Kitchen Canister Sets

Back by popular demand

Kitchen canister sets can complement any existing design scheme and increase the amount of storage for dry goods, spices, and utensils.  Traditionally devoted to holding the usual suspects of flour sugar, coffee, and tea, kitchen canister sets generally come in groups of three or four pieces, modulated in size. 

Functional and decorative, kitchen canister sets can turn your counter into a kind of display, a reflection of the tastes and personality of the cook.  Since they are less expensive and much easier to replace than larger appliances, canister sets can be used to change the feel of a room, fine tune a design, or impart a sense of whimsy and fun.

Glory days

Antique canister sets recapture memories of childhood or bring back the popular shapes, colors, and materials of yesteryear.  Produced in sets of between three and 10 pieces, antique canister sets commonly use ceramics, tin, or aluminum.  If shelling out top dollar for an antique set is out of the question, reproductions are another option. 

Virtually indistinguishable from older pieces, they take advantage of new production techniques, but keep the dramatic shapes, playful lettering, and era-appropriate color schemes of the past.  Self-referential retro pieces appropriate the designs of the past with catchy slogans or traditional color schemes, evoking the past in a lighthearted way.

Living in a material world

In terms of materials, canister sets can be made out of anything.  Pottery canister sets, with their warm brown and red tones, create a homey and welcoming ambiance in stark and cold spaces. 

Hand-painted earthenware canister sets, with their round edges an soft shapes, communicate individuality and a love of craft. 

Copper canister sets recall the bygone era of cast iron stoves and open fires. 

Textural materials like stoneware and glass can inject much-needed variety into a kitchen design. 

Stainless steel canisters give a modern edge and can easily highlight other metallic surfaces on refrigerators and ranges. 

Clear acrylic and glass canisters provide for an easy inventory of a can's contents and convey a sense of simplicity and modesty.

More bang for the buck

Ceramic canister sets, brightly colored and polished, provide a punchy splash of color in an overwhelmingly monochromatic color scheme.  Although traditional kitchen colors predominate in canister sets - yellow, black, white, blue, and green - a wild color like crimson, salmon, or turquoise can enliven a whole room.  A little bit of color goes a long way.

Perfect patterns

Patterns are a great way to tie together a room.  A well-matched pattern can highlight a successful theme or introduce new complexity to a dull space.  Changing the pattern on a canister set can easily update a room and make it more contemporary. 

Pick out an image from drapes, plates, or wallpaper and choose a canister with another version of the same motif.  Holiday canister sets can bring the spirit of a holiday to life with patterns, seasonal colors, and fun shapes. 

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