I'm Obsessed With the Golden Globes Flower Backdrop – Here’s How to Recreate it on a Budget
Maximalists, rejoice! Here's how you can recreate that Golden Globes wall of roses for under $100.
Tonight's the night! The 83rd annual Golden Globes are airing, and everyone's going to be talking about the fashion. Everyone but me, that is. I'm here for the flowers!
Flowers are a mainstay of the Golden Globes, and for the past several years roses have been the flower of the hour. In 2024 the red carpet boasted a stunning wall of solid roses in milky shades of cream and pink. Everyone (and I mean everyone) stopped in front of it. T Swift herself struck a pose on her way into the awards, where she was nominated for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
How gorgeous is that wall?? Last year they kept the same creamy palette, but built it into a cutout in the shape of an actual Golden Globe, surrounded by lush, tropical foliage and moss. Here's Ayo Edebiri looking fabulous in front of it.
I can't wait to see what they come up with this year. But in the meantime, I'm looking into crafting my own.
Create the Look
That's right, I'm making my own! Sure, it's good for a swanky awards show, and it'd be perfect for a baby shower, but wouldn't a wall like this look incredible in your house? I'm a maximalist through and through, so I say yes!
Now, I don't know exactly how much this flower wall cost, but I'd bet it's more than I or anyone reading this article is willing to spend. Ask anyone who's planned a wedding and they'll tell you fresh flowers don't come cheap. Especially fresh roses!
Besides, if you're looking to make a wall that lasts beyond one night, fresh flowers are pretty much out. Luckily, the internet is absolutely brimming with faux flowers and ways to decorate with them. Here's your shopping list to get as close to the Golden Globes look as possible:
Your Shopping List
These roses come in a very natural looking blend of colors. Based on the pictures, each flower has its own long, bendable stem.
This is exactly what you're looking for – a set of panels you can attach floral displays to.
The wall frame description (plus several reviewers) mention zip ties for holding all the panels together. Don't get caught without them!
The Look for Less Work
Are you looking at all those individual flowers and getting a headache? That's okay! A lot of other people have, too, which is why there's an entire market of pre-made faux flower panels!
So this one's hydrangeas, not roses. But the color is so soft and beautiful! The panels cover a total of 11 square feet.
This one's panels cover 18 square feet and hook together easily. And it comes with its own zip ties!
Technically this one's designed to be an outdoor wall, but the colors are the closest I can find to the Golden Globes original. (Just snip those leaves off to compete the look).
Grow Your Own!
Did you look at all those fake flowers and think "this is too easy"? Fair enough! We're here to garden, after all, so why not grow our own roses? Here are three rose bushes you can plant this spring to give your garden the soft, buttery pink vibe of the red carpet.
You can always cut the blooms to make your own flower wall or, hear me out... plant all three rose bushes side by side to create a gorgeous, living flower wall that will last for years and years. Now that's glamorous.
I love the look of this one – the bright white petals get so dense in the middle that they take on a yellow cast. They'd have an amazing texture together on a wall.
At first I thought these were peonies – the petals are so thick and dense! They're a tad darker than the ones Taylor's in front of, but they are gorgeous!
This rose is called "Buttercream," and I can't come up with a more perfect name. I think it's just about an exact match for the dominant color on the original flower wall.
