Whether you use it to place flowers or as a simply decorative accessory, the vase is the decorative asset of your living room. Large or small, in precious or fancy crystal, our advice on choosing it.
Traditional, for a classic decor
In your living room, the seats are upholstered, the furniture gives off a pleasant scent of yesteryear and an imposing single-light floor lamp illuminates the scene. Choose a vase with a traditional design :
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Shop for antique dealers, looking for vases that match the classic decor of your living room.
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Awaken the atmosphere with a colored earthenware vase, or emphasize the elegance of the furnishings with finely worked crystal.
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Slip into a floral arrangement in the fashion of yesteryear, composed of blue, white, and pink corollas.
Modern, for a contemporary living room
With a black leather sofa and armchairs arranged around a glass coffee table, gray painted walls, and a flat-screen TV, your living room has rigorously contemporary decor! Bet on a vase with a modern character :
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Rectangular or conical, to match the cubist spirit of the decor.
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Metallic to accentuate the contemporary touch or in transparent glass, simple and refined.
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Adorned with a bouquet of lilies, an orchid, or a simple branch of foliage.
Whimsical, for a bohemian spirit
A few curtains fluttering in the wind, a sofa covered with cushions, a soft carpet, and, here and there, a few poufs for improvised guests… You cultivate the bohemian spirit in your living room and are looking for a vase full of fantasy.
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Fill jars of different sizes with water, remove their lids and immerse a few colored corollas in them.
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Collect tin cans, peel off the labels and shine them before using them as vases.
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Use old metal tea boxes to create a flower tray in the center of your coffee table.
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Play with the light by removing the sockets from old bulbs and hang around the room.
Signed, for a sharp decoration
A perfectionist at heart, the decor of your living room is the exact reflection of your philosophy of life. Your furniture is that of a collector, the textiles have been handpicked. In this sharp decoration, only a designer vase is missing :
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To add color to the room, shop for a few vases signed by Philippe Starck, in polyethylene and polycarbonate. The combination of these two materials produces astonishing chromatic effects.
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Transform your living room into an experimental design laboratory with Teresa Sapey's “Chemistubes”, white vases whose high neck resembles test tubes.
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Introduce the radiance of the sea into your interior with a Bitossi vase, delicately set with turquoise.
Rustic, for a rustic interior
In your living room, most of the furniture is in raw wood, stones cover the mantle of the fireplace, paintings representing wild landscapes adorn the walls. To complete this rustic decor, nothing is better than a rustic vase.
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Opt for a large terracotta vase, which you will place on the floor and fill with wildflowers.
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Use old decanters or vintage watering cans as a vase.
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Hollow out a large log vertically and slide a glass inside to accommodate your flowers.
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Use woven straw or wicker planters.
Precious, for the touch of elegance
Whether classic or modern, conventional or creative, the decor of your living room is imbued with refinement. Give it even more elegance by highlighting it with a precious vase and luxury cushion covers, which you will flower with greenhouse plants.
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In an oriental-inspired atmosphere, a Chinese vase is an excellent choice. Made of very fine porcelain, adorned with delicate patterns, it sometimes takes the shape of a bottle, sometimes of a jar surmounted by a small lid.
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Give a historical depth to the decoration of your living room by opting for a vintage vase, in chiseled silver.
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Pay homage to the tradition of French craftsmanship with a Limoges porcelain vase, decorated by hand and with inlaid gilding.
