Things To Do With Jars

Sorry for the hiatus folks, I’ve been working on a couple of exciting projects which has left OHD a little bit neglected! Rest assured I’m back, I’m inspired and I’m ready to blog!

After the B&Q AW14 press day earlier in the year, I was really impressed with their attention to detail on the home furnishings front and the little extra touches. One of my favourites was this large jar which can fill a multitude of purposes! When I was lucky enough to be given the chance to choose my favourite piece from the collection to post about, the jar was a no brainer.

What I really love about this jar is that it’s a blank canvas, it’s functional but also stylish and fits into most room settings. I wanted to explore some options so tried a few different things to show you how truly versatile the jar is and hopefully give you some ideas of things to do with jars.

Flower Display:

Add some colour to your jar by filling it with faux flowers – these were cheap ones I bought earlier in the year from eBay. The whites, yellows and pinks give a lovely pop of colour. You could do this with real flowers but I’m lazy and like ones that don’t die!Classic:

Large church candles look good in any receptacle! Just a word of warning – if you light the candle don’t put the jar lid on!

Christmas Sparkle:

This was an idea I took from the B&Q press day, use battery operated fairy lights   and put them inside the jar. These ones are great as they have a multitude of settings so can twinkle at the touch of a button – romantic eh?

These are just a few ways that you could use the jar, other ideas include:

Filling it with Christmas Baubles

Using it to store brightly coloured sweets or marshmallows

I missed Halloween with this one but filling it with green liquid and some suspicious floating items would make a great decoration (and potentially a fun game for the kids!)

Unfortunately my jar isn’t available online but this vintage glass jar is just as cute and all the above are equally possible.