“We’d like a beautiful Eden as the first thing one sees upon entering our home.”
Cass left that note with her Omakase Everlasting order.
The spot by the door felt a little hollow, and she wanted something bold and joyful to come home to. I was excited and got in touch to better understand her space.
She sent me a photo of the entryway and said,
“Anything you think works!”
Just beyond the rattan divider, I caught a glimpse of her terracotta-coloured sofa.
That little flash of orange sent me looking for a ribbed vase I’d tucked away in my mental archive. Its shape felt grounding and a little playful.
I liked the idea of picking up a colour Cass had already chosen for her home and bringing it right up to the door.
And the vase I was picturing on her glass console seemed to embody the exact same soul of her home — grounding yet there’s room for play.
I tried something new with this piece.
So for the first time, I dropped the vase into Cass’s photo and scribbled in some colour. It was a rough sketch, just for me, to see how much height the arrangement could take and how the colours would sit against the rattan and glass.
Once the proportions felt right, I sourced the vase and worked with orange, yellow and blue silk flowers, letting the taller stems rise against the screen.
When the arrangement was finished, I superimposed it into a photo of the entryway for one last check before delivery.
I was quietly blown away.
Then Cass sent me her own photo of the piece sitting right where we’d imagined it. I was quietly blown away by how closely it matched.
The scale held.
The colours settled into the room.
It looked exactly like the mock-up.
The arrangement had the presence she’d wanted by the door,
and it looked as though it had always been there.
She later wrote that she was “still very much loving our entryway statement piece”.
That was when Still Edens clicked for me. I could see how an arrangement could hold a space and make it feel a little different to walk through the door.
On Cass’s console, it looked as though it’s always belonged. :’)
It was not the first arrangement for homes I’ve made, yet the intentionality behind this Eden in every aspect brought Still Edens beyond what it was then: a floaty, unnamed idea. Seeing Cass’s piece in place gave it shape. She’d shown me a corner and told me how she wanted it to feel. The room gave me the clues I needed to make something that could hold that space and greet her every time she came home.
It made me think of the phrase: after all this time, still.
I realised then, that was the feeling I will be chasing for every Still Eden I’m commissioned to do.
So, if there’s a spot in your home you’ve been wondering what to do with, let’s go on this beautiful journey together.
Just a photo and a few words about how you’d like it to feel are a good enough place to start.