The Clever Faux Flower Trick That Conceals Security Cameras Around Your Home

Thinking about adding a security camera to your home? If you have some expensive outdoor property you'd like to keep an eye on, it makes sense to have one, as surveillance cameras can help reduce crime rates. Setting up a security camera nowadays is pretty simple, but you don't want to make it's location obvious. The key is to hide your camera well enough to the point that other people don't notice where it is. 

Of course, you don't want to hide it in a random, awkward-looking item that would be an immediate giveaway. Instead, you'll need to disguise it in an everyday decorative item that would ordinarily be outside of your home. If you're a plant lover or simply enjoy decorating your porch with natural aesthetics, this clever faux flower trick will conceal your security camera perfectly. Simply disguise your security camera as a flower in a faux bouquet by hot gluing petals onto the camera and placing it inside the arrangement. Once hidden, place the home security camera near an entryway point. While it's possible to use a real plant for this hack, faux flowers are much easier. With them, you don't have to worry about any foliage growing over the camera or needing to move it while watering. Also, there are a few game-changing tricks to make artificial flowers look real if you're worried about the blooms appearing tacky.

TikTok user zavanna_dova shows a quick and easy DIY faux flower security camera disguise. She starts with individual faux flowers and arranges several of them in a vase. You could either buy individual stems and place them all together or purchase a pre-made arrangement, such as the Pusuny Fake Artificial Flowers Bouquet that comes in seven options. You'll also need an outdoor planter or vase to put them in that's made out of plastic or something that's easy to drill through. The TikToker then removes the petals from one of the flowers and glues them around the camera lens to make it "look the part" before adding it to the arrangement. Finally, to keep the arrangement from blowing over when used outside, she attaches the vase to a wooden table or shelf with a screw. However, if you're using this idea inside, you can skip this step.

If you're looking for an alternative but similar idea, instead of using flower petals, drill a small hole in the vase for the lens and decorate the exterior to mask the hole. The main thing to keep in mind with this faux flower trick is the time of year. For example, a fresh bouquet during spring is normal, but if it's still there in the dead of winter, passersby would question it. In this case, consider swapping out the flowers with ones that match the season. In fall, you could even make a flower vase out of a pumpkin.