My mom and I were musing yesterday about how people used to decorate the tops of their kitchen cabinets with jars of pasta and dry beans and other homey-looking things. I have a ton of that stuff on top of my cabinets too, only I now call it storage rather than decoration.
It's a nice reminder to me of how far we've come in greening our diets. Just a year ago I wouldn't need a canister for popcorn kernels because popcorn came in a microwavable bag, inside a plastic bag, inside a box. I had no need to store extra peanuts for making peanut butter, because I bought it in a plastic jar at the store. My rice and flour came in bags, not bulk. And all of the dry beans I keep on hand now, I used to buy in cans (complete with BPA lining).
Now the top of my cabinets hold a mish-mash of thrift store containers - hardly a great decorative look - but no boxes, bags or cellophane wrappers. We're making progress!
3 comments:
That's a very good idea, design and eco-friendly wise.
This is so true. I had those canisters as decor, too! Now I'm proud to say they're storing our actual FOOD.
Great use of these vintage containers. Thanks for remind me of the idea.
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