We all have special treasures we want to display. Containers are an easy way to style your finds. For me, one of the best ways to do this is to gather them together inside cloches, stack them into glass containers, or even place them inside lanterns.
Clear glass containers work well. In my living room I stacked some mottled ceramic spheres into a large clear jar. I rested the jar on a mirrored pedestal.
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| CERAMIC SPHERES DISPLAYED IN MY LIVING ROOM |
This next container is tall and narrow. Small turtle shells climb over each other to reach the top. I put some sea glass into the bottom of the jar.
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| SMALL SHELLS DISPLAYED IN A NARROW JAR IN MY HOME |
One of my partners, Monica, @Gatehouse Designs, just dropped some leather-bound books into an over-sized jar.
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| LEATHER BOOKS INSIDE AN OVER-SIZED JAR |
She used the same idea with some freeze-dried artichokes.
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| ARTICHOKES FILL A LARGE CONTAINER |
I simply tumbled my collection of shed antlers into a container and let them fall into place.
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| SHED ANTLERS TUMBLED INTO A CONTAINER |
I did the same thing with this driftwood garland. It filled and overflowed the fluted jar.
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| DRIFTWOOD GARLAND CASCADING OVER FLUTED JAR |
Cloches work just as well as jars. When they're on a pedestal, I like them even better.
I rolled up some large architectural book plates and placed them inside a very large cloche on a pedestal.
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| ARCHITECTURAL PRINTS INSIDE A CLOCHE AT THE STORE |
In a matching cloche, I simply added a small bust on top of a stack of vintage books.
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| BOOKS AND A BUST INSIDE THE CLOCHE |
This cloche is on my screened porch. I filled it with shells, coral, and a mercury glass bird.
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| CLOCHE ON MY SCREENED PORCH |
This "cloche" is actually the top half of a demijohn. There's a picture frame inside and some jewelry draped around the neck of the bottle.
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| DEMIJOHN WITH A FRAME INSIDE |
My collection of artists' brushes is inside this cloche. The backdrop is a vintage framed ceiling tile. HINT: To get all the brushes in place, I turned the cloche upside down, added the brushes, then the base, and flipped it right-side-up while supporting the base from underneath.
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| MY COLLECTION OF ARTISTS' BRUSHES |
And yes, I didn't put a candle into my lantern. Instead, I added some books, a cast iron bird, and a piece of fan coral.
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