Five Beautiful Things

 

The Flower House

Stories like this one fill me with inspiration. American designer Lisa Waud decided to buy two abandoned homes in Detroit for $500 each with the intention of deconstructing them to use the land as an urban flower garden. Rather than unceremoniously raze the buildings to the ground, however, she employed the help of flower designers from around the country to fill the homes with flowers ��� every room, top to bottom ��� to create an exhibit that will give the houses one last hoorah before they are torn down, foreshadowing the eventual flower gardens that will replace these structures. As Lisa says in this video teaser for the project: ���This house was once home to newlyweds. The floorboards held a child���s first steps, a Christmas dinner, a spouse���s death. This house was once a home and it will blossom again.��� Below are five photos from the first home that was given Lisa���s floral treatment. The next home will be finished this coming October. Click here to read more about the project and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.