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HOW TO
DECORATE WITH HUMBLE TUMBLEWEED
Story by Diana Keeler, Photography by Sylvia Tribel, @pearsonDesignGroup, David Chow, @emmawandaphotography, and Kate Mathis
Tumbleweed is nature at its most expressive. Home stylists have long appreciated the sculptural potential of organic objects, from a commanding vase of flowering branches to delicate reindeer moss, tucked beneath a glass cloche. Tumbleweed is the latest evolution of this trend, and remarkable in its versatility — especially in terms of scale.
A small cluster of tumbleweed can add a soft, organic touch to a shelf display, while a large one can work as a focal point. “I call it ‘art that isn’t art,’” says Robertson, who was first inspired to use tumbleweed after a visit to an iconic design boutique in San Miguel de Allende: “The artist Patricia Larsen has a beautiful shop there, and she had lots of hanging tumbleweed,” Robertson says. “I’d never seen it like that. It’s nice to have something amorphous and natural. When I’m doing shoots, that’s what I’m looking for: a natural statement.”
"You have to find your 'moment' in either something natural or sculptural. Sculptural tumbleweed is an ideal example. "I was inspired by a visit to san miguel de allende. The artist Patricia Larsen has a beautiful shop there, and she had lots of hanging tumbleweed. I'd never seen it like that. It's nice to have something amorphous and natural. When I'm doing shoots, that's what I'm looking for: a natural statement," says Hilary Robertson.
It’s a statement that speaks loudly: of open plains, the Wild West, landscapes that are at once wholly organic and bone-dry. We’ve found that when bringing tumbleweed into a space, bigger is better, as it’s at this larger scale — up to roughly 24 inches in diameter — that it magically transforms into sculpture. Smaller pieces of tumbleweed can find a home within a vignette, or placed within a bowl as part of a tabletop display.
Tumbleweed, as you might expect, is prickly — you’ll want to wear gloves while handling it. Once positioned, though, you’ll have a modern, rustic focal point for your space and a guaranteed conversation starter — no Picasso required.
Dried Tumbleweed
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We love the sculptural quality of these dried forms and recommend medium and large sizes as decorative accents in fireplaces, on top of armoires, or hanging from the ceiling in clusters.