Perfectly vintage looking, enamel kitchen canister set

✯ Day 210 of Vintage 365 ✯

 

Having a place for everything and everything in its place really is a wonderful thing. If your storage options are both functional and beautifully vintage looking, all the better! Few places need practical, attractive spots in which to stash the sundry elements of daily life more than the kitchen.

Tracking down full sets of vintage food canisters that are in good shape, in colours the that match your decor, and which are for sale at a reasonable price can be tricky, especially if you don't have many (or any) local second hand or antique stores to scour (and the internet shopping gods are not in the mood to smile on your hunt).

I absolutely adore vintage canisters and always make a point of bookmarking any that I come across for home decor inspiration. Unusually sellers only have one set available (the canisters being vintage items after all), but UK home decor seller Dirty Dollie is currently stocking a four piece canister set that looks every bit the vintage part, yet (I believe) has been produced in recent years.

This darling pale cream and light jade green canister collection features a tin each for pasta, bread, flour, and biscuits (though you could certainly store anything you fancy in them). Made of classic enamelware, these dry goods storage containers are sure to add a marvelous dose of old school charm to any counter or shelf in your kitchen or panty.

 

The set retails for £50.00, which may seem a tad steep, but is honestly quite comparable to what I've seen similar sets from the 40s and 50s going for in recent years (actually, I was watching a similar pale pink set on eBay last year that ended up selling for nearly $200!).

Should you desire, there's also a darling little matching tin for string available, too (for the much more wallet-friendly price of £8.00; scroll about 3/4 of the way down this page to find both listings).

If you're smitten with this lovely vintage style canister set, but don't actually need it in your kitchen, you could easily use it to store everything from craft supplies to fashion accessories, small tools to candles in any room of your house.

Sweet, cheerful and splendidly mid-century looking, this four piece canister set is a terrific way to stay organized and add a hefty dose of old school allure to your decor.

Vintage 365: Elegantly lovely "Please leave your shoes here" sign

✯ Day 47 of Vintage 365 ✯

 

 

With winter - at least winter in most of the western hemisphere – it's a almost a given that heavy-duty boots will factor into the seasonal equation at some point. Often clunky and encrusted with snow, these helpful shoes can quickly produce a nasty mess of sludgy, dirt embedded melted snow and ice if trucked through the house. As such, it never hurts to have a helpful reminder displayed that encourages anyone coming inside your abode to slip off their shoes - or boots, as the wintery case may be – and spare your floors/rugs/carpets from the wrath of winter’s run-off!

Whether you have a grand entrance way, itty-bitty landing area, or proper mud room, today's immensely charming sign would look stupendous in any vintage lover's house. Measuring six inches by six inches, this terrifically pretty vintage inspired Please Leave Your Shoes Here sign is constructed from white enamel (surrounded by a striking black border), hangs from a classic metal chain, and features some of the prettiest vintage style writing (fonts) I've seen on a home decor piece in ages.

Produced by America Retold, and available for the very reasonable price of $11.99 on Amazon, this elegant white sign would blend excellent in a diverse array of decor styles, serving as both a beautiful piece of sign art and a very, very practical reminder to one all that it's best to slip off their footwear before proceeding into your lovely home.