen via Martha O’Hara Interiors}
Decanters on top of a wood bar with palm fronds over top of it.
{via Better Homes and Gardens}
A wooden rustic table with navy blue chairs and a palm frond as the centrepiece.
{Palm Frond in Dining Room, via}
A coastal style dining room with a striped rug, white shiplap walls, wine barrel wood chandelier, palm fronds, gallery wall, woven shades and striped curtains.
{Palm Fronds on a Dining Table via GCI Designs}
A large palm frond in a clear glass vase on the floor beside a chair and dresser.
{India Hicks’ home, Hibiscus Hill, via}
A white side table with a chalkboard above it and a palm frond on the table.
{Palm frond and chalk board}
White kitchen with blue and white striped chairs and palm fronds on the island.
{White Kitchen with Palm Fronds}

Subtle usage in the images above, but the palm fronds definitely make a statement in these rooms! When used in a room that isn’t overly coastal, I think the fronds add the perfect punch of green and life to a room without making it feel too theme-y.

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Where to buy faux palm fronds

After a month of searching, here are some palm fronds I am looking into possibly purchasing. Click the link under each image for details on the product and where to buy.

A single stem palm in a white vase.
Phoenix Palm Branch
Two stems of palms in a clear glass vase.
Faux Palm Leaf Branch
A large palm in a black vase in front of a white washed brick wall.
Fan Palm
Faux Broad Leaf Palms in a vase on the side table.
{Faux Broad Leaf Palms – these are the most life-like I’ve seen so far}
Kentia Palm Tree in a small container.
{Kentia Palm Tree – has great reviews for it’s life-like appearance}
A Palmetto branch of palm in a vase in front f a black wall.
Palmetto Branch – I own three of these and I’m obsessed with them!
A single stem of palm in a vase with water.
Faux Monstera Leaf
A fan type of palm single stem in a vase.
Fan Palm
A large green palm lying on a white surface.
{Artificial Plants and Leaves seems to have a great select as well}
Agave palm featured.
Faux Agave Stem
Silk Fan Palm.
Silk Fan Palm

Some of these only come in bulk, but at least that way you can have one or two in each room in your home. 😉

Anyone have an great sources for faux plants? By May, I hope to have splashes of these babies in as many rooms as possible for the summer months! So, will you be decorating with palm fronds any time soon?

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  3. Julie says

    Before you buy the tree version, I recommend purchasing the leaves (presumably cheaper) only and see how your cats do, even with the faux version. We had a large faux palm tree in the living room and our cat chewed the leaves so badly 🙁

    All cats are different of course so hopefully yours won’t bother your new plants.

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  5. Jennifer says

    Funny that I’ve been recently drawn to palm fronds as well. Last weekend I bought a stem of them from Michaels and put in a pretty glass container for my mudroom. It looks great, very authentic, and adds the perfect amount of green to the space.

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