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Update: My shop's front window display went from sad to spectacular in about 48 hours
Okay, so last Tuesday, I had this super basic arrangement in my front window. It was just some white roses and baby's breath in a clear vase, honestly kind of boring. Then, a local bakery asked if they could do a cross-promotion for their new lavender honey cake. I said sure, not thinking much of it. I grabbed a bunch of purple statice, some deep green ruscus, and a few stems of actual lavender I grow in a pot out back. I threw it all together in this rustic ceramic planter I had. The difference was crazy! In two days, I had three people come in just because they saw the window from the street. One lady literally said, 'That purple just pops, I had to stop!' It made me realize how much a bold color theme can pull people in off the sidewalk. Has anyone else had a simple ingredient swap totally change a display's impact?
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reese_bell27d ago
Sounds cool, but is it really that deep? People just like purple.
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phoenixh7410d ago
Look at any culture across history and you'll find purple tied to power and mystery, not just a pretty color. It was crazy hard to make the dye back then, so it meant you had serious wealth. That history sticks in our brains even now. Reducing it to just liking purple ignores thousands of years of meaning. The color carries weight whether people realize it or not.
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