PRETTY much everyone loves to have fresh flowers in the house to brighten the place up.

But often you splurge on a bouquet, only for the petals to be all brown and dried up within a week.

And given that even supermarket blooms don't come cheap, it can sometimes feel as though it's not worth the money or the hassle.

But one smart influencer has come to the rescue, with a genius hack that she promises "gives you fresh flowers for a YEAR!!"

Brandi Rondinelli, who uses the name @motherhenhomestead on social media, regularly posts tips on how to keep your house looking gorgeous for her 170k followers.

In a recent clip, Brandi told viewers that although she "loves fresh flowers in the house", they always "die too fast".

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So she shared her simple hack for improving their longevity, claiming that if you try it now, "all winter long you can admire fresh beautiful flowers".

The only thing you need are some gorgeous bright blooms and a bottle of baby oil, which you can pick up in Boots for £1.50.

You then place your flowers in a glass jar that you like the look of, before filling it to the top with the oil.

The result is a stunning, vibrant ornament you can place on the kitchen table, to inject a bit of colour into even the darkest of winter days.

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The post racked up more than 350,000 likes, with viewers delighted that they'd found a method to brighten up the colder months.

"Ooooh I am going to make some of these!!!" one wrote.

Well, I guess my new hobby is thrifting pretty bottles to put my old-new hobby of flower gardening into," another joked. "I love this idea; thanks for sharing."

Another suggested that you could add some "waterproof tiny twinkle lights" to finish the piece off.

"It would look like fairies in a bottle," the whimsical user added.

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