Accenting Spaces With Vases

ARRANGEMENT of flower vase can accentuate a table and give a touch of elegance in a dark space. There is no room that the flower vase cannot fit.Collecting flower vases need not be a tasking job. You find that they are always lying around in the corners of most homes. They include all those collectibles in the closet such as old water pitchers, antiques teapots, urns or even clay pots that make fascinating containers for a beautiful flower display. Even some cans of candies and beverage bottles can be stylishly decorated and used as vases.Flower vases are good for decorating fresh or dried floral arrangements, both indoors and outdoors. When fashioned meticulously, each piece makes a special gift or unique decorative accent.Available in a variety of materials, colours and sizes, flower vases can be custom-made to meet specific requirements. Ceramics, wood, glass, stone, silver and plastic are among the materials used in making vases.The decision to have a vase flower should start with choosing the container. A vase should have plenty of space for full flower arrangements. Choose flowers that are proportionate in size to each to each other and will not stick out from one another. Where the piece will be placed will determine how large or small the container should be.Avoid the mistake of putting short flowers in a vase. Instead, use tall vases for tall flowers that can extend some feet above the rim of the vase. The vase can have enough flowers or sparse arrangement that is carefully positioned. For instance, a twig can make for colourful presentation in a tall vase. When using exotic flowers, use less dramatic vase. Exotic flowers look good in thin vases.To maintain fresh flower arrangements in vases:' Use small bunches of flowers more in a number of tiny vase arrangements to achieve a good look.' Use flowers in the freshest form.' Examine not only the blooms, but also the leaves and stems as well. There should be no yellowing and no rotten areas, no wilting and no browning or broken petals.' Keep water clear by pouring out the old water and refilling daily.' Keep arrangements cool and away from hot direct sunlight or fireplaces.' Keep vases clean by washing in hot soapy water and scrubbing with a bottlebrush.
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