The Bloom Box didn’t start as a product. It started as a moment—our wedding day, back in 2019, deep in the heart of Brooklyn. We transformed an old, abandoned warehouse in Greenpoint into a cultural, urban, and artistic celebration of legacy and love. Every detail was intentional. Every design choice was DIY. And the centerpieces? They were unlike anything anyone had ever seen before.
We hunted down 40 to 50 vintage boom boxes from all over the country—real ones, legit, boxy, classic. Some came off eBay, others from random collectors, and we tweaked them together so each table had a centerpiece that looked like the front of a boom box from every angle. We spray-painted them in rose gold (one of our wedding colors), gutted the speakers, and turned them into vessels for bold, wild florals that spilled out like sound waves—graffiti-painted leaves, unapologetic color, nothing about it was soft or traditional. They were loud. They were us.
We didn’t think too far ahead when it came to post-wedding breakdown. In the magic of the night, I got on the mic and told our guests, “If you want a centerpiece, take one.” I don’t know what I was thinking—but what happened next was unforgettable. There was a mad dash to the tables. People were walking out with boom boxes on both shoulders like it was the golden era of hip-hop. It was wild. We didn’t even get to keep one for ourselves.
That’s when I knew: this wasn’t just a cool idea—it was something. It had meaning. It had impact. It had legs.
As featured in The Knot Magazine — our DIY boom box centerpieces turned heads.
Over the years, I played around with the idea through my interior design business, Tweak It Studio, customizing a few for clients. But it wasn’t until now—through BoKayes, our lifestyle brand built on giving people their flowers—that the Bloom Box found its true home.
Introducing the Bloom Box: A Floral Speaker for Your Legacy
The Bloom Box is part of our In the Bloom Artist Series. Each one is hand-sourced and made to order. I personally hunt for the real-deal vintage boom boxes (no plastic replicas), and each piece is gutted, painted, and designed in collaboration with you. Want a candy-colored gradient fade? A solid neutral tone? Something bold and bright or classic and subtle? We’ll figure out what speaks to you—and I’ll turn that into art.
Every Bloom Box comes with custom planter pots that nest inside the speakers. You can switch out florals, go full greenery, or even leave it empty as a statement piece. It works indoors, outdoors, on a dining table, a shelf, a patio, a piano. I’ve got them all over our house. Each one is a conversation starter. Each one holds a story. Each one is one of a kind.
From Our Wedding to Your Home
Our wedding day was the spark. It was the beginning of our family’s legacy—a union of two cultures, two histories, two souls—and the Bloom Box came out of that celebration. Now it’s part of the BoKayes journey, too. From our love story to your living room, the Bloom Box carries the spirit of honoring the everyday, of celebrating loudly, and of never being afraid to bloom outside the lines.
After the wedding, we left New York and journeyed through Los Angeles before landing in Detroit. It was in Detroit that I became the host and designer of my own HGTV series, Freestyled—which, let’s be real, is kind of the perfect name for a product like the Bloom Box. In one of the six episodes (actually, the very first one), I worked with a young, vibrant singer who was getting her living room transformed. She was bold, funky, creative—and wanted her space to reflect her dream of launching a music career. We leaned all the way in: cassette tape wallpaper, hanging microphones as a chandelier, and of course… the Bloom Box. I brought it back for that episode, custom-painted and gutted just like I did back at the wedding, and it became a signature piece in her music-themed space. She knew about the Bloom Box already and was so excited that I included it. That moment reminded me just how versatile and meaningful this piece can be—not just for weddings or events, but for real homes, real people, and real personal style.
Alongside the planter itself, we’ve also created a Bloom Box tee—a graphic, bold tribute to the piece that started it all—and enamel pins you’ll find on the site too. But this is just the beginning. We’re dreaming up future Bloom Box drops, potential BoKayes subscriptions, and more ways to keep this legacy growing.
For now, if you want a custom Bloom Box of your own, you can order one here through BoKayes. I’ll source it, design it, and create it by hand for you. It’s more than a centerpiece—it’s a piece of art. A piece of history. A piece of us.
Thanks for being part of the bloom.
By Adar Kirkham | Artist & Co-Founder of BoKayes