Vase on Shine

The best bouquets for all kinds of vases

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Want to assemble a bouquet like a pro? Pick the perfect blooms for your vessel.

For an Urn-Shaped Vase

Ideal flower match: Tulips (shown) or other species with long, supple stems, like ranunculus. Large blooms (lilies, peonies) that need…

fun home find: tree trunk vase

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sometimes target really pulls it out. check out these awesome tree trunk vases. they are so modern and sleek.

Simple/genius home tip: How to remove wax and reuse old candle holders

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Like it or not (and believe me, I don't), we live in the age of the $60 candle. It's as if one day, all the fancy candle people got together and decided that, while for years, candles had been topping out at around twelve bucks (for a really big one), suddenly the market could—and should—support candles priced at 5 times that amount. And so it was. (Sort of like when jeans became a $200 expense? What? And we are all just going along with this? Is it any wonder our collective pockets are empty these days?) I digress. The point is, whether you've paid $5 or $500 for a candle, it probably came in some kind of glass container that just might be pretty enough to serve as a bud vase, piggy bank, matchbook collector or some other such useful thing if only you could get all the leftover wax and burned-out wick out of the bottom of the jar. Thank goodness for Jessica over at How About Orange, who says...

Daily Find: Bauer Pottery

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No patio picnic is complete without a chilly glass of iced tea, and this glasses-and-carafe set from Bauer Pottery serves as the perfect receptacle for any signature summertime beverage. Bauer's most recent pieces are reflections of designs from the company's 1930s heyday, and with plates, vases and teapots in graceful shapes and cool colors, it's no wonder they're still right in style.

Products of the Week

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+ Birdhouse

Roost is the latest release from Hepper Home, adding diminutive domiciles for birds to their existing lines geared toward dogs and cats. Made from rust-resistant aluminum, the modern birdhouses come in several alluring anodized colors and feature removable sections for easy cleaning.

Impractical-But-Pretty Item of the Day: Crocheted-wire pomegranates

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Smack in the center of Etsy's homepage the other day were these beautiful wire pomegranates from YooLa, an Israel-based industrial designer and artist who crochets both jewelry and home accessories from very fine, colorful wire (yes, using a crochet needle and everything!). These pomegranates (available in two sizes) are my favorites; according to the artist (and a number of ancient cultures), they represent "abundance, fertility and good luck". I love the unexpected mix of a technique and a material that seem like they wouldn't work together at all.

An easy, long-lasting flower arrangment you don't need any skills to pull off

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Okay, it’s not technically a “flower arrangement,” but that’s probably why it’s “easy.” I spotted this (below) over at my sister’s house the other day—a beautiful bunch of blossoming cherry branches dropped into a vase—and it really couldn’t be simpler. She says, “We buy them...

What's On Sale: stylish vanity setup

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Okay, so it's not quite a vanity table, but this taller hexagonal tea table from West Elm could do in a pinch—and is a lot sexier than most shabby-chic varieties. On sale for $89 from $109.A five-inch, handmade-in-Morocco bud vase from Garnet Hill brings the right bright touch. Was $36, now...

Catch of the Day: Marcel Wanders Ming vase

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A hyper-modern riff on an ancient Chinese vase, done up in stark white porcelain. $144, Marcel Wanders, ylighting.com