This week I finally tackled a small, long-overdue decorating task from my “Dude Get On That Already” list: I rehung three floating vases. They’re the wall-mounted teardrop style I bought from CB2 a few years ago and that used to hang outside our first house’s kitchen. They had been shuffled into the playroom after our move and largely forgotten—until now.
After digging them out, I picked a spot in the guest bathroom and tapped three nails into the wall. Simple, quick, and effective: the vases are now off the playroom floor and doing double duty as cheerful wall decor. For now they hold grocery-store flowers, which look great until the blooms inevitably fade. When that happens, I’ll probably swap in branches and clippings from the yard for a low-maintenance, natural look.
These three vases are a small update, but they make a noticeable difference in a room that hasn’t received much attention yet. The guest bathroom is one of the spaces still waiting for a proper refresh, but with our major kitchen project winding down, I expect we’ll get to the rest of the house soon. Little victories like this keep the momentum going and make daily life a bit prettier in the meantime.
I’ve developed a soft spot for tulips, which I now declare my favorite flowers. It took me until my late twenties to say it aloud, and now I’m all in—at least for today. Their clean lines and bright colors are perfect in these narrow vases and really lift the little bathroom’s mood. Tulips are an easy, seasonal choice that photograph well and feel modern without being fussy.
One of the quirks of our current house setup is that we still have pieces from photo shoots and projects sitting around. See that brown rectangle in the lower-right corner of one photo? That’s a large mirror from the guest room, waiting to be hung above a dresser. For now it’s leaning where it landed, contributing to the lived-in, slightly chaotic look that follows big home projects.
Even so, I’m slowly chipping away at the clutter. Moving a few items off the floor and onto the wall immediately opens the space and helps the whole house feel more intentional. I admit I took an excessive number of photos of these little vases from every angle—part habit, part delight at seeing a small idea actually finished.
There’s a playful side to this kind of small project too. I goofed around and posed the vases like a mannequin, and even lay on the floor to photograph the ceiling and the arrangement from a new perspective. It’s a reminder that decorating doesn’t have to be a huge, costly process—sometimes it’s just about moving things where they make you smile.
Small updates like this one are perfect quick wins: inexpensive, fast, and satisfying. They’re great for clearing playroom clutter and for giving underused rooms a personality boost without a full remodel. What small projects have you crossed off your to-do list lately? Do you have stacks of art waiting for a hammer, untouched bathrooms calling for some color, or a favorite flower you’ve declared your own?
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