Choosing the centerpieces for a wedding or for any other event is not an easy decision. There are lots of ideas you can use and lots of materials to take into consideration. Flowers are the most common choice but your work doesn’t end once you decide on a specific species of flowers or on a color. You also have to decide how you’re going to display the flowers. Here are a few ideas you might like.

If you’re planning a rustic wedding, a great idea for a centerpiece is to use a barrel as a vase and to fill it with all sorts of beautiful flowers.

Also original and perfect for a rustic wedding would be a large cream can used as a vase for large flowers.

This wooden Coke box is also a very nice idea. You can use it as a display for small vases. It has a country chic look.

You probably never even thought of using an old leather belt as a centerpiece detail. It’s a very original way in which you can display the flowers.

If the venue allows you to, you can also use tea cups as vases for the flower centerpieces on the table.

These rope vases are very cute and chic and they’re easy to make. All you need is some rope and a tin can.

PVC pipes could be used as vases but in order to make them look nice you can also print out some photos and glue them onto the pipes.

With an empty jar and some pencils you can make a wonderful vase, perfect for the centerpieces.

Mason jars are wonderful vase replacements and they would look lively as centerpieces for a more casual event.

Another nice idea can be to display flowers in watering cans. They would look great in a garden.

If you prefer a more simplistic look, you could use test tubes instead of tiny vases for individual flowers.

If you’re planning a tea party, then using a teapot as a vase for flowers is a marvelous and very chic idea.

The little boxes in which the tea bags are stored are also something you can use as a vase for table centerpieces or for mantle displays.

Of course, we can’t forget about wine bottles. They are extremely versatile and you can even use them as centerpieces.

An old bucket can be useful too. Add some water and put large bouquest offlowers in it.

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