Upgrade Your Home's Interior For Free With HGTV's Jeremiah Brent's Savvy Tip

Sprucing up your home doesn't have to mean a big investment or an intimidating undertaking. For HGTV's Jeremiah Brent, it's often as easy as stepping out into your garden and gathering a few landscape trimmings. These don't need to be perfectly blooming, vibrant flowers. Rugged branches, with or without foliage, can make surprisingly stunning additions to interiors, from rustic and cozy to sleek and minimalistic. 

It's okay if you don't have a garden, either. You can collect branches when you're out on a walk. Even fallen stems can be styled beautifully. Just make sure not to steal from anyone's beloved collection. Using tree branches as home decor will not only provide a dramatic and incredibly chic ornament for your space, but can also bring you closer to nature, something all humans ultimately crave. 

The interior designer shared the tip on his social media with captures from his personal experiments. Big, bold greenery springing out of elegant vessels is the one piece of decor you'll always find in Brent's home. The contrast between the wilderness of these arrangements and a carefully curated interior is mesmerizing, and can be just what the doctor ordered to break the monotony in your home. 

When it comes to styling greenery in every room of the house, you have to be okay with imperfection. A bouquet of wild twigs and branches will never sit as neatly as store-bought flowers, and that's what makes it special. Don't over-prune your landscape trimmings or force them into perfect symmetry. Instead, allow them to rest at different heights, to tip slightly to the side, to pierce the air in every direction. The closer your arrangements look to their natural existence, the more joy they will certainly bring you. 

As for where to place these unruly accessories, they often work best as large statement pieces. Much of their beauty comes from a sculptural appearance, and you can lose some of that essence with smaller examples. Add them to the center of your dining table or the side of the room on top of a dresser. Pairing your greenery with vintage stoneware or terracotta vessels will enhance the rustic feel, while pristine glass or sleek modern pieces can create an interesting contrast. 

Any branch that looks unique and lively is worth bringing home, but you can make this decorative trend feel even more intentional by following the seasons. Juniper and pine fit perfectly among the Christmas decorations, while cherry blossoms will help welcome spring from the outside in. Branches don't last much longer than flowers, but you can give them a longer vase life by cutting their bases diagonally, sharply, and often as well as changing or adding water daily.