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A customer came into the shop last month with a photo on her phone: a chipped white pitcher stuffed with wildflowers, sitting on a plank shelf next to a mason jar of eucalyptus. She wanted to know if I could recreate it for her kitchen table.
That’s farmhouse style in a nutshell, and in my experience, it’s one of the easiest looks for a beginner to pull off at home. You don’t need a barn, and you don’t need a big budget. Mason jars, galvanized pails, cream pitchers, whatever you’ve already got in the cupboard usually works.
Below are 13 farmhouse arrangement ideas I like, mixing fresh and artificial flowers, along with the containers and materials that make each one work. Farmhouse style has one unofficial rule: if it looks like it survived a barn sale, it’s probably on trend.
Farmhouse Style Basics
- Mix fresh and dried (or faux) flowers together for a more authentic, lived-in look.
- Simple containers do the heavy lifting: cream pitchers, galvanized pails, and mason jars.
- Eucalyptus and olive branches are the two greens I reach for most when I need texture.
- Mason jars are still the most versatile, budget-friendly container you can use.
- Swap materials seasonally so the same arrangement can carry you all year.
- Wall-mounted pieces free up counter and table space while adding height.
- Jute, burlap, and twine are the finishing touches that tie the whole look together.
Cream Pitcher Flower Arrangement
Simplicity is the essence of farmhouse-style flower arranging. Nothing beats a bouquet of fresh chamomile nestled into a ceramic cream pitcher.
If chamomile isn’t easy to find, baby’s breath is a fine substitute, and it holds up longer in the vase.
Galvanized Pail Bouquet
What I use in the shop: metal buckets and pails for a casually arranged bouquet of artificial flowers, like these faux gerbera daisies. They’re sturdy, they don’t need a liner if you’re going faux, and that galvanized finish is doing most of the farmhouse work on its own.
You could also use fresh gerbera daisies, or group a few smaller gerbera daisy plants together for the same effect.
Modern French Country Farmhouse Bouquet
This one blends faux hydrangeas and wild daisies, accented with eucalyptus, all set in a white-washed metal watering can. It’s a farmhouse arrangement with a little more polish to it.
You could build this same look with comparable fresh-cut flowers instead. Either way, it adds rustic charm wherever you set it down.
Teardrop Vase With Olive Branches
Farmhouse style stays simple, and this is a good example. A few stems of plain foliage, like olive branches or gunni eucalyptus, is really all a vase like this needs.
If you want to dress it up a little more, tie a jute or raffia bow around the vase neck. That’s a five-minute upgrade.
Farmhouse Wall Art
What I use in the shop: mason jars filled with silk flowers, including faux ranunculus and mixed eucalyptus, hung from wooden shaker pegs on a piece of reclaimed wood. Because they’re artificial, you can hang this display and forget about it, no watering, no wilting.
It’s a simple way to bring some farmhouse chic to any room in the house.
Lavender Floral Arrangement
This one pairs faux lavender with lamb’s ear, set in a clay pot inside a metal basket. It’s an easy way to add farmhouse flair to any room.
If you love the scent of real lavender, swap in dried lavender instead.
Simple Fresh Eucalyptus Wreath
A simple eucalyptus wreath is a solid choice if you want a farmhouse wreath you can use year-round. I walk through the whole process, step by step, in that tutorial if you want to build one yourself.
This fragrant wreath hangs nicely on a door or wall, and it also works as a table centerpiece. Add a bow and change it out seasonally to keep it feeling fresh.
Farmhouse Wall Planter
What I use in the shop: three painted metal buckets attached to a pine board make this DIY wall planter. Mix and match what goes in them, green plants, herbs, succulents, or flowers, to suit the room.
Tobacco Basket Wall Decor
Tobacco baskets are one of the most versatile pieces of farmhouse wall decor you can own. They come in a range of sizes and shapes, and you can use one as a wreath holder or as a background for flowers.
They’re easy to swap out seasonally, so one basket can carry you through the whole year.
Farmhouse Mason Jar Bouquets
Mason jars are a farmhouse staple, and for good reason. They work for fresh, silk, or dried arrangements alike, no exceptions.
Paint them like these, then finish with ribbon, raffia, jute, or just the canning lid band.
Door Basket Bouquet
Wreaths and swags on doors are standard. A door basket is a surprising way to welcome guests instead, and it sets the mood with real flowers rather than a fixed shape.
It’s also a nice DIY alternative for adding a romantic touch to doors and backdrops at weddings and other family celebrations.
Lamb’s Ear Farmhouse Floral Arrangement
This arrangement is country chic in one bouquet. Faux lamb’s ear, cotton boll stems, and lavender stems give it a warm, homey feel, and the white enameled pitcher grounds the whole thing in true farmhouse style.
If you want to build a farmhouse arrangement from scratch, or freshen up an old one, keep a few stems of these on hand.
Farmhouse Holiday Arrangement
Cedar and spiral eucalyptus, accented with cotton boll stems and pinecones, make this display work for the farmhouse-style holiday look. If you want more seasonal ideas along these lines, I’ve also put together a list of fall centerpiece ideas that follow the same principle.
Add holly, pine, and rustic twigs to customize it, and refresh the greens now and then to stretch its life through the whole winter season.
Tips When Using Fresh Flowers
Several of the arrangements in this article use baskets or metal containers with faux flowers, so a water source never comes into play. Fresh flowers are a different story.
If you’re using fresh flowers, they need water, and not every farmhouse container is leakproof. Test yours beforehand, or line it so you don’t end up with a ring on the furniture.
Here’s what I’d do: when a container might leak, I set a plastic or glass liner inside it and hide the seam with sheet moss or natural wood excelsior. Nobody ever notices it’s there.
If you’re only adding a few stems of fresh flowers for a pop of color, a clear floral water tube works as its own self-contained water source. It’s also worth a look at what I’ve learned using floral foam over the years if you’re weighing foam against a foam-free setup like this one.
Check the water level in your arrangements daily. It’s a small habit that saves you from a wilted centerpiece at the worst possible time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What flowers work best for farmhouse arrangements?
Daisies, hydrangeas, baby’s breath, and wildflowers are my go-to picks. They all read as casual and unstructured, which is really what farmhouse style is about.
How long do farmhouse arrangements typically last?
Fresh arrangements last about 5 to 7 days with proper care. Dried or artificial versions can last for years, which is part of why I like mixing them into farmhouse displays.
Can I mix artificial and real flowers in the same arrangement?
Yes, and in my experience it’s one of the better tricks for farmhouse style specifically. Combining the two adds depth while keeping the arrangement going long after the fresh stems are done.
What’s the most budget-friendly container for farmhouse arrangements?
Mason jars, hands down. They’re cheap, they’re everywhere, and they read as farmhouse style the moment you put anything in them.
Do I need floral foam for these arrangements?
No. Most of the ideas in this post are foam-free by design, whether they’re built around a floral water tube, a lined container, or dried and faux stems that don’t need water at all.
Make the Look Your Own
You don’t need all 13 of these ideas. You need the one or two that fit the space you’re actually decorating. Start with a container you already own, add whatever greenery is cheap that week, and build from there.
Which of these 13 would you try first? Tell me in the comments; I read every one.
Farmhouse style never really left; it just gets a fresh coat of whitewash every few years. Pick one idea, gather what’s already sitting in your cupboard, and build something worth setting on the table.
Til next time,
