vintage finds for a modern world: contain me.

i think we’re all doing our utmost best to try and get organized this year. just like every january, am i wrong? well, perhaps if we had some stylish containers for all this stuff, we might be a tad more inspired to get started on the task at hand! i know i feel more creative, and unencumbered when things are all in their right place – like things, with, well — like things. if it’s clean, coordinated and catalogued, i know just where to find that old, tattered piece of pink ribbon i socked away a few months ago.

via hindsvik
so, to stay feeling focused on creativity and not a wild goose chase, i scoured etsy for some vintage containers of all kinds — from tins to keep stray buttons, or perhaps a stash of wool, to boxes to hide away those nasty tax receipts we just aren’t quite ready to face, here’s a look at some alternative storage devices i discovered in etsy’s vintage shops. ready, set, get on it! here’s some methodical methods for storing your madness.


via tx altered art

via gems of time

via retro vertigo



via jolly time one



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4 Comments
I love the roughness of these objects, the practically of their shape – as if they have worked hard in the past and will continue to work hard for you. Such loveliness. :)
I love these! It reminds me of digging through my parent’s chicken coop (no chickens, just stuff!) when I was younger. If it was metal, worn and rusty, I loved it. Hmmm…I should have saved it all…
wow, great finds!!
I bought a little wooden vintage cash register drawer once from and Etsy store – still has the little curly springed money clips etc. I pat it every day :)
i just love the patina on these old metal containers!
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