Hurricane vases add a new seasonal touch
Q: What are some ways to decorate with hurricane vases and take them from one season to the next?
A: For the answer, we turned to Kendra Stewart, a spokesperson for Pottery Barn.
Stewart says hurricane vases are one of the easiest and most versatile decor items to integrate into your home.
The tall, cylindrical vases were traditionally used outdoors to hold candles and protect them from being extinguished. While they’re still a well-loved outdoor accessory, they’ve become a popular addition inside the home as well.
Hurricane vases can add height and visual interest in a room, especially if you group a few different sized vases together, that can be placed on a fireplace mantle, a table or as an accent in a bathroom.
Inside, hurricane vases can hold a pillar candle. They can be filled with Christmas balls, stones, shells and baubles.
“I think that’s the fun part,” Stewart says.
“It’s totally up to your imagination what you put in (them). I think for me, I really like transitioning my home for the seasons and I sort of look to nature and the outdoors for inspiration for that.”
When it comes to placing bits and bobs in an empty hurricane vase, Stewart says you can fill it as high as you want. If you’ve got a candle in the vase and are looking to fill the space around it, you have to be mindful of the candle height. You’ll want to fill below the candle and avoid using flammable items, or else opt for a flameless candle.
Because hurricane vases themselves are simply made of plain glass, they can work with any decor style.
“If you’ve got more of a country eclectic vibe to your home, you’d want to pick colours and fill that sort of fits with the rest of your decor,” Stewart says.
“For a modern decor, pick some really unique structured objects. Because they’re just plain glass, they really do transition well.”