Margot Robbie’s Tour of the Wuthering Heights Set Just Started the "Untamed Romance" Garden Trend. Here's How to Get on Board.
Recreate the wind-swept moor in your living room. Master the art of floral drama with dark foliage, ghostly flowers, and intentional chaos.
When Margot Robbie gave Architectural Digest a walk-through of the Wuthering Heights set, I immediately wanted to copy everything about it. The moody, wind-swept interiors were absolute apartment/house goals. It also made me want to throw on a dramatic cloak and head to the grocery store, but that’s beside the point.
The aesthetic was pure Brontë-esque: dark, aged, impossibly romantic with a hint of danger. Climbing roses threatened to reclaim the manor one velvet curtain at a time. While you may think you can’t recreate this look unless you live on top of a Yorkshire moor, I’m here to tell you that you absolutely can.
To get that stormy, untamed elegance in your own house, you just need the right greenery, a few strategic stems, and perhaps a willingness to embrace floral chaos.
Get the Plants
Start with Moody, Dark Foliage
The foundation of this look is drama, drama, drama, and nothing says, “I’m brooding, but I’m doing it while looking good” quite like deep, shadowy foliage. Skip anything that is bright and tropical, but rather reach for something that would fit in at an English manor, like eucalyptus. The seeded variety of eucalyptus has an especially gothic vibe.
You can also use dusty olive branches, or even magnolias that look like they’ve witnessed centuries' worth of family scandal and secrets. These artificial magnolia leaves from Amazon have brown leaves mixed in, giving your look an even more Brontë-esque appeal.
Darker stems create real atmosphere if ever there was one, and they match beautifully alongside the somewhat decaying look we’re after. Think of them as the supporting actors in your very own floral tragedy, and they never try to steal the spotlight.
For a budget-friendly option, check your local grocery’s floral section. Trader Joe’s often carries eucalyptus bundles for under 10 dollars, and they last weeks as long as you refresh the water regularly.
Pro tip: Allow the eucalyptus to dry naturally in your arrangement for an even more weathered, “I just found this in the attic” look.
Layer in Wild, Untamed Textures
This is where you can make things delightfully messy, if you like that sort of thing. The Wuthering Heights appearance isn’t about perfect symmetry or Instagram-worthy minimalism. It’s about achieving that “nature is reclaiming everything” energy.
Add wild grasses like feathery miscanthus to give your arrangements height as well as some movement. Allow them to stick out at odd angles or to arch dramatically just as Catherine would have it. If it looks like it might have blown in through a broken window during a storm, you can rest assured that you have the right look.
This miscanthus from Nature Hills is a gorgeous red and white that would fit perfectly on set.
I also really love adding twisted willow branches or curly ting ting for the really gnarled, slightly tortured look. Yes, I certainly am describing plants as if they’re characters in a Gothic novel, and no, I will never be sorry.
Choose Flowers That Whisper (Not Shout)
While bright flowers have their place in certain settings, they are absolutely not invited to Heathcliff’s dinner party. Instead, go for flowers in softer, more ghostly tones: white roses, cream ranunculus, pale pink garden roses, or even white anemones, as they have theatrical black centers. These types of flowers are romantic without being sugary sweet, like love letters written in fading ink.
If fresh flowers aren’t in your budget (winter flowers can be seriously pricey), dried roses or preserved blooms work beautifully and actually enhance that aged, timeless quality we want. Plus, they last forever, which is perfect if you’re someone who often forgets to water their plants.
The Vessels Matter (A Lot)
Part crystal room, part incredible live goldfish urn, this vase would fit right in on set.
Dark, weathered, sturdy. Just like a certain Heathcliff.
Hands are everywhere in Thrushcross Grange. Did you catch that fireplace?? Give yourself a hand with this vase.
A bouquet from the grocery can look ridiculously expensive or like it belongs in a crumbling manor, depending on the container you put it in. Go on a thrift store hunt for vintage glass bottles, aged ceramic pitchers, tarnished silver vases, or even old mason jars. The goal is to look like you inherited them from a long-lost great-aunt, not like you just bought them at Home Goods yesterday (even if you actually did).
Cluster different height vases together on a mantel or place a single dramatic arrangement on an entryway table where it will immediately set the tone. Dark wood surfaces are your friend when it comes to this look, as they make pale flowers pop while still maintaining the moody ambiance.
This black rustic vase from Target has Heathcliff written all over it.
Styling Your Gothic Arrangements
When it comes to this look, placement is everything. A mantel is an obvious choice as it’s basically a stage for a botanical drama. However, you shouldn’t overlook side tables, windowsills with dark trim, or even a bathroom if you’re feeling particularly committed (nothing says, “I’m interesting” like having pampas grass next to your toothbrush).
This isn’t the time for super-groomed, excessively styled floral arrangements; you want your flowers to have a wild quality about them.
Let the stems cross each other, grasses drape, and don’t stress if a leaf is bent. The whole point of the Wuthering Heights aesthetic is untamed, melancholic romance. Of course, it’s refined, but only in the way that crumbling estate gardens are. Beautiful, haunting, and just a little unhinged.
