the holes in the lid permit flower stems pipe cleaners sparklers or decorative grasses to be inserted into the container and held in an upright position this lid facilitates the presentation of decorative items on the tabletop without taking up surface space with a vase another embodiment of the lid is shown in fig5 b the lid 22 has a built in handle 23 and a recessed region 24 below the handle to permit a user 39 s fingers to curl around the handle a handled lid without apertures will be useful when a user stores thermally sensitive materials because this lid does not have apertures that would allow air to escape the container other embodiments of the lid are also contemplated such as one with a single aperture that is sized to allow the top of a wine bottle to pass therethrough the specific design of the lid will vary according to the practical and aesthetic needs of the user in use an individual inserts the removable storage container into the aperture in the furniture surface with the open end of the container facing upward the container is positioned so that the rim of the container engages with a corresponding part of the aperture either a ledge or a protruding slope water is poured into the container and a lid with many apertures is placed on top of the container the lid should fit flush with the upper surface of the furniture next a user inserts the stems of flowers through the apertures in the lid such that the bottom of.