Versatile Vases Designers offer easy tips on how to dress up your tabletops. Here are some of their favorite sources.  "When I work with color palettes for walls, draperies and furniture, vases become a key ingredient," says Kenneth Brown. "Using an odd number always looks better, especially when each vase is a different height and shape."
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111 Antique Mall
2500 North Palm Canyon Drive #B1
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760.864.9390
www.info111mall.com
Retro Gallery
1100 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323.936.5262
www.retroglass.com
 "Smaller vases, either grouped in the center or marching down the length of the table, tend to be more animated and charming," says Madeline Stuart. "But there needs to be a unifying theme to keep the assemblage from seeming to chaotic." Sources Hollyhock
817 Hilldale Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323.931.3400 www.hollyhockinc.com
Downtown
719 North La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310.652.7461
www.downtown20.net  "I like groupings of vases because you can create a graphic landscape with different shapes," notes David Dalton. "Any tabletop is an opportunity to
do a vignette."
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Just for Pots at the L.A. Flower Market
L.A. Flower Market
754 Wall Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213.622.1966
www.laflowerdistrict.com
Berbere Imports
3049 South La Cienega Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
310.842.3842
www.berbereimports.com  "I like vases to play off other items in a tabletop arrangement," says Mark Ashby. "It looks great to have a single orchid in a simple vase mixed with art books and decorative objects."
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La Luz
2009 South 1st Street
Austin, TX 78704
512.326.8384 Jean Marc Fray
1009 West 6th Street
Austin, TX 78703
512.457.0077
www.jeanmarcfray.com  "Groupings are nice on large coffee tables, dining tables and bookshelves," says Emily Summers. "A single color can have a strong impact when several vases are placed together."
Sources Karl Kemp
34 & 36 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003 212.254.1877
www.karlkemp.com Garth Clark Gallery
24 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
212.246.2205
www.garthclark.com  Vases are one of my favorite ways to add color to a room," says Jan Showers. "A single vase can be nice, but groupings of various shapes are more interesting in the center of a large table."
Sources Jan Showers & Associates
1308 Slocum Street
Dallas, TX 75207 214.747.5252 www.janshowers.com | 
