The vase that I bought makes me smile
In the quiet commerce of everyday life, a £22 ceramic vase from Next has become something more than a vessel for flowers — it has become a small, shared discovery. Crafted from stoneware and dressed in green and pink florals, it sits in living rooms across Britain earning not just purchases but unprompted praise. There is something telling in the way people reach for words like 'makes me smile' to describe a piece of pottery, as though beauty at an accessible price still carries the power to surprise us.
- A modestly priced stoneware vase is quietly generating the kind of word-of-mouth enthusiasm that most retailers spend far more to manufacture.
- Shoppers are not merely satisfied — they are writing reviews that read like small love letters, pairing the vase with peonies and reporting that it transformed a corner of their home.
- One dissenting voice, Jan, flags a real tension: the vase is lovely but proportionally unforgiving with smaller bouquets, a limitation that costs it a star and raises a practical question about capacity.
- Next has pre-empted the complaint with a larger £32 alternative, while budget-conscious browsers can find comparable options at Dunelm from as little as £12.
- The vase has landed as exactly what it set out to be — an affordable gesture toward beauty that earns its place on a shelf without demanding attention.
There is a ceramic vase on Next's shelves that has become the kind of thing people buy and then quietly tell their friends about. The Multi Pretty Floral Print Ceramic Flower Vase costs £22, stands 22 centimetres tall, and is made of stoneware — white at its base, scattered with green and pink blooms designed to complement almost any bouquet placed inside it.
It has earned a 4.5 out of 5 star rating across fifteen reviews that read less like product feedback and more like small declarations of contentment. One buyer described the colours as bright and vivid, and said the vase itself makes them smile. Another paired it with peonies and found the arrangement became a focal point of the room. A shopper named Rosemary reported it matched her living room perfectly and recommended it without hesitation.
Not every voice was unconditional. Jan awarded four stars rather than five, noting that while the vase looks striking even when empty, a smaller bunch of flowers inside it feels proportionally off — and wished a larger version existed.
Next appears to have anticipated exactly that concern. The retailer also stocks the Pink Large Ditsy Floral Vase at £32, standing 27.5 centimetres tall with a roomier profile and its own delicate floral pattern. For those shopping more broadly, Dunelm offers ceramic alternatives from £12 upward.
What the £22 vase seems to offer, beyond its practical function, is a small and affordable improvement to the everyday view of a room — and the reviews suggest people remain genuinely surprised by how much that matters to them.
There's a ceramic vase sitting on Next's shelves right now that has quietly become the kind of thing people buy and then tell their friends about. The Multi Pretty Floral Print Ceramic Flower Vase costs £22. It's made of stoneware, white at its base, decorated with green and pink flowers that bloom across its surface in a pattern designed to work with nearly any bouquet you might place inside it.
The vase stands 22 centimetres tall, 13.5 centimetres wide and deep—proportions that feel right in a living room, on a shelf, on a kitchen counter. It's the sort of object that doesn't announce itself loudly but settles into a space and makes sense there. Shoppers have noticed. The vase carries a 4.5 out of 5 star rating, built on fifteen customer reviews that read less like product feedback and more like small declarations of contentment.
One person who bought it described an unexpected pleasure: the vase itself makes them smile. They noted the colours are bright, vivid even, and that they were genuinely pleased with what arrived. Another reviewer paired it with peonies and found the combination striking enough that the arrangement became a focal point of the room. A third shopper appreciated that the design works with flowers of any colour—real or artificial—without clashing or competing. Someone named Rosemary reported that it matched her living room's colour scheme perfectly, that the shape held flowers in exactly the right way, and that she would recommend it without hesitation.
Not every review was unqualified. One customer, Jan, deducted a star because of size. The vase is lovely, Jan wrote, and the colours are nice, and it looks striking when displayed empty. But a smaller bunch of flowers inside it feels proportionally off. Jan wished there were a larger version available.
Next has heard this feedback, or at least anticipated it. The retailer also stocks the Pink Large Ditsy Floral Vase, priced at £32, which addresses the size concern directly. This alternative stands 27.5 centimetres tall with a width and depth of 15.5 centimetres each—noticeably roomier, with its own delicate floral pattern in pink tones. For shoppers browsing similar options elsewhere, Dunelm offers alternatives at lower price points: the Sunbeam Sun Vase with Handle at £15, or the Curved Ceramic Vase at £12, among others.
But the £22 floral vase from Next has found its audience. It's the kind of small purchase that arrives and somehow improves the everyday view of a room. It's practical—it holds flowers—but it's also decorative, a small gesture toward beauty that costs less than a dinner out. The reviews suggest people are surprised by how much they like it, and perhaps more surprised still by how willing they are to say so.
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The vase makes me smile. The colours are bright and beautiful.— Customer review
A gorgeous pretty vase. With some peony flowers in it, it takes centre stage.— Customer review
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Why does a £22 vase warrant this much attention? There are vases everywhere.
Because people are buying it and then feeling moved to write about it. That's the signal. It's not expensive, it's not rare, but it's hitting something—the colours, the shape, the way it sits in a room.
The reviews mention it 'makes me smile.' That's an odd thing to say about a vase.
It is. But that's what happens when something small and functional also looks good. It stops being invisible. You see it every day and it registers as a small positive thing.
One reviewer wanted a larger size. Does that mean the vase has a real limitation?
For some people, yes. If you have a lot of flowers or prefer fuller arrangements, 22 centimetres tall starts to feel cramped. But for a smaller bunch, or for someone who likes a more restrained look, it's exactly right.
Next sells a bigger version for £32. Is that the answer?
It's an option. But they're different products—different price, different aesthetic. The smaller one at £22 has found its own niche. People aren't necessarily upgrading; they're choosing based on what they actually need.
What makes this vase different from the cheaper options at Dunelm?
Honestly, probably not much in functional terms. But Next's version has the reviews, the momentum, the sense that other people have already decided it's worth buying. That matters more than you'd think.