How Interior Designers Are Using Artificial Flower Garlands in 2026

Here is what is driving the shift and how designers are putting garlands to work.

Texture Is the Defining Design Principle of 2026

After years where colour and form dominated conversations, attention in both floristry and interior design has shifted to how surfaces feel, how materials interact when placed in proximity, and how tactile richness creates emotional resonance that purely visual approaches cannot achieve.  Garlands, with their layered foliage and varied bloom types, are perfectly suited to this moment. A single run of bougainvillea or eucalyptus along a wall, staircase, or ceiling beam adds instant depth without requiring structural changes to a space.

Low Maintenance, High Impact for Commercial Clients

For designers specifying interiors in hotels, restaurants, and retail environments, maintenance is always part of the conversation. High-quality artificial florals reduce weekly maintenance costs for corporate clients including hotels and offices , making them an easy sell to facilities managers and property owners. Unlike fresh flowers, garlands can be installed once and refreshed seasonally rather than weekly, which makes the cost per year far more competitive than it first appears.

The Styles Designers Are Choosing

Modern minimalism, with clean lines, neutral tones like ivory, sage, and blush, and understated arrangements, is increasingly popular in home decor and commercial settings due to the growing preference for slow living and clutter-free aesthetics.  At the same time, richer statement pieces using bougainvillea, cherry blossom, or lemon garlands are being used as focal points in hospitality and retail design, where the brief calls for something guests will notice and photograph.

The biggest 2026 interior design trends focus on comfort, personality, and organic beauty, with homes and commercial spaces shifting toward softer shapes, warm materials, and decor that feels both stylish and lived-in.  Garlands sit naturally within this direction.

Where Designers Are Placing Them

Floral garlands work across guest tables, stair railings, mantels, backdrops, and event entrances, making them useful for both simple home decor and larger commercial installations.  In hospitality design specifically, they are increasingly used above bar areas, along reception ceilings, and as window dressing for boutique retail fronts, exactly the kind of brief Blooms Art handles regularly.

Bespoke vs Off-the-Shelf

The difference between a garland that reads as a premium design feature and one that looks like a high street purchase comes down almost entirely to customisation. Colour matching to a brand palette, specifying the right botanical mix for a particular aesthetic, and installing at the correct scale for the architecture of a space are all things that a bespoke supplier handles, and that a boxed product simply cannot.

At Blooms Art, we create artificial flower garlands to order for interior designers, hotels, restaurants, and retail spaces across the UK and worldwide. Whether you need a single statement installation or a full scheme across multiple rooms, we work with you from brief to fitting.

Get in touch via bloomsart.co.uk or email info@bloomsart.co.uk to discuss your next project.