Home Decorating Ideas – How To Brighten Up Your Home With Flower Vases!
There is nothing like a bouquet of flowers to lift your spirits. Whether fresh or dried, flowers add a note of cheer to any room in your home. The container you choose should suit the size and mood of the bouquet for maximum effect. Flower vases come in a variety of materials, sizes and styles. you will find the standards at any florist’s shop. There are clear and colored glass flower vases, along with plain and decorated ceramic vases. Lead cut-glass vases make an elegant statement when filled with a fresh bouquet of roses, while a small, cheerful hand-painted flower vase is perfect for a posy of small wildflowers on the kitchen counter. If you have only a few vases, here are some ideas for a select collection to suit any room and decor.
You would not think of ensconcing a bouquet of long-stemmed roses in a short, plain vase. It would not do the flowers justice. For such a luxurious bouquet, you need an elegant container that emphasizes the length and delicate beauty of the roses. A cut-glass Waterford(TM) vase certainly fills the bill, but a less costly vase can certainly make a magnificent statement. For example, a hand-painted ceramic water pitcher can show off your lovely roses to good effect when displayed in your country-style dining room.
Flower vases should match the feeling of the flowers. In other words, if you have picked a bunch of wildflowers from your garden, they do not look quite right in that Waterford(TM) flower vase. The flowers and the vase do not match. Either the vase looks ostentatious, or the natural beauty of the wildflowers are diminished. What you need to complement wildflowers is a vase with a bit of whimsy. Here, a metal watering can or a simple colored glass vase are good choices to showcase these wild beauties.
Dried flowers are good to have on hand when fresh flowers are out of season or simply too costly. They are also handy ways to brighten up a bathroom, using a colorful woven basket as a flower vase. You do not need water and the materials go together well. Bouquets of tiny dried flowers also look good in small, delicate colored glass vases, brightening up a little corner on a bookcase shelf.
Brilliantly colored spring bulb flowers, such as daffodils and tulips look stunning in a simple clear or colored glass flower vase. Choose a vase of sufficient height to highlight the long stems and bright flower heads.
Having a choice of vases on hand, suited to a number of bouquets, makes it easy to do justice to any bouquet that comes your way.
