With Spring happening all around us, it's easier than ever to be inspired to fill the house with plants and flowers. We've rounded up our favorite vases and containers to fill with fresh blooms under the jump, all for less than $25:
10 Great Vases for Under $25
Try looking around the house for bottles and unusual shaped containers. Gregory rounded up his favorite reusable containers and we couldn't agree more. The best arrangements happen, for us, on the spur of the moment when we grab that jar that we always used for pasta, and now it's got a handful of ranunculas.
White looks crisp and clean against some wild blossoms (maybe sweet peas or some wild flowers). We love these sleek vases from each $16.
We'll admit that sometimes we'll buy bonne maman preserves just knowing that we'll have a perfect, empty jar when we're done. [Image from Design Mom]
Balance the white on the table with a sweet little bird vase from Target, $19.99.
These Long Neck Vases from cb2 add a certain elegance and would be great for a single stem of greenery or a single orchid. $3.95 each.
Recycled glass vases from Pottery Barn are simple, a little casual, but totally charming for some Lillies, Alistromeria, or even a bird of paradise. Small vase $19.99
We use Beaker's in thebathroom to hold q-tips, but come this summer, we'll be using them for roses and daisies. Since they're scientific and pyrex, they're pretty rugged and survived even a drop to the concrete floor. From $3.95-8.95.
SarahC talked about Moroccan tea glasses as a small space solution and we love using any drinking glass as a vase. This way we can mix and match depending on the flowers. Use your own glasses (free!) or invest in some Moroccan Tea Glasses (set of 6, $26) or try our other favorite drinking glass, the Duralex Picardie Glass, $10 for a box of 4.
We love these Ceramic Vases from Not Neutral for their graphic presence. Try a more subdued light blue version or a bolder brown and white. Each $12.
Use a carafe and a set of glasses to set a table with bouquets of flowers. This set from Ikea is $14.99
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I buy the jam because it's good and the jars are reusable.
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I'm always on the look-out for functional, interesting re-useable containers, especially the 25 cent ones in abundance at garage sales. It feels good to be re-using things that have been around 25 years.
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In college I used an old Big Gulp cup.
V. Classy.
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The Ikea Bladet vase is a classic. They make a couple of sizes that are extremely affordable, clean and minimal.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00068009
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Beakers! I'm totally buying some beakers..
I use an apple sauce jar (good for tulips) and small glass coke bottles
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I used to pot exclusively in assorted clear glass, and it looked amazing. Gifted out the collection when I moved though, just too daunting to pack all those plants for a cross-country move. :(
Alas, in the flower district downtown (LA), there are a handful of stores that sell assorted clear glass vases, fishbowls, etc. for very cheap prices (on the street that has more plant stores than cut flowers, this is the same strip to find containers on - look for the big yellow orchid warehouse, it's the surrounding stores there). Last time I ended up at Craft Depot and got several 12" fish bowls for around $5 each. Certainly more fun to collect them randomly from thrift stores and yard sales, but this is a good way to get a jump start or o find something specific. I've turned them into succulent terrariums, they look great.
Beakers are awesome, but they can be expensive unless you find a great second hand stash. All of that lab equipment is heat tempered so it's pricey. Sometimes I see smaller lab pieces at sciplus.com though. Anyone else have a better source? Surely there are defective seconds that don't make the cut for lab use, but they may be recycled rather than sold?
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