The Novel Storage Solution You Wouldn’t Have Considered
You may have seen these lovely, ornamental ginger jars displayed on shelves or adorning mantels. Perhaps, you have never pondered whether they can serve as our staunchest allies in the fight against disorder. Picture blue and white ceramics–fine works of art to be sure, yet at the same time, your best weapon for controlling clutter. It’s like you’ve found a treasure chest that’s practical and good for your back at the same time–eh?
Suppose you put your secret cookie stash in a ginger jar. That’s pushing the envelope a bit. Who would dream that such artistry could conceal the last chocolate chip cookie? It’s as if you have your own private cookie jar (a perfectly good one without the clunky handle) sitting in plain sight, all ready to be cracked open for fresh treasure anytime night falls.
I knew a grandmother who had a ginger jar for everything. Her kitchen was a melody of containers: sugar here, spices there. But if you strip away the layers of modern storage solutions–at least some of the time–you will find that the old ways look better and are still perfectly serviceable. She had a curious eye for reducing life’s petty disturbances to their proper place and assembling them into this ornate yet pleasing jar set, which she liberally sprinkled about her cozy home.
But it’s not just the looks of these things! I mean they’re beautiful, that’s undeniable. They’re much more, however. Ginger jars come in a range of sizes. There is everything from storing pet treats to marshalling sewing supplies. You’re embracing a fabric that goes beyond attractive containers to be a medium of artful combinations, a tapestry stretching out in all directions.
The enchantment woven into these jars does not stop where the kitchen door ends. Look at your home office. Are paperclips and pens setting up house on your desk? Tuck them quietly away in a small ginger jar. Everything will have its place, and you’ll imbue an otherwise monotonous workspace with the stroke of current that happens to suit your personality.
Don’t forget the bathroom! Picture rolling washcloths and cramming them into a large ginger jar. Suddenly, your bathroom feels like a peaceful spa. It sure as heck beats trying to fit everything in those sterile plastic bins. Plus, think about the conversation starters at dinner parties: As soon as guests step into the loo they’re met with a room that could be in one of those glitzy magazines.
Ginger jars have hidden practicalities, too. The cute little lids? They keep litter at bay. Silica-gel pouches, coffee beans that will save your bonsai tree one day within their airtight protection. Halloween candy that needs hiding for the rest of the year: all their stash and keepers wrapped in whimsy-cloaked shabbiness. Sure, airtight containers can do the job too, but who people are used to looking at a bunch of boring plastic?
Turning a milestone from decoration to practical storage doesn’t have to involve great effort. Start with baby steps. Could be a ginger jar next to the coffee maker for some of that lovely coffee–beans, anyhow. Or, you might put lavender sachets in one near your ironing board; imagine blowing a little tranquility into every housekeeping chore.
The Charisma of Ginger Jars as Flower Vases
Enter the world of decorative wonders. Let s talk about a fascinating strange beast: ginger jars! These Asian artifacts have stirring up fascination for centuries. They were first imagined by innovative Chinese ceramicists and originally were used for storage of spices and herbs. Now, they bring a whole new light into homes. A ginger jar filled with daisies or a cascade of roses. Isn’t that really a match made in heaven?
These jars are like magicians of home d cor with their insouciant forms and vivid designs they can charm on a hearth welcome in a banquet hall or inject some color into your colorless study. Perhaps todays flowers are flowers-yet is not that the extraordinary turned ordinary hand? What is their secret? Flowers, dear reader, flowers changing these jars so that they are completely at odds with all normalcy.
Remember the time when Aunt Melanie came with her hard-to-find collection of rare jars and you couldn’t help but stare? That’s what we mean. You do not need fancy footwork to transform a ginger jar into a masterpiece of floral design. Pick up one from Grandma’s attic or the flea market down along the street, and then you have the perfect base for a work of floral art. It’s almost poetic. Just picture a blue and white porcelain ginger jar, with its intricately painted scenes as a backdrop. Inside are some wildflowers and you’re the next da Vinci.
Now let’s talk about their design. Luscious peonies look as if they were born to frolic in these jars. Put some in, stand back and admire. The striking hat against intricate patterns the spatter of color that s worth showing off for a nice chat over tea.
If peonies are not your tea, how about sunflowers? Their rich yellows are a counterpoint by way of gingert jars, flaring like dapples of liquid sunshine. Nothing appears more happy than this ensemble. They turn small little corners into hot springs. Who knew that nature could so seamlessly married ceramic of its own fashioning in a handcrafted little space?
And now for the great story. Once upon a time, amid the ubiquitous complaint of empty wall space, returned an idea. So into the spotlight of our story steps the ginger pot its voice hushed–“Why don t you plant post -bloom herbs in me? Bring the room ’round in a mist of rosemary and lavender fresh off the mountains to soothe our souls,” it went on, seductively spoken. So from that time on the herbs became a sort of star-act on the home stage.
But how does one transfer this floral frenzy to reality? Well, they say measure twice, cut once. Too many flowers could overbalance a jar, like a failed acrobat, while too few could look like a tangle of dead vegetation. Yet knowing that too much of a good thing can be a disaster as well a sort of Goldilocks dilemma.
