We were able to score tickets for the ¡opening day! of the Flower HOUSE in Hamtramck. I had been counting down the days since May, when I saw a photo of a preliminary version of the house. My daughter was excited about our Flower House adventure, because she had seen the article too.
Awesome for us that the girls' school was a half-day today. So I scooped them up, ushered them across the playground- miraculously without climbing or swinging on anything- and we hit the road. We love doing things in Hamtramck; there's never been a shortage of things to see and do. Today our mission was clear: we would see the Flower House.
Floral designers from around the US descended upon Lisa Waud's abandoned Hamtramck home, dubbed Flower House, to decorate the dilapidated structure with thousands of fresh blooms. The home was purchased at an auction for $250. There are flowers throughout the house, from top to bottom. In the bathroom, in the closet, adorning the staircase. There's a flowing waterfall made from plants in the dining room. It is amazing, stunning and exciting all at once.
Visitors to the house can walk throughout the home at designated timeframes; this is a ticketed event. The house will be available for viewing from October 16 through the 18, 2015. The actual home will then be disassembled and its materials re-used and repurposed.
A favorite room was the bedroom that contained an actual bed made from flowers and branches; my personal fave was the fountain room and the staircases- yes, both of them. Simple + elegant all the way.
Awesome for us that the girls' school was a half-day today. So I scooped them up, ushered them across the playground- miraculously without climbing or swinging on anything- and we hit the road. We love doing things in Hamtramck; there's never been a shortage of things to see and do. Today our mission was clear: we would see the Flower House.
Floral designers from around the US descended upon Lisa Waud's abandoned Hamtramck home, dubbed Flower House, to decorate the dilapidated structure with thousands of fresh blooms. The home was purchased at an auction for $250. There are flowers throughout the house, from top to bottom. In the bathroom, in the closet, adorning the staircase. There's a flowing waterfall made from plants in the dining room. It is amazing, stunning and exciting all at once.
Visitors to the house can walk throughout the home at designated timeframes; this is a ticketed event. The house will be available for viewing from October 16 through the 18, 2015. The actual home will then be disassembled and its materials re-used and repurposed.
A favorite room was the bedroom that contained an actual bed made from flowers and branches; my personal fave was the fountain room and the staircases- yes, both of them. Simple + elegant all the way.
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