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A round-up of elevated blooms, vases and other floral decor products to thaw out to your home

Now that we have officially entered Spring, it’s time to tuck away your winter worries. In case you missed it – amidst the billowing snowstorm – March 19 marked the official first day of Spring. Although we met that warm-weather milestone, you may still feel a deep freeze in your bones or a chill in your home décor. To help usher in that springtime energy, here is a list of five floral decor products with a design twist to banish the cold weather in your home.

floral decor
floral decor

Studio Roof Flower Bouquets – Springtime Surprise

Tulips, daffodils, lavender, and more! Made of recycled cardboard, these build-it-yourself flower arrangements by Amsterdam-based, family-run Studio Roof are the perfect everlasting spring bouquet. With a variety of vibrant flower options, you can find them for $25 at 313 Design Market.

floral design
floral design

Image courtesy of Vitra.

Vitra Nuage vases 

Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra, this elegant vase evokes a constellation of clouds. The Vitra Nuage vases feature groups of eight tubes that can be slotted together in cloud clusters. For graceful arrangements of flowers and grasses, the anodized aluminum finish is available in ivy, light silver, steel blue, burnt orange and more. From $371, at Quasi Modo Modern.

Lego flowers
Lego flowers

LEGO flowers

LEGO collectibles aren’t just for kids. The colourful brick floral decor bouquets  that are sweeping the internet offer an excellent pop of colour and playful sentimentality to your coffee tables and consoles. Paired with a tasteful ceramic vase, these perennial faux flowers are a gift for your inner child – and an excellent addition to any contemporary home. Available in dried or wildflower bouquets, as well as orchids, roses and even succulents. From $79, at Toys R Us.

vase
vase

Raawii Strøm Jug

Hand-made in Portugal, this glazed ceramic jug is effortlessly chic. Designed by Nicholai Wiig-Hansen for Raawii, the Strøm Jug was inspired by early 20th-century cubism in a dynamic blend of colour and form. Crafted with a slip-cast technique, this smooth minimal design is available in multiple colourways, including Coral Blush, Freesia Yellow and Green Gables. Its minimalist yet versatile design makes it the perfect vessel to host your floral decor. $99, at Design Within Reach.

flower vase
flower vase

Tall Bud Vase

Designed in Vancouver and hand-finished in Portugal, the Tall Bud Vase from Fable blends elevated Canadian design with Portuguese craft. Each vase is one-of-a-kind with an elegant textured facade and is available in several colour options including speckled white, dove gray, midnight blue and beachgrass green. With a subtle interior rim that stabilizes flower stems, this statuesque vase pairs perfectly with any Spring blooms. $49, at Fable.

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Okay, but it clearly is

For the first 16 years of my life, the bat cave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)—a reconstruction of an actual cave in Jamaica—was among my favourite places in the city. The cave was decorated with cast stalactites and wax bat models, which hung from the ceiling and threw jagged shadows on the walls. A few other features imbued it with spooky verisimilitude: the drip-drip-drip sound effects, the mirrors arranged to create the illusion of infinite depth, the strobe lights strategically placed to make the shadows flutter. When I visited as a five-year-old, the bat cave scared me. When I visited as a stoned fifteen-year-old, it scared me even more. Then came the renovation.

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