Spice Up Your Kitchen!

One of the fastest and cheapest ways to add color to your kitchen is with vintage tins!  Vintage spice tins are the perfect thing to add just a little pop of color.  Prior to 1869, these little containers had paper labels.  Thanks to the lithograph process, we are the benefactors of having these colorful little gems last for years!  Today, most spice companies are using glass bottles or plastic containers so the tin container is on its way out.  Most of the spice companies I find tins for easily are McCormick, Durkee, Schilling, Ben Hur and Crescent.  There are those that are much rarer, but the easily found brands will be the most economical for you.  Specialize in a color or a brand for a larger colorful display!  I love the old Crescent cans because of their beautiful shade of blue!  Display them piled in an old crockery bowl or just lined up on a shelf or the windowsill.  You can even change them out for seasonal color!  Get creative on a budget!  Be sure to mark your calendars now for August 12th & 13^th!  This is the last parking lot sale of the year for us. On the 12^th, the city of Aurora is celebrating their Aurora Colony Days where the streets of the downtown area are lined with vendors sharing their vintage and antique treasures with you. There is also a parade, a 1k-5k run/walk, an art show, etc.   Don’t stop at the downtown area without coming a little farther down the road to South End Antique Mall where we spill out into our parking lot on both the 12^th & 13^th. A big shopping weekend not to be missed!

I love how the tins look sitting in a vintage enamel soap dish mounted on the wall

Stack a few tins in an old pottery bowl