Tuesday's Treasure ~ Ginger Jars

It's been a while since we've gone on a TT&B treasure hunt but I have been hunting and want to bring you up to speed! 

Ginger jars.

Love them.

So many things you can do with them; they go everywhere! While I don't have any surfaces to put them at the moment (another post to come on that, I need some bookshelves!) but that doesn't mean I can't start collecting!

So, here we go. Ginger jars. 

Ginger jars have a long line of history amongst Chinese culture. According to most resources, "A Ginger Jar is shaped with a wide mouth, a domed lid and a bulging, bulbous spherical hand painted body. They come in various styles and sizes and in many different colors. The true Chinese antique Ginger Jar is made of porcelain and hand painted. The jars acquired the name “Ginger Jars” because they often contained ginger (which was one of the most valuable spices at the time) when they were exported to the West."

So my lovelies, Ginger Jar treasures to fill your home on this fine Tuesday!

Ginger jars on the sideboard

Ginger Jars in the Kitchen

Ginger jars on the mantel

Stone ginger jars adorn a console table

Ginger jar collection in the foyer, which I am loving everything about: the gallery wall, the lamps, the antlers, the colors!

Ginger jar prints

Beautiful for ginger jar display for your outdoor living room

How cute are these Ginger Jars?

Green Ginger Jar lamps

It's Friday, I'm In Love... with Demijohns

I recently learned the technical term for these gems and it has such a ring to it that they've become even more eye catching.

Demijohn... just sounds so intriguing!

Where have I been on this one? 

Shame on me for simply calling them jugs. I should have known these fabulous pieces had a much swankier name. 

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History lesson for the day: The demijohn originated as a method for transporting liquids, any liquids: water, wine, oils, etc.The oldest demijohns have the bubble, kidney-shaped bottom, but eventually their shaped evolved to a more jug-like shape making them easier to stack when transporting on wagons, ships, etc. While the shape may have evolved, the narrow-neck of the bottle did not. Antique demijohns are often sea-greens and blues but that too has evolved over time and now you'll see them in all sorts of colors (so color is the first tip-off of whether it's a true antique or not.) 

Whether antique or modern replica, they're still fantastic pieces to fill up those nooks and crannies around your house. Great containers for blooming branches or statements on their own, grouped together for color or filled with nick-knacks, you can truly use them in so many ways, they're a true staple!

This demijohn looks great simply filled with branches from the yard

Demijohns can add a pop of color atop a traditional piece

Demijohns under a kitchen island, why not?

Demijohns in a beautiful bedroom - with just a touch of subtle color. 

Subtle holiday decor using cranberries and demjijohns

Mix and match demijohn colors, shapes and sizes for a fabulous hassle free centerpiece

Now that's a serious lamp. A demijohn lamp to be exact.

Demijohns looks great outdoors, too!

... the options are endless!

Thursday's Treasure Hunt... Antlers

Whether you're a huntsmen or not, you must admit, antlers are a pretty cool thing. They each have their own unique branching design making for awesome pieces of wall art, accents on shelves and tabletops, and even the make-up of some great mirrors and chandeliers!

Be on the look out for that spot in your house in need of a set of antlers!

Farmhouse Foyer -- the antlers complete the look!

Gallery wall set off by antlers

Antlers are the perfect addition to your masculine library

Beautiful old plantation home

Hallway Decor

Love the antlers but also adore the interior shutters

Antlers are a perfect accessory to this rustic chic room with dark stained doors

Fantastic Antler Mirror

Antler Living Room Decor

Antler Lamps

Antler Centerpiece -- love this for a rehearsal dinner!

Breakfast room with antlers

Have a Peachy Tuesday!

Today is sure to be a peachy one -- courtesy of National Peach Ice Cream Day!

Peaches are a favorite summer treat; couple them with ice cream to beat the heat and you have yourself the perfect refreshing treat! 

Indulge -- this day only comes once a year!

Hope your Tuesday be a peachy, cool, refreshing one!! 

Homemade Peach Ice Cream (with a fairly simple recipe)

Peach and White Living Room

Refreshing Peaches and Nutty Pecans -- sounds like the perfect summer (southern) pairing to me!

Peach-and-Toasted-Pecan Ice Cream

Peach Accented Dining Room

Martha Stewart's Peaches-and-Cream Ice Cream Cake

Peach Wallpaper -- perfect for your powder room

Peaches-and-Cream Ice Pops

Love the Peach Runner in this foyer

Blackberry Peach Ice Cream with a hint of Basil

Color, color everywhere! Rosy Peach walls with varying shades of pink furniture and accents

Make your own Snicker Doodle Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Thursday's Townhouse Treasure!

I have always loved Brook Shields so when I came across Architectural Digest's fabulous spread of her Manhattan townhouse (technically, her Greenwich Village townhouse) it came as no surprise that I fell in love with the impeccable decor and design work.

Living in this fabulous abode would make NYC a cinch! 

PS - speaking of Shields, who remembers NBC's show Lipstick Jungle starring Brook aka Wendy, Nico and Victory? Man, I loved that show! How could they have pulled it after just two season's?!? Disgraceful!

Fabulous foyer

Love the Louis XVI-style chairs and the 1970s lucite cocktail table -- works perfectly in this room

So many fabulous elements to this cozy sitting room: Tub Chairs by Stephen Miller Siegel, a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk, zebra skin rug, wonderful throws... and it goes on!

Kitchen

Love all the pictures propped along the ledge in the family room -- afterall, who wouldn't love to have Annie Leibovitz photograph you and your Mom?! I would kill for my own Leibovitz! 

Shields's Study

Dining Room

Master Bedroom complete with John Robshaw block-printed linens

No surprise Shields's closet is fabulous!! Every girl's dream to have a rolling shoe rack and closet that requires a library ladder! 

Master Bath

Guest bedroom painted in Benjamin Moore's Grizzly Bear Brown -- never would have picked the brown but it definitely works in this intimate guest room!

The drawing hung here in the hallway was actually used to wrap a gift Shield's received -- how cool!