With less than a week to the Lunar New Year, most Chinese families are likely done with spring cleaning and redecorating their homes to pave way for good fortune in the coming year. However, for those who have yet to dress up their place, here are some fuss-free yet stylish décor ideas that they can incorporate into their homes.
Spruce up your home with festive blooms
One of the easiest ways to add colour to your home during the Lunar New Year is to adorn your space with festive plants and blooms, such as pussy willows, curly bamboo, and yellow and orange chrysanthemums, which are also known to be auspicious plants that also look elegant in pretty vases. Pussy willows tend to be displayed as large and tall plants, but if your vases are small, you can simply cut them into short stalks and display them. To encourage the willows to bloom, add ice to water in the vase every day.
Copper Flower Vase from atomi
Like the Pied Piper’s magic pipe, these copper flower vases carry a charm. They can be hung on a wall or displayed in a flower vase. They come in two different sizes, half and full length.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.atomi-jp.com
Three-Piece Amigos Vase Set from CB2
Three bright vessels scale hi/lo in a tonal trio of handmade stoneware. Glossy red bottle, burnt orange pin and orange teardrop each sprout a single bloom, or group sans botanicals as bold objects of art.
$49.95, available at CB2. For more information, visit www.cb2.com
Hana High-Footed Plate from atomi
Designed by award-winning Japanese designer, Toshiyuki Kita, Hana stands for flower in Japanese, and this striking piece perfectly resembles the flowers in spring. This gorgeous flower vase also doubles as a plate.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.atomi-jp.com
Sheep of Happiness from Franz
Brighten up your new year with these adorably designed matching winter sheep shakers. Small in stature but playful in disposition, these salt and pepper shakers are cheerfully adorned with floral patterns and a vibrant shade of traditional red for a tasteful addition to your meals. Lively in posture, the Sheep of Happiness represents youthfulness and a zest for life come this Lunar New Year.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.franzcollection.com
Three Goats Welcoming Spring from Franz
Shaped with cloud like handles and a full, round base, the vase features a family of goats nestling in the crook of a tree. Set against a backdrop of a clear blue sky and sun, the display is a peaceful and harmonious welcome of spring. Representing familial unity and affection, the decorative vase is painted a vivid red lacquer and is adorned with a peony in full bloom, heralding the arrival of spring and life.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.franzcollection.com
Evergreen Jars from Shanghai Tang
Store festive cookies and snacks in these gorgeous Evergreen Jars from Shanghai Tang. Delicate florals adorn this richly coloured bone china jar, while gold trim, with lattice design, is a smart detail on the lid.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.shanghaitang.com
Suzugami Plates from atomi
Beautifully delicate and versatile, the Suzugami plates have been painstakingly hammered by master craftsmen, compressed and extended multiple times to make it uniquely flexible for any use. Forged from 100 percent tin, the Suzugami plates are perfect for serving festive snacks and desserts like pineapple tarts and macarons. The variety of uses of the Suzugami is limitless thanks to its bendable feature. You can reshape it as many times as you want, into whatever you can imagine.
Price unavailable. For more information, visit www.atomi-jp.com
Article and images contributed by Michelle Yee.
