Those little collectibles you couldn't resist find an innovative home right before your eyes. Here's how you can show them off:
Mustard Jars (shown here)
We're partial to the old earthenware French crocks you'd take to the local grocer to fill up with your week's supply of fresh Dijon. Timeless and evocative, it's easy to pick them up for about $10 each. Set them on the kitchen counter as casual containers for your everyday cutlery.
Glass Beakers
Bring out your ‘mad scientist' by using old-fashioned flasks and decanters to hold coloured dish soap. They're among the more reasonably priced scientific and apothecary antiques, at about $10 per bottle. Choose an unusual shape or colour and add a pourer and cork to control the flow of liquid.
Flower Frogs
Metal pin flower frogs are the ugly stepsisters to the 1940s sculptural glass and ceramic versions that can top $200 in price. But with dense tines to hold stems in place and a super-low price tag (often less than $2), these vintage frogs make perfect holders for recipe cards and reminder notices.
Shakers
From the mid-1800s, salt and pepper shakers have been a regular feature on our tables. Although mass-produced kitschy sets in the shapes of anything from cowboys to coconuts command the high prices today, it's the plain cut-glass or milk glass restaurant sets that we like to use as mini vases for fresh-cut flowers.
Pudding Moulds
The less expensive relation of pricey antique copper moulds, earthenware versions still aren't cheap (starting at about $60 per piece), but their beauty is timeless. Display yours on the side of your sink with some bars of oatmeal or goat milk soap inside for a textural layered look.
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