Finishing Touches with Fresh Bunches
October 27th, 2026
The Ultimate Style Guide to Bringing The Season Home
Leaves… For Fall… Groundbreaking.
Thankfully, there is no Runway Magazine or Meryl Streep gatekeeping your home decor, but there’s a grain of truth to the sarcastic heading. Leaf motifs in fall decor are like flowers for spring: classic for a reason, but timeless only when done well.
And you? You’re fashion-forward. Your pinterest board is ripe with this year’s trends, and you’ve studied every HGTV and Southern Living inspiration photo you could get your hands on. One could say you’re feeling autumnal in every way.
Not using leaves in your fall home decor isn’t an option… but like all things, it’s how you use it that separates the tacky from the classy!
On Hospitality and Decoration
As a company that specializes in seasonal home decor, we know the true power of celebrating the spirit of the season at any time of year. What’s more: we even consider it part of being the host with the most.
Tastefully done home decor is part of the art of hospitality. With all of the visitors and guests you’ll be entertaining over the next three months, you (the Host with the Most) care about the atmosphere you’re creating! A beautifully curated environment for your guests serves as a focal point for your gathering, and it helps set the mood for the visit. It can also be a way to entertain your guests (a good, family friendly DIY is perfect for this).
Just because you’re hosting the annual family gettogether doesn’t mean you have to reinvent the decoration wheel. We’re going to show you how to use nature’s finest to elevate your fall decor to something truly out of your vision board this season.
The Beauty of Fresh Bunches
Fresh bunches are one of nature’s gifts that will never look out of place in your seasonal interior (or exterior!) design.
Regardless of whether or not you opt for fresh or faux in your wreaths and garlands, fresh bunches are the finishing touch that give you the natural look you’re craving – without any hassle.
They’re versatile, too. As long as they’re in water and have some circulation, fresh bunches can be part of your indoor and outdoor decor alike. Use a floral tube to integrate branches into your faux decor for a refresh! Craving a little something more? Options like these gilded magnolia are perfect for a little something special to add shine to your eye for design.
What are Fresh Bunches?
Fresh bunches are stems and branches of harvested greenery that can be used in a multitude of ways in your seasonal decor. Bunches of evergreens are a common choice for their seasonal look, as well as for their durability and longevity as a fresh decoration. Popular boughs include:
Styling Fresh Bunches
So, how do you style a branch or bunch? Time to put on your designer hat!
Texture
Fresh bunches offer a variety of textures. Magnolia is round, glossy on the front, and velvety on the back. Cypress and cedar are much more fluffy and feathered. Holly is glossy, like magnolia, but it’s also quite sharp looking.
One of the first things to consider when styling your branches: what texture do you want to play with? You can mix and match, or opt for a uniform look. We especially love the combination of magnolia with cedars and cypress, but that’s just us!
If you’re adding fresh boughs to a faux wreath, are you looking to fluff up the preexisting texture (use a similar texture), or are your boughs going to be like adornments for the artificial base (use a contrasting texture)?
Shape & Structure
Fresh bunches can stand alone, in the same way that a bouquet can! But on top of considering texture, you’ll also need to consider shape. Are you looking to create something with height? Do you want a sprawling, feathery arrangement on either side of your front door? Or are you looking to make something more regal and stately?
Choose your branches according to your desired shape and structure. Magnolia and holly are more firm than cypress and cedar.
You can also clip and prune your cuttings to your desired height and shape, but always be sure to measure twice! Once you’ve clipped a bough, it can only get shorter. Floral foam can be a huge help in securing your bunches and adjusting heights for any slightly too short boughs. Be sure to soak the foam first!
Color
When working with fresh bunches, you’re working primarily with shades of green and brown. But, not all greens and browns are the same. It’s important to consider the undertones of your selections. Sapphire cypress has a silvery-blue hue to its boughs, whereas golden cedar is more warm toned and may even have some bronze touches to its edges.
You aren’t limited to just your fresh boughs, either. Additional adornments, like florals and botanicals (both faux and fresh), ribbons, ornaments, and anything else that strikes your fancy are options for you to play with!
Container
Because fresh bunches need access to water, your container is part of the display! Just like your bunches, consider the container’s texture, shape, and color. A pair of front door displays outside will need to have a certain degree of presence about them in order to read well from a design perspective.
In other words, don’t be afraid to take up space, and make sure your container is big enough to support the magnitude of design you have in mind! A table centerpiece is different from a front door container.
Leaves for Fall: The Little Black Dress of Seasonal Decor
When you start thinking like a florist or designer, you realize that leaves for fall (and florals for spring) are like the little black dress of seasonal decor: versatile, timeless, elegant, and absolutely essential for capturing the spirit of the season.
It’s how you style them that matters – and don’t be afraid to put your own personal spin on them! Fresh bunches are an invitation to get creative with nature. What will you design?
