This TikTok Hack Makes Fake Trees Look More Expensive Using Leftover Packing Material

Whether you’re looking out for your pets or simply don’t want to worry about extensive plant upkeep, faux plants can be a great solution for anyone who wants to add some greenery to their home without having to worry about keeping it alive. Still, finding suitably life-like fake plants for your space can be tricky — but there are easy steps you can take to make them look even more like the real deal.

Unsurprisingly, TikTok has you covered in this regard. Recently, TikToker Meriam Pulles (@meriampulles) posted a video sharing how she used leftover packing materials to make her fake olive tree look strikingly real.

First, Pulled and her partner placed the faux tree on top of several broken-down cardboard boxes. Next, they surrounded it with packing peanuts to keep it stable, before adding leftover foam at the top. Finally, they covered the packing materials with faux Spanish moss, and voila! A convincingly real olive tree for their apartment living room.

“One of the many little hacks we pulled off when we first moved into our apt,” Pulles captioned the video.

Clearly, plenty of fellow TikTokers were also taken with her simple DIY solution. At the time of writing, Pulles’ video has racked up over 452,500 likes and 4.3 million views in just three days.

“This is so smart and it looks so good!” one user commented.

Another TikToker provided a suggestion for people who prefer the look of stones to Spanish moss: “Fill the pot with foam or something and then mix stones and glue together and put them on top, it looks really nice. We do this at work.”

There you go, faux plant parents!