Floating Vase
There’s certainly a reason I haven’t shared many pictures of my kitchen. Besides an oversized clock and one piece of art, the walls are dull, the space is tiny and I still haven’t replaced the Venetian Blinds that cover the window. Since I spend an inordinate amount of time in there cooking and cleaning, I decided that a suspended vase (Luna would knock one over if I put it on the window sill) would add just enough color to brighten up the room. Here are the simple steps I took to make mine:
1. I bought a piece of wood (approximately 7″ x 6″ x 1/2″) that I sloppily painted white for a worn-in feel.
2. Find a small vase or jar (mine was filled with Maraschino Cherries) that has a lip at the top. Position it on the wood and drill two holes on either side at the the base of the opening.
3. Wrap steel wire around the lip of the jar a few times and twist it once until it’s secure. Position the jar so that it’s lined up on the wood and poke the ends through the small holes that you drilled. Wrap them together in the back and clip any extra wire.
4. Drill two additional holes at the top of the wood and wrap a second piece of steel wire through leaving a large loop at the top. Twist the ends around the base and clip off the extra wire.
5. Add water, flowers (I like Sweet Peas) and hang!
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So gorgeous! What a great idea.x
What a great idea! Those flowers are gorgeous!
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I need to do this too…I don’t have much space to put flowers in my kitchen but this way I can enjoy them too:)
Such a great project:)
Thank so much for sharing.Have a wonderful Tuesday,sweetie and see you soon:)
Wow, I really like this!!
um this is SUCH a good idea. really i can’t even tell you.
i will use this for my sisters wedding.
thanks. your a doll!
xo
I absolutely love Sweet Peas! They smell so good! Love the idea of this hanging vase. Not only will my cats knock over a traditional vase, they’ll eat the flowers! I like that this is something that they can’t get into.
xoxo,
Bren @ Chasing Beauty
Emily, that’s beautiful!!!!
Brava!!
Silvia
This is a wonderful idea! I have a small studio apt. with absolutely no counter space, so this would work wonders in my tiny space. Thanks so much for providing the inspiration!
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how sweet!!!
xoxo
K.
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i want one of these in my life but am far too lazy to make one. hopefully i’ll come across something similar!
Such a lovely idea!!
Really sweet. I love having fun making this kind of stuff!…nothing better than a girls tool kit ! ;D
Thats very cute. I love the colour of those sweet peas. Gorgeous!
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so sweet! great work!
katie
You are so innovative! I love this idea, its like living art! True DIY DIVA!
Really adorable.
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easy but effective
omg, so fantastic
Oh wow, your blog is a treasure trove of awesomeness
I love this floating vase. Thanks for the idea!
such a great idea!
This is such a cute idea! I am definitely going to try and make this later on in the week!! Great post!!
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CUTE!!!
Great way t o showcase flowers differently!!
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I love it!
You’v got very great ideas for the decoration! Love this vase!
this “construction” seems easy, and the final resut top is stunning!
That looks lovely. You’ve got a great eye!
i love sweetpeas this is gorgeous
margief
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Cute idea!
those sweet peas look beautiful, such a gorgeous colour. this is a nice simple idea but looks great….might give it a try at the weekend
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xx
love this idea!! Im definitely going to do it xo
loving this DIY!! would be cute in our office nook too to hold pretty pencils.
thanks
i love it!
How cute! Great idea!
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Great idea, perfect for a small flat, or a house with little bench or table space.
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i’ve never commented before but i absolutely love this idea, it will look great in my apt and i can’t wait to make it! thanks!
Clever!
Brilliant idea! Gorgeous <3
Fabulous! Love it!
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a fabulous idea! i will definitely use this in my semi-drab kitchen in Italy! thank you!
this is great, and I think I can actually do it!
I will def be using this one! Thanks : )
Amazing! im saving it for future inspiration
Thanks
This is a great idea and it actually seems pretty easy! I can’t keep vases in the house either because of my cats. I’m going to try this =)
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how fun! enjoy all you need is some ear candy to groove along to while cooking!
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That’s a really great idea! I think I will do this and add it to my kitchen/breakfast area redecoration, which I am in the middle of right now. I love your flower choice as well
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geez, you are like the DIY queen!
What a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration, Emily!
genius!! is such a sweet idea!!
so simple and lovely. it’;s great!
This is SUCH a great idea. Consider it added to my list of your ideas that I’m swiping when I get my next place.
Also, Sweet Peas!)
Wow! This is a fantastic idea. I have almost no free counter space in my kitchen, so this would be perfect!
I love this and want to make one right now!
Xoxo,
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Amazing idea. Can’t wait to try something like this out for my new apartment.
how do you clean the water out?
wow!
and that holds water + flowers without falling???
wow!! i’ll have to try that for sure!
thanks for the tip!
xoxo
Adorable! I will definitely use this.
xo Lynzy
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Ohh, love it! And you make it look so easy. I just need a DIY on “how to remove holes that you’ve accidentally drilled into yourself while attempting a fun DIY art project at home” and I’d be all set.
Until then, my (also) barren walls will have to sadly remain floating flower-less. *hides under computer desk*
Such a cute DIY! And the sweet peas are beautiful!
thats actually a really great idea ….lol cool!
This is a great idea. It is so nice to see flowers in a different way. This is sure to brighten any room and it seems perfect for your kitchen! The flowers are so pretty
xo Jen
Emily, I adore this idea! I’m going to make one when I get back from my trip. Xx
very cool!
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This is so creative! I want to do this now, I’m obsessedddd with flowers.
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how creative! Love this!
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thats gorgeous x
galatea
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Sweet peas? Those are so delicate and great for the kitchen.
Such a simple but wonderful idea! Love it
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wow this is so simple and amazingly pretty, p.s i always wondered what those flowers were called, thanks!!!
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That’s a great idea! Not difficult to do, but very pretty (and impressive).
What a fun summery project! My husband just loves it when I take over his tool shed to create girlycrafts;) Thanks for the inspiration! This would be perfect for my drab foyer:)
MC
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i just got some sweetpeas today for my birthday!!! dont you just love them! so pretty
Wow, you’ve done it again Em! I am ob-sessed w/ this idea! So fantastic!
xx
Jen
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Such an adorable idea! I love it!
xx
Nikki
Gorgeous! That is such a great idea ~ and the flowers are simply lovely! What a great touch to a kitchen. I would have to use fake flowers though, because I can’t keep flowers alive for very long…
That’s a great idea! My cat would also knock one over in seconds…
That is delightful! Another project to add to my ever growing project list!
wow I love this idea, thanks for sharing
wow, great idea! i think it would be perfect for my bathroom. thanks!
xx.
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i love this!! so amazing.
xoxo,
F
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this is beautiful
i love that idea!! I think I might put on in my entry way.
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What a brilliant idea! Great post
gorgeous!
Beautiful and simple ; )
what a lovely idea! i love it! We have some friends coming into town over the weekend and this will certainly spruce things up around here for us!
Thanks girl!
xoxo
KC
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I love this idea! I am going to have to try this and keep the vase filled with fresh sunflowers in the summer (fake in the winter – in Boston it’s very hard to find fresh flowers in the winter!)
Becca
nice & simple. I love that you mention using a drill so matter-of-factly
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Question: do you come up with all your ideas yourself or do you have a go-to Martha Stewart type place? They’re so creative! The sweet peas look like they can really freshen up a space. Very inspiring
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What a great and inexpensive diy!! Love it!!!
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I LOVE THIS! i am definitely going to give this a try! such a lovely DIY project.
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I simply love this !!!! I have to try it ASAP
this is all too romantic n sweet, loveee it!
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I love the simply beauty of this project. I’m putting it on my crafty to do list…thanks for sharing!
WOW!! This is a fabulous little DIY. How cute would five or six of them look on one wall? So much better than those lucite CB2 wall-mounted vases. Brava on such a creative idea and thanks for sharing the tutorial!
wow that is really cool!! Love the sweet peas too!!
xx
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What a great idea! Such an interesting way to brighten a room.
What a cute idea! xx
LOVE this. will be using it in our new home we bought this week. thanks!
I love this!! I’m always looking for cheap, chic ways to glam up my apartment! This is definitely added to my project list. =D
This is super adorable! I think this would be perfect next to, or being a part of, the inspiration board I keep trying to get myself to finish. *sigh* Too many projects and too little time!
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I just found your site and it’s really great. Your “how tos” are so well written and easy to follow. And I’m totally inspired to make a couple of these to hang on each side of a painting I have. The painting is a bit too small for the space, so I either need more on the wall or a bigger painting. Anyways, I was thinking that if I don’t want to buy fresh flowers I could also put some candles in the jars and switch things up every once in a while. Thanks!
such a great idea! i cant wait to try it out, thanks for sharing!
xo Lindsey
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They look so pretty! What a great idea. xx
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SO beautiful! love your home decor projects, emily!
It looks really nice! Very creative
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That vase looks amazing, you are so creative!
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Perfect craft! I’m going to make one of these, good to keep out flowers/vase out of baby A’s reach too!
Love! An a great alternative to the usual $50 and up price tag! I’m also a twine lover from way back, which would also make a great alternative to wire for that extra lived in look!
xo
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What a cute idea!! I really like this!! I bet it totally brightened the room!
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I love this. It is simply beautiful. I want one, two or three! Thanks for the tutorial.
I’ll have to give it a try since my cats knock over every vase I have!
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This is gorgeous! I love the tutorial
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Emily,
Very pretty. The pink is so lovely against the shabby white board. =)
What a cute idea, I’m so inspired by your creations!
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I LOVE this idea. I just moved into a vintage apartment in Chicago and discovered a crate of old mason jars in one of the closets; this looks like the perfect way to put them to use!
XO
Carly
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I love this. Timeless and simple.
Very simple and elegant! I would really like to try to do this myself.
This is super cute, Em. I could even see doing it with bud vases or, in my case, recycled baby food jars. I think I might make a garland for my mantle with them. I don’t know…might come out kooky. Or it might just be better suited for our outside.
BTW, I have SO many rooms in my house I’ve yet to feature, because the Afters aren’t quite good enough to justify showing the Befores. So much to do…
This is a great idea! I really like that it takes up some of the unused wall space without needing any of the hard-to-find flat surfaces to stand on.
That is such a clever idea! It has such a springy touch to it, but versatile for every season! I think i’m going to try that and put candy, m&ms in it
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Such a simple yet beautiful idea! Love, love this!
So smart! It looks absolutely beautiful, especially with the gorgeous sweet peas~
Defiantly looks like a fun weekend project!
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That’s such a great idea!
Love this idea! I am definitely going to try it this weekend!
How cute!
so cute! might be stealing that for my office wall
This is such a cute idea! Practical and beautiful, plus I love the idea of fresh flowers on the wall!
very shabby chic!
That’s such a fun idea. Not only with flowers, but also with tealights. You can use old spaghetti noodles (dry) to light them.
XX.
Mae Lu, thereafterish.
omg thats so creative i love it! btw how do i follow you… this might be a dumb question lol i’m new to blogger tho :p
This works great if you have cats that love to nibble on your flower arrangements! I love flowers but worried about my cats eating them
this will keep them out of reach! WIN! WIN!
brilliant!!
thats beautiful!! i bet your kitchen is fabulous
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i just bought a new apartment, and i’m totally doing this to add decor. love it!! thanks for sharing!
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I love it! This will be my next diy project! Will u post the organization of your closet/shoe closet too!!? I’d love to see that!
Love it, fresh, simple and beautiful.
Brilliant! I might just have to steal your idea for my room.
simply brilliant!
simply lovely!
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This is so beautiful! What a wonderful idea. I think I may actually do a DIY project for the first time in my life. I love this!
such a good idea! although i’m not crafty enough so i’d have to just buy them.
lovely work, emily. i love those sweet peas.
Really great idea! I love sweet peas. They were used as part of my wedding flowers and I never get sick of them.
So creative! I love it! Looks great.
What a brilliant idea! Love it! Off to find my jar
This idea is as sweet as the flowers housed in the jar! Absolutely adorable!
love!!! love!!! love!!! just finished making one and it looks stunning on my brick wall
thanks!!! k
I love this! I’ll definitely have to do something like it once I get my own place
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This is so prefect! My mom can never keep any kind of flowers around the house because my cat eats them, but this could work! Hanging the flowers on the wall will prevent him from getting any type of flower snack. thanks for showing this
i love flowers! i just did a post on them last nite!
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That’s so cool! I’ll have to try that sometime
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love this! what a great idea!
Gorgeous!
I love all your DIY projects! great idea!
Awesome!
Such a sweet idea. I too love sweet peas, and always enjoy your DIYs.
Miss B xx
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This is a great idea. I have kids so they won’t knock over the flowers too. Thanks for sharing.
omgosh, emily, ure too creative for ur own good:) i love this idea!! just gorgeous!
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Great idea! I need to do this…every time I place fresh flowers on the table, my cat seems to think it’s her water bowl and it ends up spilling it:) Thanks for the idea!
Julie xo
Oh! What a cool idea. Im defiantly going to try it. Thanks!
Love,
Emily Michelle
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That’s amazing and genius! I love it. And I love sweet peas too! They’re so feminine and friendly.
such a cute idea!
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I am really impressed!!! this is great!
what inspired you?
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Wow…that looks great! What an original idea, and those flowers are gorgeous. It must make you so happy to gaze at those while cooking!
what a great idea!!! I just love it
Oh! I adore this project Em!! I would def do this myself! You could easily paint the back board so many color to match the room too.
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I adore this!!!!
I love doing making things for our home and this is going on my list! I guess it would be pretty to put a candle in their too for some romantic light! Pop on a Frank Sinatra record and you and the hubby could do a little side by side romantic cooking.
Glad I found this blog – Awesome!
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great idea! mmmmm how do you change the water, isn’t it a bit complicated then?
It looks gorgeous! And sweet peas are one of my very favorite flowers and they can be so hard to find!
If I didn’t look at your amazing outfits I could think there’s a Martha Stewart around here.
I love this idea! maybe for my bathroom, since it’s black and white. it def needs a pop of color!
You make everything look so easy!! I hope I remember this when I move to somewhere nice….eventually.
xoxo, Ashley
emily,
i must say that this is my favorite part of your blog. the spontaneous DIY projects you come up with are incredible. they’re always so chic, creative, practical, and with easy to find materials. i LOVE them:)
These are amazing! You have the best DIYs.
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You always have a cute DIY project up your sleeve! Wonderful.
you’re brilliant! where do you come up with this stuff?
that is adorable!
That’s such a cool idea and so simple! Love it
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that is such a great idea i love it. sooooooo cute!
Such a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing!
the most gorgeous of sweetpeas. it is tops idea
Oh I love, great idea!!
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Beautiful.
I love this idea! Hanging a few of these side by side or in a collage form would also be a great way to cheer up an empty wall!
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Wow, creative idea!
Amazing!
xoxo
you’re so creative! it looks wonderful
that is just beautiful (: what a pretty summer project!
So nifty… I love it!
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this is gorgeous! Such a great inspiration
Amazing idea. I might actually be able to accomplish this with my limited tool kit.
What a sweet idea!
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Thats a fab DIY project:) i think im gonna try that one of these weekends!!! Thx for the idea!
Woman, you are unbelievable! I love it.
This is exactly what i needed for my bathroom! Totally stealing this idea.
I love this idea, simple and easy to do.
I LOVE this! So classy-looking; I wonder if I could manage to make one for my dorm next year?
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I’m totally doing that.
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Wow, so beautiful! I will for sure try this at home, and i hope that it is ok for you that i post one of these pictures on my blog =)
Thank you
Cecilie
omg! i think i just found my weekend plans! diy project.
so clever! i can never have flowers in the kitchen because i inevitably knock them over while cooking. this solves that problem in such a beautiful way.
This is awesome! I’m totally making one for my own kitchen…I too have a clumsy cat that knocks over everything in her path. What a great solution!
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that’s a fantastic idea I think I just might try that!
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Okay, so im completely in love with this diy idea!!! so great.
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This is such a cute idea!
I love your idea, fantastic!
Have a great weekend!
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Gorgeous idea!
xx
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simply beautiful!
it would be nice to shape the wood or use one of those beveled pieces at craft stores that could mount a small animal head. it looks a little more shabby than chic right now.
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That’s such a good idea! doesn’t even seen like i’ts home made!
Très bonne idée, ces fleurs sont très jolies !!
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Putting your own touch on anything is always the best way to decorate a space. Love how you made the mason jar look like it was floating on the wooden board. Such a simple effect, but brightens up any space!
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So excited for this project! I bought all the supplies yesterday and can’t wait to start making it today!
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