Vases - one of the most popular decorative items

Decorating vases - what do you need to consider and what options are there?

Meanwhile, vases are already part of the standard furnishings for every home and are one of the most popular decorative items.

Flowers are still a classic gift for hosts, for birthdays, etc. Therefore, every household needs at least one flower vase - because who would want to put the pretty, gift bouquet in a glass or a bowl? Today, however, vases are far removed from this pure utility. Anyone who furnishes their home plans to include vases as a fixed decorative element from the outset. Whether they are made of glass, ceramic or metal - they are a special eye-catcher and can be wonderfully combined.

Decorating vases - tips

There are many ways to skilfully set the scene for vases.

Depending on their shape, colour and size, they can be used in a variety of ways in the interior.

Large vases are often placed directly on the floor. A floor vase is particularly suitable for "empty" corners. Decorated with large branches or pampas grass, it creates a beautiful ambience. The large glass vase from our LUNE series is ideal for this. Small vases, on the other hand, often find their place on tables, sideboards or chests of drawers. Decorated with individual artificial flowers, artificial branches or narrow arrangements, they look particularly good.

Decorate vases with fresh flowers

If you have a green thumb, you usually prefer fresh flowers - whether picked yourself from the field or from the market or flower shop. Depending on the season / time of year, the fresh arrangements can be adapted to the decoration as desired. However, not every flower is suitable for every vase and this often presents a challenge when choosing a suitable flower vase.

Which vase is suitable for which flowers?

Especially with fresh flowers, the choice of flower vase plays a major role. It is important that the flowers neither bend nor look lost. So finding the perfect vase is not that easy.

Our tips:

- Tulips and other long-stemmed flowers look best in tall vases that are narrower at the top. This prevents the flowers from breaking off and makes them look nicely bundled. - For flowers that need a lot of water (e.g. roses), bulbous vases are the right choice.

- Large floor vases are perfect for particularly long-stemmed flowers such as sunflowers or lilies.

- Individual flowers can be decorated in very small vases or bottle vases. The principle here is: less is more.

But also with artificial flowers, dried twigs, decorative wood & Co you should pay attention to the right size when choosing the vase.

How to keep flowers fresh longer

Once you have found a suitable flower for your beautiful vase (or vice versa), you don't want to change it again the very next day.

There are also a few good tips for making fresh flowers last longer:

- If the vase has been in use before, it is important to clean it well. Only then should it be filled with new water and decorated with fresh flowers. Otherwise, there is a high risk that bacteria and other residues will remain in the vase and cause the flowers to wilt more quickly.

- Cut the flowers correctly beforehand. The theory that all flowers should be cut at an angle persists. However, this is actually only true for flowers with a hard stem, such as roses. Flowers with a soft stem are better cut straight. This way the water can be absorbed well.

- Leaves that are further down the stem and would lie in the water should be removed. This prevents them from rotting, which would cause the flowers to wilt more quickly.

-A bright place without direct sunlight is ideal for a long shelf life of the flowers.

- Change the water every two days.

The right choice of colour for vases

There are many styles of interior design: Country, Vintage, Urban, Minimalist, Nordic and many more. It is good that there is an equally large selection of different vases, bowls and other decorative items. In order to remain true to one's interior style when choosing the right flower vase, the choice of colour often plays a major role in addition to the material. An ornate vase would hardly suit an urban-style interior. Here, a black concrete vase would be the first choice. White ceramic vases go very well with a clean look, such as the Nordic style. The trend is for simple glass vases with discreet decoration - modern, elegant and versatile.

Decorating vases - LUNE glass vase

Our must-have of the season are therefore the LUNE glass vases. The vases are handmade and are a beautiful eye-catcher thanks to their decoration. LUNE comes in different sizes and three different colours: pink, olive green and grey. The vases can be wonderfully combined with each other and are suitable - depending on the size - for different decorations. While the smallest vase with a few beautiful flowers makes an excellent table decoration, the large version is very suitable as a floor vase with dried branches, long-stemmed flowers or decorative wood.