Usually decorative objects like vases seldom obliterate design cliches, however the Showtime Vases for don’t suffer from the same fate. Designed by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona Design, the entire collection is whimsical and fun. The collection is sure is dramatic and pays homage to old MGM musicals, making them extremely imaginative and unique. Every two-piece vase is made out of stoneware porcelain and each piece is available in a number of colors.
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Showtime Vases By BD Barcelona Design

Here are some more lush lamps that should pick up the slack when it comes to interior designing. They are called the Vases Lampara Lighting, something that Spanish company Vondom came out with.

The lamps carry a modern and chic overall design, featuring a white base and shade topped with a multi-faceted diamond pattern. The lamps offer an alluring glow when lit.

The lamps have a remote control in tow, allowing you to adjust the level of illumination even from afar. It offers seven color options and dynamic setting that allows you to change the hues. The Vases Lampara Lighting should be great addition for people seeking sensible ambiance and a touch of romance in their homes.

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Vases Lampara Lighting

It is hard to resist something that is named after one of my favorite cities in the world. Check out the gorgeous collection of the  porcelain vases and trays that come under the Manhattan Wave Collection. The collection has a chic ripple effect and will accentuate any table or mantle. Retailing on Urban Loft, the Manhattan Wave Collection gets our approval and something tells us even Carrie Bradshaw would approve!

The Manhattan Wave Collection Is Chic And Contemporary

Most urban dwellers (including me) always crave for some fresh air and since we can’t run to the mountains at the drop of the hat, we are always on a lookout for an alternative. Check out the rather brilliant Kantro Coffee Table, designed by Vito Tripolone for Maurizio Favettas kingsize studio. The coffee table doubles up as a vase and the word Kantro has been derived  from the Greek word, kantharos which means a Hellenic vase. A great way to keep your interiors fresh don’t you think?

Kantro Coffee Table Doubles Up As A Vase

Mother’s Day Gifts: The Materialized Vase

Folding Tower Fan Is A Vase Too

Bookends don’t have to be simple and if you want to add some flair, these halve bookends should be perfect for people who want t combine functionality and some odd designs. These Halve Bookends take the form of a familiar fish bowl cut into two, unique and something that should spice up your organization needs in the home or office.

They were made by Gnr8 and don’t necessarily need fishes to make them brighten up your place. Alternatively, they can act as vases too or something to hold pebbles or maybe even candy. Depending on your ideal, these are bookends that can certainly fit in well with your living space.

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Fish-Friendly Halve Bookends

Holiday Gift Ideas: IKEA SOLSTRÅLE Vase

Inspired by a Bushel Stick placed on the hand, this is one table that should rock your home with some unique-looking furnishings. It takes its form from something like when you cut a bushel of sticks on one end where the surface would be created.

It makes a great looking coffee table with holes in it. As for the holes, maybe you can put some pots or other items like vases in them to add some ambiance for the room where you will be placing it. Rare and unique, this is one table that should perk up your interior and eco-friendly design intent.

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The Bushel Table

Muse is a vase which when not spreading fresh air, makes you groove to songs! Designed by Lie Zhong-Fa, Koo Yoori and Jeon Se-Yong, the planter can be activated as a music device by simply rotating it.

Muse Planter Also Plays Music

IKEA BLOMMIG Vase

The HomArt Seville Vase can be purchased from Amazon for $88.00 after a 15% discount. Is vase, made of recycled glass, has a lovely green tint throughout and has a large opening for medium and large bouquets.

Product Features

* Made of recycled glass
* Perfect for indoor and outdoor use
* Vase measures 8 X 16
* Multiple sizes available
* By HomArt, guaranteed to add the sparkle and shine to your home and life

HomArt Seville Vase

Muji of Japan is adopting a new campaign which they call Recycled, Redesigned which is something that will make any home the target for eco-friendly designs in the modern age. Throughout the rest of March, the retailer will be setting up a series of window displays, made from recycled cardboard, to show-off its new range.

Some of the products include hand-blown vases made from recycled glass; bedlinen, slippers and t-shirts crafted from reused yarn and paper files made from recycled Japanese milk cartons and paper cups. The spring season bedlinens are made from 100 per cent certified Fairtrade or organic cotton, woven from the excess yarn that is usually disposed of.

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Muji Unveils Eco-friendly Home Furnishings

Make unique lamps and vases from leftover bottles by following the instructions posted here.

Method 1: Dip a piece of common string in alcohol and squeeze dry, or as dry as it will get without dripping. This string should then be placed on the already marked glass and tied tight. Light the string and let it burn off. Immediately, while the glass is still hot, plunge it into cold water. Be sure the container of water is large enough to let the glass to completely submerge, as well your arm up to the elbow, so as to deaden the vibration when you strike the glass.

Strike the glass with your other hand above the line using a wooden stick and hitting a sharp stroke. This quick, sharp stroke will break the glass where the burning string has weakened it, as if done by a regular glass cutter. This method may be used to cut bottles in any shape, and to make vases. You can perform many such cuttings on glass.

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DIY: lamps and vases from Bottles

Garage sales are common in most areas and some of the things you may see up for grabs would be the following:

1. Rocking Chairs
2. Sofas
3. Old Tables
4. Cribs
5. Lamps
6. Vases

If you think of it, you can remodel your home with some of these and with class. For sure, most of these stuff offered in garage sales are still usable and some may even be good as categorized as antiques which you no longer see in furniture stores.

On the other hand, if you have lots of stuff in the attic or the basement, why not make some cash out of it and free some space as well. Rather than leaving them there to rot and occupy space, hold a garage sale so you can make room and avoid being forced towards dumping them somewhere where you may even add to the garbage problem woes we are already experiencing.

This is perhaps the wise way to get rid of unused and old furniture for cash consideration or even upgrade your existing one to modernized furniture offered in the market. Not a bad idea eh?

Got Excess Furniture? Put them in a Garage Sale

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Home Gift Ideas for the Holidays

There are some homes that go all out each Christmas and this includes changing some stuff ranging from paintings, rugs and even seat covers. Normally, the season entices most people to change these to the Christmas themed designs to get the household and the people who may be visiting into the holiday mood.

Among the things people change:

1. Table Cloths
2. Seat Covers
3. Vases
4. Bed Sheets
5. Drapes
6. Rugs
7. Mattings
8. Candle holders/ Candles

This is a common thing we may seen in homes that are emphatic about the holidays. Some would go as far as installing Christmas lights although the decline of turning towards the use of these lights started out last year due to a call of more conservative practices as far as Christmas lighting is concerned.

So while others are looking at brighter homes, you can do so with home-based themes that provide your home with a total overhaul in looks. Make the season festive with these facelift of Christmas ornaments through covers, drapes, table cloths and seatcovers. It only comes once a year.

Bringing Out the Christmas Decors

We will always have surplus books in our home and perhaps the issue here would be how to get rid of them. In fact, ask yourself again and wonder if you should!

Books are good for reading and perhaps donating them or selling them to people who may need them is a good recourse. But did you know you could also turn some books into vases that could be good furnishings for your home?

All it really takes is creativity and imagination and you can come up with the unique home furnishings that may be better than buying any in the market. So before you dispose those unwanted books, see first if you can make use of them in any other way.

My idea of using second hand books came around after doing research into common unwanted objects. One of the most common unwanted objects that can be found at either charity shops, car boot sales and sometimes on the streets are books. I discovered that the glue in old books make them extremely difficult to recycle. Aware of this I challenged myself to turn the second hand books that I had been collecting, into desirable objects such as furniture, lighting and ornaments.

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Vases Made from Old Books

The Daydream table looks like an ordinary shabby chic coffee table but it hides multiple trap doors for included vases that can go on top or down below – depending on your needs. Nothing I dislike more than being lazy on a Sunday afternoon on my couch with a bunch of vases blocking my view. Instead of angrily pushing them all to the floor, now they’re neatly tucked away. Out of sight, out of mind.

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A Daydream Table with Trap Doors

It is indeed a headache to be caught in such decision-making dilemmas. Side or corner tables may be considered but they usually lack something. Sectionals are often what people would consider as long as it is within their budget of course.

Placing such sectionals in that empty space in a room can be livened up when people can sit down or relax there instead of the usual tables where only furniture or design materials as vases can be placed to fill up that empty area.

Source: At home: Sectionals get a second look

Sectional Stuff for that Blank Corner Space

“As decorative accents rugs serve a beneficial purpose in that they protect hardwood, linoleum and carpeted floors from regular wear from foot traffic or rolling chairs, and help keep the warm air within your home during the winter months. Albeit that having a large area rug in the center of your living room is a good idea, it’s also not a bad idea to look at other parts of your home, such as those areas that have bare floors. Popular spots around the home that can always use a rug include the hallways, dining rooms and even the bedroom.”

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What’s in a Rug?