The price of groceries is up — no doubt about it. But compared with the cost of decorative accessories or professional floral arrangements, the things you can find at a supermarket are a relative bargain.

And that’s just one of the reasons you should try decorating with them, say Miles Redd and David Kaihoi.

The pair, who are partners at the New York-based interior design firm Redd Kaihoi, believe that fruit, herbs, nuts and cellophane-wrapped flowers can be just as compelling as rarefied objects when handled in the right way.

ImageMiles Redd and David Kaihoi, partners at the interior design firm Redd Kaihoi, used grocery store finds, including nectarines and spider mums, to decorate Mr. Redd’s Manhattan townhouse.Credit...Stefano Ukmar for The New York Times

“We actually do this for every client, on every installation,” said Mr. Kaihoi, 46. “You’ve got these rooms that have been thought about for years, but then we do a sweep through the grocery store on that final day.”

“You put something in the right cup or five-dollar straw basket,” added Mr. Redd, 55, “and it transforms it.”

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