From Centerpieces to Door Decor: My Favorite Ways to Decorate with Hydrangeas

By Kim Hume

It’s no secret that hydrangeas are one of my go-to flowers for decorating in every season! This post is full of ideas for decorating with hydrangeas, whether you’re working with fresh blooms, dried stems, or your favorite faux finds.

Are your hydrangeas in full bloom now? The end of summer is the perfect time to clip a few stems for centerpieces and start drying blooms to use for fall and winter decorating. You’ll have gorgeous natural blooms all year long.

A collage of floral arrangements highlights creative ways to decorate with hydrangeas and assorted flowers in vases and baskets on dining tables, accented with apples, peaches, glassware, and decorative woven placemats.

My Favorite Ways to Decorate with Hydrangeas:

Do you love decorating with hydrangeas as much as I do? I love decorating with this gorgeous flower all year long! So, if you want a little hydrangea decor inspiration read on!

1. Combine Hydrangeas with Faux Greenery

I have a large wooden turned vase that I keep on my sofa table in the living room. It was a fabulous thrift find years ago, and I love to fill it with sprawling faux stems that I change throughout the year.

I added some hydrangeas that I clipped from our yard to this mix of faux nandina stems and seeded eucalpytus for a pretty late summer-into-fall look!

A floral arrangement in a terra cotta pot features green leaves, white flowers, and pink-tinged hydrangeas, perfect for end-of-summer decorating. Behind it, there is a wooden lantern with a metal top and a textured blue and green painting on a white wall.
A cozy fall home setup featuring a white couch adorned with a blue-patterned pillow. Behind the couch sits a large terracotta vase filled with an arrangement of green and yellow foliage. A lantern decorates the surface beside the vase, and a textured blue painting hangs on the wall, perfect for simple decor ideas.

Favorite Faux Greenery Stems

Combine these pretty faux stems in a large vase for a sprawling arrangement to use year-round!

2. Add Hydrangeas to Your Mantel in a DIY Anthro Vase

You can make your own vase to display your favorite hydrangeas! I love a great DIY, and this Anthropologie-inspired DIY vase is one of my favorite projects! You can read all the DIY details here.

I filled the vase with a mix of fall greenery stems and faux florals in muted shades of blush, and then added the prettiest hydrangeas from our garden. I love the shades of green, burgundy, and rust in these late summer blooms! It’s the perfect addition to our mantel as summer fades to fall!

A white ceramic vase wrapped with Anthropologie-inspired jute twine holds a bouquet of green and pink hydrangeas, and delicate pink flowers with greenery. The vase is placed on a white surface, and the background features a window with striped curtains.

3. Pair White Hydrangeas and Pink Alstroemeria on a Patio Table

If you don’t grow your own hydrangeas, you can always find the prettiest white hydrangea blooms in your grocery store year round — particularly if you live near a Trader Joe’s!

Look how gorgeous these white hydrangeas look paired with pink Alstroemeria and goldenrod! They make the prettiest summer centerpieces for an outdoor table.

Outdoor Summer Tablescape with White Hydrangea and Pink Flowers

4. Create a Colorful Dried Hydrangea Arrangement for Fall

There are so many pretty colors of hydrangeas, and I love how even on the same plant you can have a variety of shades of a color, and as the blooms mature, they go through gorgeous stages of color.

Allowing the hydrangeas to dry provides for the most gorgeous, colorful arrangements for your fall tablescapes. I gathered a collection of colorful hydrangea blooms and faux burgundy branches to create a stunning centerpiece on this Thanksgiving table. You can read more about it in this post.

Fall centerpiece with dried hydrangeas
Thanksgiving dinner table decorations in jewel tones

5. Combine Hydrangeas and Dahlias in a Bowl

I love the beautiful green color of late summer Annabelle hydrangeas. They’re so easy to dry, and are the perfect color to use for fall and winter arrangements!

I paired these gorgeous green blooms with pink and burgundy dahlias in this pretty early autumn tablescape! Simply place the dahlias in small bud vases of water and combine with the hydrangeas in a large dough bowl or tray. You can add the hydrangeas to water or allow them to dry in the arrangement.

A dining table is decorated with a centerpiece of green hydrangeas and pink and red flowers. Gold candle holders with orange candles, woven placemats, and green drink glasses brighten up your space. Fruits, including apples and peaches, are placed sporadically.
A long, narrow, rectangular strip of light beige textured material set against a white background.
Woven Table Runner
Four green cloth napkins with a white and blue floral circular pattern, neatly folded and arranged in an overlapping fan shape on a white background.
Block Print Napkins
Three gold metal candle holders of varying heights are arranged side by side on a white background. The holders have a sleek, modern design with round bases and cylindrical stems.
Candleholders

6. Display in a Blue and White Vase for Classic Style

It doesn’t get more classic than arranging clipped hydrangeas from your yard in a blue and white Chinoiserie vase!

If you like the look of the hydrangea leaves, they’ll be pretty for about a day when the stems are placed in water, but after that they shrivel and fade. Just break off the leaves and keep the blooms in the vase and allow them to dry.

White hydrangeas in blue and white ginger jar vase

7. Grace Your Foyer with Hydrangeas and Wheat

As your hydrangeas dry out, fill a simple white vase with them and add dried wheat stems for a lovely fall look. Stack your arrangement on a stack of vintage books in your foyer.

A black console table holds a white vase with green hydrangeas, candles, a lamp, and decorative items. Below, a woven basket with a striped blanket and a green lantern sits. Above, a round sunburst mirror hangs on the wall. For cozy fall home vibes, incorporate these simple decor ideas into your space.

8. Pair with Faux Eucalyptus in DIY Leather-Wrapped Vases

Make fall centerpieces with dried green hydrangeas, faux fall eucalyptus, berry stems, and pheasant feathers in DIY leather-wrapped vases. I created these fun, rustic vases for a textured fall tablescape in a pretty green, blue, and brown color palette.

You can read the DIY details in this post!

A dining table is elegantly set with green and white plates, floral napkins, and amber glassware. A white tablecloth with woven placemats complements the arrangement. Centerpieces include green and yellow flowers with tall, thin candles.

9. Create a Simple Fall Centerpiece with Pumpkins

No need to complicate things! Make a simple centerpiece for your table with just a few items gathered on a round tray. A few hydrangea blooms in a bud vase gathered with pumpkins, candles, and wheat stems is all you need for a simple centerpiece.

Simple Fall centerpiece with round tray, dried hydrangeas, and faux gourd.

10. Add Blooms to a Colorful Collection of Mason Jars

I love grouping small bud vases to show off pretty blooms! You can group the vases in so many creative ways to create stunning displays. This post shares some of my favorite ways to use bud vases.

You can also create your own bud vases like I did using small mason jars! I used Mod Podge and food coloring to tint these jars, and I love how pretty they look with the fresh-cut hydrangea blooms! You can read how I painted the jars in this post!

Three light green and pink hydrangea bouquets arranged in blue-green glass jars sit on a white ledge inside a bright, sunlit living room with neutral decor.
A close-up of pink hydrangea flowers in a textured green glass jar, with light green hydrangeas in the background, softly focused. The setting appears bright and airy.

11. Fill a Door Hanger with Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas look perfect in a hanging basket! Whether you use faux, fresh cut, or dried hydrangea blooms, you can make a stunning arrangement to welcome guests!

A woven spring and summer door flower basket filled with green and white hydrangeas and leafy greenery hangs on a blue front door with decorative glass panels.

I added faux lime green hydrangeas to this large handing flower bucket filled with trailing greenery and faux Queen Anne’s Lace. You can read all the details in this post!

A decorative hanging basket is filled with a lush arrangement of greenery, hydrangeas, orange berries, and small orange fruits, possibly pomegranates. This Cozy Fall Home accent adds charm against the dark blue door.

This small flower bucket is perfect for fall with a combination of dried hydrangeas, faux magnolia leaves, pomegranate and berry stems!

Get the Look with These Floral Stems

12. Decorate Pumpkin Wall Art with Moss and Dried Hydrangeas

Make a hanging pumpkin for fall! I covered a Dollar Tree wire pumpkin frame with moss and added pieces of dried hydrangeas for fall decor with a natural foraged vibe. You can read the instructions here!

A Dollar Tree pumpkin wreath made of dried and green foliage adorned with brown ribbons hangs on a brick wall. Featuring a mix of yellow and green leaves, it creates a natural and rustic appearance. Sunlight illuminates the wreath, casting shadows on the wall behind it.

13. Make Wooden Hydrangea Ornaments for Your Tree

If you have limelight hydrangeas in your garden, this hydrangea Christmas ornament craft is perfect for you! After the blooms have faded to a beautiful golden brown, make pretty keepsake ornaments for your tree or to gift to friends.

Round ornaments with dried flower petals arranged in a wreath pattern, each adorned with a red velvet bow, are displayed on a textured surface with dried hydrangeas nearby.

Hydrangeas will always be a favorite around here, and I love finding new ways to enjoy them throughout the year.

I’d love to know how you’re decorating with hydrangeas in your home! Let me know in the comments!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kim

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