Creative containers and sweet spring blooms will brighten your bedroom and bath. Contributing Style Editor Matthew Mead shows you how.

LITTLE SIPPER
Sized for a nightstand or bath vanity, flower arrangements can pack a scented punch in a small package. The lavender design on this tiny transferware cup inspires this medley. Combine deep-purple violas, pink stock, and blue grape hyacinths. Set your creation on the bathroom sink, and let the warm humidity encourage fragrances. Stock smells of cloves; grape hyacinths have a faint aroma of their fruit namesake; and violas breathe old-fashioned sweetness.

Note: iflorist.com and theflowerexpert.com offer fun “Meaning of Flowers” lists.