Why A Book Vase Is A Stunning Solution For That Boring Shelf In Your Home

No living room feels truly complete without a stylish bookcase to display all of your past, present, and future reads. But, lots of books in one space can create an eyesore and be too much to take in all at once. Because of this, it's always recommended to space out your literature with some other stylish elements to balance your bookshelf. While there are plenty of creative ways to decorate a bookshelf, we think this new trend might take the cake: use a book-shaped flower vase to display blooms in a unique way. 

You can find glass, ceramic, and plastic book flower vases on sites like Amazon, and they often come decorated as a classic literary work, like the ceramic colorful Steel Mill & Co. "Pride and Prejudice" Vase that retails for under $30. If you're looking for something cheaper, the Puransen Bookend Vase for Flowers is less than $10 and comes in multiple acrylic colors. Instead of being based on an actual book, the title on this clear vase is simply "The Mystery of Growth." Reviewers love these book vases, saying that they are convenient and chic and can hold an ample amount of flowers and water. "This vase is very gorgeous, held my bouquet of roses beautifully," one customer wrote about the acrylic vases. 

Once you've acquired your very own book flower vase, it's time for the fun part: using it to style your bookcase. You can go the simplest route and place it in your bookshelf as though it's any ordinary book, but be sure to leave enough height above the vase so that you can place flowers inside whenever you want. You can also use the vase as a bookend. To do this, place it lengthwise at the end of a shelf to offer some more open space to the area. You could also use the vase in other areas, like on a kitchen counter or as a table centerpiece, to display flowers. Once the flowers wilt, move the vase back to your bookshelf for easy storage. If you don't have a book collection, this vase can still be used to decorate your bookshelf without using any books.

To figure out what types of flowers you should place in your vase, consider the width that you have available. You can build your own bouquet with flowers that have long, thin stems, like roses and tulips, because they are most likely to fit better in the long vase opening than bouquets with wide or short stems, like hydrangeas and baby's breath. If you want the floral look without needing to replenish dying flowers, you could get a crocheted bouquet or fill the vase with flowers that can dry up and stay beautiful for a long time, like lavender, amaranth, and eucalyptus. Also check out these tricks to keep your bouquet standing up straight in your unique piece.