I love a room with fresh flowers. It doesn’t need to be anything fancy, but a touch of flowers brightens up a room and makes me smile.

I try to never spend more than $5 or $10 dollars on a bunch so most times my flowers are coming from my supermarket or deli. Instead of just sticking them into a plain vase in a haphazard manor I like using pieces from my milk glass collection.

Here is an easy arrangement that anyone could do with a simple bowl.

Step 1: Get our your supplies. Use any bowl you may have it doesn’t have to be milk glass. Floral foam is a must. It helps hold the flowers into place and I find that it helps my flowers last longer. I purchased that pack at Michaels for $6. It goes a long way.

Step 2: Using a kitchen knife cut your foam and place it in the bowl.

Step 3: Cover foam with water.

Step 4: Start cutting down the flowers. I cut them down one at a time. Due to the shape of the bowl and the foam each flower is going to be a slightly different size. I just play around with it until I get the right shape.

Step 5: Enjoy!

That arrangement took about 10 mins. I used it as a table centerpiece during my Mom’s birthday brunch. My mom loves flowers so she was very happy to see some cheerful blooms on the table.

Images 1-6 via me, 7 via Eddie Ross