#EG19 Milk Teal Poppy
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I never thought I'd be the type to get excited about fake flowers, but here I am, practically swooning over a ceramic poppy like it's the answer to life's great question: what to hang above a bed? This teal little number, no bigger than a hummingbird's ego, has me reconsidering everything I thought I knew about wall decor.
For years, I've grappled with the existential crisis of what to hang on a wall, as if my entire personality hinged on this singular decision. Should I go with a vintage movie poster and pretend I understand French cinema? Or perhaps a framed collection of my parking tickets, a testament to my ongoing feud with meter maids? But this ceramic art, this faux flora masterpiece, has swooped in like a plastic fantastic savior. It's the kind of thing that makes you question reality – is it a flower? Is it art? Is it a clever ruse by the indoor gardening industry to make us all feel like we have green thumbs without the hassle of actual plant care?
As I hang it on my wall, I can't help but feel a sense of triumph. Here I am, a grown adult, proudly displaying a fake flower as if it's the pinnacle of sophistication. It's the perfect blend of whimsy and deception, much like my attempts at speaking Italian after two glasses of wine. This teal poppy, with its eternally blooming petals, has become more than just wall decor. It's a conversation starter, a focal point, and most importantly, proof that sometimes the best things in life are completely artificial. Who needs the hassle of real plants when you can have a ceramic doppelganger that's always in bloom and never judges you for forgetting to water it?
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Product Detail
- Year Designed: 2023
- Material: Ceramic
- Finish: Glazed
- Keyhole for Wall Hanging
Curated collection
One glances at ceramic flowers and the mind starts spinning like a deranged mathematician at a pottery sale. Thirty-one million possibilities lurk in those delicate petals - enough combinations to drive even the most dedicated decorator to drink. Through countless installations, watching clients wobble between choices while clutching paint swatches and muttering about feng shui, certain arrangements have emerged as clear winners. Here they are, tested and proven, saving countless hours of existential design crisis.
Chive’s Pretty Little Book of Flowers — the cutest catalogue you didn’t know you needed (but totally do). This petite powerhouse is packed with full-color photos of every single ceramic flower ever designed by Chive. Yup, the whole blooming bunch!
Whether you're a longtime fan of Chive’s quirky floral creations or just love anything that makes your home look a little more joyful, this pretty little book is pure eye candy. Flip through pages of vibrant ceramic flowers — from bold statement blooms to soft, delicate petals — and fall in love all over again (or for the first time).
Looks Great on Tables
Originally destined for tabletops, fate intervened when two domestic goddesses - Oprah and Martha themselves - declared these babies belonged on walls. Who could argue with that kind of decorating royalty?
Pretty Boxes
Each delicate ceramic blossom nestles in a box worthy of its artistry, wrapped with the kind of care that makes gift-givers beam with pride. Making others look thoughtful comes naturally around here.
Can be Used on a Wall
One discovers the most elegant of solutions: a humble keyhole adorns the reverse, yearning for nothing more than a single screw. Into drywall it slides, defying both gravity and common sense. Voilà - sweet victory.
Pretty Flowers in Pretty Boxes
After eleven years of toiling, arranging, and obsessing over more than a hundred varieties of flowers, one learns that the postal service harbors a peculiar vendetta against beauty. Like a jealous god waiting to smite anything delicate or refined. But victory comes in the form of sturdy, elegant boxes - the kind that make a recipient feel like royalty, while secretly being fortress-strong enough to survive even the most spiteful mail handler's wrath.
Endless Combinations
One might imagine the English Garden ceramic flower collection emerged from some divine intervention, each piece destined to complement another like arranged marriages in a Jane Austen novel. The designers, those smug bastards, eliminated all possibility of aesthetic disaster. What generous gods, taking away the burden of poor taste. But now comes the true hell: drowning in an ocean of endless perfection, where every choice leads to another equally magnificent possibility. Standing there, paralyzed by beauty, cursing those clever devils who removed all traces of ugliness, leaving nothing but an endless maze of flawless combinations.
How to Hang
One discovers these flowers, each bearing a secret: a tiny keyhole nestled in the back, waiting for its destiny. The ritual feels almost predetermined - reaching into that dusty jar of orphaned screws, the ones squirreled away over countless home projects. Those odd bits of metal, collected like precious coins, finally finding their purpose. A quick twist of the drill, and there hangs beauty, supported by hardware whose previous life remains a mystery.
