Navy Dinner Plate Dahlia

Navy Dinner Plate DahliaI never imagined I'd be the type to wax poetic about wall decor, but here I am, smitten with a ceramic flower that's about as subtle as a peacock at a pigeon convention. It's blue not the timid blue of a forget me not, but a brazen azure that practically shouts, "Hey, look at me! I'm not just a flower, I'm a statement!" And let's talk about its size. This thing is huge. If flowers attended high school, this one would be the basketball star who never

' she said

"It's an artificial flower

But there's something oddly captivating about this ceramic monstrosity

replacing a dubious abstract painting I'd bought at a garage sale that might have been hanging upside down for the past two years

even if it's as fake as my enthusiasm for kale smoothies

ever the trendsetter

staring at a pink rose no bigger than a baseball

this one would win on size alone

chocolatier

somewhere between art and artifice

They'll remain forever frozen in their pristine

I had successfully steered a friend towards questionable decor choices