I wanted a glass vase with some colour and thought this would work well with lots of different types of flowers. It's actually not as dark as I thought it would be, but I'm very happy with it. It's a good size with a well balanced base and good diameter top so you can get a decent sized bunch of flowers in it. I'm looking forward to daffs being in the shops, I think several bunches would look really jolly in it, with the yellow and blue complementing each other well.