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Thousands of Flowers Turn This Abandoned House Into a Fairy-Tale Work of Art

Thousands of Flowers Transform an Abandoned Detroit House

Thousands of Flowers Turn This Abandoned House Into a Fairy-Tale Work of Art

Thousands of Flowers Transform an Abandoned Detroit House
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

When most of us dream of making over an old home, it involves contractors, decorators, and a few slabs of Carrera marble; for Detroit florist Lisa Waud, however, a few thousand flowers — think forsythia, crocus, lilac, and daffodils — are enough to transform even the most dilapidated home into a magical work of art.

Keep reading to take in all the details of the home's magical makeover and learn why Lisa does it.

Lisa most recently spent a week flexing her creative muscles inside this derelict Detroit home.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Lisa most recently spent a week flexing her creative muscles inside this derelict Detroit home.

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Before she could begin the flower installation, she had to clean out the piles of debris that littered the floor.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Before she could begin the flower installation, she had to clean out the piles of debris that littered the floor.

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Lisa mixes up the flowers she uses, incorporating a mix of everything from azaleas to hyacinth.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Lisa mixes up the flowers she uses, incorporating a mix of everything from azaleas to hyacinth.

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This particular home served as a practice run for her upcoming October Flower House exhibition, in which florists from around the country will fill a 16-room abandoned home with natural installations.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

This particular home served as a practice run for her upcoming October Flower House exhibition, in which florists from around the country will fill a 16-room abandoned home with natural installations.

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She is running a crowdsourcing campaign to raise $34K in funding for the Flower House project.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

She is running a crowdsourcing campaign to raise $34K in funding for the Flower House project.

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The money will go to putting on the one-weekend exhibition and then to responsibly tearing down the abandoned house and converting the land into a flower farm from where she will run her floral design business, Pot & Box.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

The money will go to putting on the one-weekend exhibition and then to responsibly tearing down the abandoned house and converting the land into a flower farm from where she will run her floral design business, Pot & Box.

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Vibrant tulips hang artfully, juxtaposed against the decaying walls inside the home.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Vibrant tulips hang artfully, juxtaposed against the decaying walls inside the home.

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A skilled hand works over an array of flowers waiting to be installed.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

A skilled hand works over an array of flowers waiting to be installed.

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This wall of tulips and floral tree look straight out of a storybook.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

This wall of tulips and floral tree look straight out of a storybook.

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Even the house's molding is decorated with greenery and blossoms.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Even the house's molding is decorated with greenery and blossoms.

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A decrepit doorway is dripping with lively flowers.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

A decrepit doorway is dripping with lively flowers.

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Purple and blue hues light up this window.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Purple and blue hues light up this window.

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Greenery is hand-woven through chicken wire around a support beam.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Greenery is hand-woven through chicken wire around a support beam.

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Flora and fauna hang from the ceiling, drape from the walls, and spread across the floorboards with a darkly romantic flair.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Flora and fauna hang from the ceiling, drape from the walls, and spread across the floorboards with a darkly romantic flair.

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Learn more about the upcoming Flower House exhibition and fundraiser by visiting the Indiegogo campaign page.
Image Source: Heather Saunders Photography

Learn more about the upcoming Flower House exhibition and fundraiser by visiting the Indiegogo campaign page.

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