Trend #11: Decorative Ceramic Urns and Jars
Micro-clutter constantly and aggressively threatens the hard-won serenity of your beautifully styled home. Stray metal keys, loose copper change, discarded matchbooks, and stray batteries inevitably scatter across your flat surfaces, creating low-level visual anxiety. You decisively conquer this micro-clutter by elegantly styling your built-in bookshelves, fireplace mantels, and entryway consoles with lidded ceramic urns and classic, sweeping ginger jars.
These sculptural vessels, whether beautifully finished in traditional, hand-painted blue-and-white motifs or thoroughly modern, chalky matte glazes, serve as brilliant hidden storage ideas for small, easily misplaced items. Group the ceramic jars in visually engaging odd numbers, deliberately varying their overall heights and specific silhouettes to create a compelling, curated vignette.
Attach small felt pads to the bottom of the ceramics to ensure they never scratch your polished wood surfaces. You instantly elevate the elevated styling of your surfaces while implementing a foolproof, beautiful system for containing everyday odds and ends.
