When I received an email from At Home stating Apothecary Jars were 50% off, I jumped to the opportunity to stock up on them. I’ve always loved the idea of using these beautiful jars for decorating. Here’s a list of many creative ways you can decorate with these jars in each room of your home. Be creative and have fun.
Kitchen
Cookie Jar – An apothecary jar can be the ultimate cookie jar. Check out Khloe Kardashian’s cookie jar video. It is fabulous. Use an apothecary jar for this project.
Dishwasher Pods – Instead of keeping the pods in the plastic bag under the cabinet. Pour them into an apothecary jar and display it on your kitchen countertop.
Candy – Use an apothecary jar as a candy dish.
Fruit – Fresh fruit can be used as a beautiful centerpiece.
Sugar – An apothecary jar is the ultimate sugar dish. You can store cubes or granulated sugar.
Tea Bags – Are you a green tea or black tea drinker? An apothecary jar is perfect for storing your tea bags.
Corkscrews – Apothecary jars are excellent to store your corkscrew collection.
Coffee Beans – Storing coffee beans in an apothecary jar is an excellent addition to your coffee/beverage station.
Bathroom
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Bath Salts – Bath salts can be a relaxing and beautiful accent for your bathroom.
Soap – Take your miniture soaps out of the cardboard box and put them in an apothecary jar.
Sponges – Dry body sponges fit perfectly and look great around the tub in an apothecary jar.
Cotton Balls & Q Tips – We all use Q-Tips and cotton balls. Let’s store them under the cabinet or on top of the counter in an apothecary jar.
Make-Up Brushes – Instead of putting your makeup brushes in a cup, put them in an apothecary jar. Add decorative beads, rice, or rock salt to the bottom on the jar so your brushes can stand up straight.
Hair Accessories – Hair bows, bobby pins, headbands, and other hair accessories can be stored in apothecary jars.
Bedroom
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Candles – Floating candles and pillars can be placed in apothecary jars. (As aways, use caution when handling candles.)
Beads – Decor beads and orb balls in your bedroom’s decor will make a grand splash in apothecary jars.
Potpourri – Pour beautiful smelling potpourri into apothecary jars to bring a fresh smell into your bedroom.
Living Room/Entry
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Orb Balls – You can display all of your beautiful orb balls in an apothecary jar.
Statement Pieces – Do you have a statement piece /decor item you want to display? Showcasing it in an apothecary jar is an excellent idea.
Lights – Put a string of lights in an apothecary jar for a beautiful visual effect.
Miniature Topiary – I love decorating with natural elements. Place a miniature topiary in an apothecary car.
Bookshelf – In between your beautiful books and other decor items, opt to put an apothecary jar on one or two of your shelves.
Home Office
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Paper clips – There are never enough paper clips in our office. Keep your paper clips in jars. Spice it up by putting different colored clips in different jars.
Binder Clips – Binder clips are a must have in my home office. I keep an apothecary jar on my desk with these clips.
Post Its – Keep your post it notes in an apothecary jar.
Pens – Instead of a traditional pen jar, keep your pens, markers, and highlighters in an apothecary jar.
Dining Room
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Special Event Decor – Put seasonal items such as eggs (Easter) or pine cones (Fall) in apothecary jars and use them as a centerpiece on your dining room table.
China Cabinet – Who says you have to store only fine china in a china cabinet. Be creative and think outside of the box.
I hope you found these tips for decorating with apothecary jars useful. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or suggestions. I would love to hear your thoughts on additional things you decorate with apothecary jars.
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Thanks for the Wonderful information. Such lovely ideas and placements
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Those are such great ideas!
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My daughter keeps her sugar, flour and brown sugar in these types of jars on her baking island. They look great.
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Now I want to go out and buy a bunch of jars. There are so many great uses. Putting tea bags in there is a great idea. My husband just commented yesterday about how many tea boxes I have sitting around (and I’m not even a big tea drinker. I just keep buying tea!)
I love tea! Yes, you should put your tea bags in an apothecary jar. It will be functional and beautiful.