The Dollar Tree Bathroom Item That Doubles As The Perfect Centerpiece Vase

The Dollar Tree's floral aisle is a goldmine for inexpensive vases, decorative fillers, and tools for concocting a beautiful centerpiece bouquet. If you're planning a pretty tablescape on a budget, but a simple glass vase doesn't mesh with your artistic vision, a toothbrush holder is a surprisingly handy substitute. The toothbrush holes act like a flower frog, with three openings (two circles and one larger semicircle) that hold stems in place and upright. You can pull off this trick with pretty much any toothbrush holder from the Dollar Tree. As long as the receptacle holds water and has a sturdy base, it should work just fine as a vase, or you can make some simple adaptations. With the right arrangement, your toothbrush holder-turned-vase will quite literally stand up to the perils of people passing dishes of food while anchoring the dining table's aesthetic.

The Dollar Tree's sets of ceramic Solid Color Bathroom Accessories include a toothbrush holder, a pump soap dispenser, and a soap dish. They come in five neutral hues, including white, black, beige, gray, and denim blue, to complement most existing décor without detracting from your floral arrangement. Find another use for the other two items in the set, or sit the toothbrush holder atop the soap dish. The subtle detailing on this discount item makes it look a little like Fiestaware — that famous decades-old dinnerware you shouldn't overlook at thrift stores and estate sales. Alternatively, you could weigh down the toothbrush holder in the similarly colored Assorted Plastic Bathroom Accessories set with accent stones or decorative sand.

Whichever toothbrush holder you choose to use, take its stature into consideration when deciding on the style of your centerpiece bouquet. A short, squat vessel lends itself best to compact, whimsical cottagecore floral arrangements. It's perfect for using up all those buds with broken stems you just can't bear to throw away or compost. On the flip side, tall toothbrush holders provide much-needed support for dramatic arrangements using watery-stemmed flowers, like tulips, lotuses, and hyacinths.

Not too fussed about all the care required for fresh cut flowers? Artificial flowers, foliage, and wire-stem decorations are great options for your makeshift vase. There are lots of ways to make your decorative fake flowers seem real, from trimming and shaping them as you would cut flowers to keeping them dust-free. For an everyday table centerpiece (and a practical use of all that valuable flat space), use one or more of the toothbrush holders to propagate cuttings for your indoor or outdoor garden.

While the colors of these Dollar Tree toothbrush holders would work with pretty much any tablescape palette, you can easily modify the exterior to suit your design. You can, for example, paint the vessel with waterproof craft paint. Choose a solid color for the base, then add patterns to suit your chosen aesthetic. Yhslmh Mini Christmas Ornament Stencils or Boxob Mandala Painting Stencils make the job easy. You can even create a beautifully textured vase with this cornstarch paint hack. And, of course, there's nothing stopping you grabbing a toothbrush holder from your local thrift store or upcycling one you already have at home for this simple DIY.