# Tabletop IKEA Hacks The Table Vase by Tomokazu Hayakawa is Both a Table and Vase By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-05-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-vase-by-tomokazu-hayakawa References: [bookofjoe](http://www.bookofjoe.com/2010/05/table-vase.html) & [ikeahacker.blogspot](http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2010/04/table-vase.html) This table vase by Tomokazu Hayakawa replaces the need for messy vases that spill water everywhere. Instead you get a neat, cute vase that is built into the table. But rather than having to run out and buy yourself a table vase, there are pretty simple instructions on how to build your own version of the table vase by Tomokazu Hayakawa using [IKEA](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-vase) products. Just screw a [mason-type jar to the table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-spinning-coffee-table), drill some holes here and there, and fill the jar with water. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Table Vase Integration:** Opportunity to integrate vases into furniture designs, reducing the need for separate vases and providing a more convenient and aesthetically pleasing option. - **DIY Furniture Design:** Growing trend of consumers seeking to customize their furniture by using simple instructions to modify existing products, allowing for personalization and creativity. - **Functional Home Decor:** Increasing demand for home decor that serves a dual purpose, such as furniture pieces with built-in features like vases, maximizing space and functionality. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Furniture manufacturers can explore integrating functional elements like built-in vases into their designs, offering unique and convenient products to consumers. - **Home Decor Retail:** Opportunity for home decor retailers to cater to the DIY trend by offering products and instructions that enable customers to modify and personalize their furniture. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can leverage the popularity of functional home decor to create innovative and customized spaces that combine practicality and aesthetic appeal. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Miniature Cylindrical Flower Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hanakubari.md) - [Minimalist Illusory Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vaso-gota-vase.md) - [Affordable Designer Vase Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-vase.md) - [Multifunctional Home Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iza-vase.md) - [Jewelry-Holding Flower Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mirror-vase-stand.md) - [Floating Stem Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lotus-effect-vase.md) - [Origami-Inspired Vase Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingko-smart-vase-light.md) - [Hacking-Friendly Decor Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikeahack-collection.md) - [Speaker-Equipped Flower Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blooming-product.md)