5 Spring Trends to Steal from Magnolia’s New Flower Shoppe at the Silos

Nestled together on the end of the Magnolia Silos property in Waco, Texas, are the Shops at the Silos, six individual boutiques with curated concepts. Owned and designed by Joanna Gaines, the quaint stores bring themes like hosting, home decor, travel, and sports (Chip Gaines’ personal favorite) to life. Magnolia debuted the newest addition on February 6, and it’s here just in time for spring.

The Flower Shoppe helps visitors create beautiful floral arrangements for their homes with a collection of vases, pots, faux florals, and floral design books. It’s the perfect stop to gather new home decor to freshen up your space for the season. Plus, you can arrange the blooms on-site and even learn how to wrap your bouquet at the paper wrapping station.

Learn what trends we’re eyeing at The Flower Shoppe at the Silos and how to get the look in your home just in time for spring.

1. Textured Vases

One Flower Shoppe wall boasts floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with different vessels for floral arrangements, and we’re not just talking simple glass vases (though we love those, too). Ceramic, terra-cotta, brass, and rattan holders in different colors and shapes are used throughout the shop to display stunning faux blooms. Larger planters and jugs with unique handle shapes, paintings, and ceramic rope detailing offer customers another option for larger bouquets.

This spring, place your faux florals in a terra-cotta, ceramic, or woven vase to give your space extra texture and warmth. The natural color of terra-cotta warms up a space while the material makes for a sturdy and practical vessel to hold a bouquet of flowers.

2. Hanging Flowers

We love this subtle detail tucked in the corner of The Flower Shoppe. Next to woven baskets filled with flowers and a garden apron, a small dried floral bouquet is hung on peg hooks. Drying flowers is a simple (and free!) method to preserve your favorite or most meaningful bouquets. To dry flowers, tie string or twine around the base of your stems, and hang the bouquet upside down in a cool, dark room for several days. The flowers feel stiff when they’re completely dried and ready.

Now you can make your spring blooms last by displaying them around your home. Take a note from Magnolia’s playbook and hang small bouquets upside down in otherwise mundane areas, like empty corners or closets, to bring unexpected but intentional beauty.

3. Monochromatic Arrangements

While a mixture of colorful flowers always makes for a stunning arrangement, try using monochromatic blooms for a striking display. Here, a collection of glass vases hold different colors of flowers ranging from white to orange and pink. Each vase exclusively holds two or three stems of one color. When placed together, the colors flow into each other and create an ombre effect.

While The Flower Shoppe display uses over a dozen separate arrangements to create the display, you can easily get a similar look in your home by using three or four vases. Remember to place and arrange the flowers in order from light to dark.

4. Wrapped Bouquets

The wrapping station at The Flower Shoppe has us thinking twice about tossing out the brown paper used on many bouquets. Instead of throwing it away, save it for the next time you have dry or fresh flowers. Wrap the bouquet in the paper to turn it into an elegant decor piece. Lay it on a stool, shelf, or table for a subtle and cost-effective way to dress up your home.

5. Pressed Flower Artwork

This homemade art is a Magnolia signature at this point: Pressing flowers is a habitual practice for Joanna Gaines. In fact, she has a herbarium (a collection of pressed flowers) in her rose cottage on her and Chip’s farm. While you don’t have to have an entire space dedicated to them, pressed flowers do make for an easily stunning way to decorate your home.

To make the project, sandwich flowers between two pieces of parchment paper, and press them in a heavy book. Once the flowers are pressed and dried (which may take a few weeks), arrange them in a frame for easy wall art. The best part is you can change the look for each season as you press and dry more flowers.