Bringing Paris Home: Simple Pleasures

 

Here is a fun way to recycle.  I like to use empty wine bottles as vases for single tall stems of flowers, like these Hydrangeas, which were in full bloom when we got back from Paris this week.  I particularly like wine bottles with insignias in the glass.  Mr. Swede knows to look at the bottle instead of the label when purchasing bottles of wine, so he can bring back the empty bottles. Not exactly what a wine connoisseur would do, but he knows I am happy with them. The Paris grocery stores' wine section had a surprising variety of bottles with the insignias.  I like the ones with crowns. 

Such a simple and easy pleasure.  Above are two soda bottles with sexy curves and two rose wine bottles with insignias in the glass holding single stems of Hydrangea.

Shown with the wine bottles are French demijohn bottles in aqua and green in various sizes as a grouping on the console table in the hallway. The huge ones are on the floor underneath. I have no idea how many gallons of wine these once contained, but I know that I would not be able to lift one full of liquid. I designed the console for Swede Collection HERE.

I could use any vase for these flowers, but I get enjoyment from such simple bottles.  I have kept the paper labels on the wines to remember when and where we enjoyed the vintage. You can see how big this aqua demijohn is compared to the size of the wine bottles.  The aqua ones are my favorite.

Some people use the wine bottles to hold candles, but I have difficulty finding candles the correct size to fit the various diameters of the top openings.  So this is my recycling alternative.

Summer

Photos: Swede

  

Comments

[maureen]

Reads like you had a wonderful vacation! Hope you share other goodies you brought home with you!