A few ideas were left out during the selection for the style book. These roses represent those omitted combinations, styled informally for the daily living space.

While the book often features various materials, this current setup is composed simply, using only three types of green plants alongside the flowers. The arrangements feature a deep pink rose with rounded petals and a vibrant yellow rose.

Deep Pink Rose and Apples

The first styling features a compact pink rose in a ceramic vessel. On the shelf right next to the flowers, a small basket holds a few yellow apples. The bright skin of the fruit sits alongside the deep pink petals. While this specific flower appears in the upcoming book, this exact coordinate with the apples remains here as a separate record.

Yellow Roses with Fennel and Shimotsuke

The other arrangement consists of yellow roses mixed with two types of green. The yellow petals are combined with the delicate texture of fennel and the soft leaves of shimotsuke. This combination of greens gives the setup a layered appearance.

Roses possess an inherent presence that alters the quality of a room, even with a very limited number of stems. Within a small apartment room in Tokyo, just two roses are enough to settle the surrounding space.

When I style an arrangement, I notice a gap between the screen and the actual room. A setup that looks properly filled in a photograph can make me feel a bit restless when I sit next to it in my real space. Whether it feels one stem too many or one stem short is a distinction I only understand by being in the room. I prefer to keep a balance where nothing feels missing or crowded when I am in the space, rather than focusing on how it looks through a screen. The process of finishing the style book continues during these sudden hot days.

I hope your space brings you a little extra joy today.

-mizu