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I got up today to a dreary, overcast Monday morning here in Houston. If I didn’t know better, I would have no idea that Spring has sprung.

Well that was until I drove up to my design studio…….

What awaited me was the most beautiful burst of Spring I have seen in a long time……..

My Azalea bushes! They blossomed so beautifully just over the weekend!

Oh how I marvel at God’s beautiful creation!

Pink Azaleas at Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio

When I first signed the lease in October of last year to my 1905 Victorian, the landscaping looked like a waste land. One driveway later (which I hired out) and laying 2 pallets of sod (1000sf), and planting 15 azalea bushes and 8 knock-out rose bushes (all by myself), I am pretty proud of my landscape. One day I will share those before and during pictures with you (fire ants attack and all), but for now, I wanted to focus on my beautiful azaleas.

Pink Azaleas at Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio

I couldn’t help myself but to pick a few buds and bring them inside…….

Pink Azaleas at Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio

These little bud vases are actually salt and pepper shakers that I purchased at the Dollar Store for $1 each. I had planned to spray paint them white, but I actually really like the ribbed effect of the glass. So I’ll leave them as is

Pink Azaleas at Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio

TIP: This is a great way to bring some Spring into your home for almost free! Look around your kitchen for small glasses that you no longer use and use them as bud vases for roses, hydrangeas, and of course azaleas.

I especially love white roses in small bud vases….even when they dry out, they are still beautiful and make a great dried arrangement.