Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Cat cookie jars

Somehow I never made a connection between felines and kitchens. That is until my sister chose this unique theme for her cooking space. She added great decorative details like a wallpaper border filled with images of kitties and items like cat cookie jars peppered throughout the space.

The area looks fantastic and I was really taken back by her excellent display of cat cookie jars. These items give the room character and charm but they are not overwhelming in the large area. The cat jars are placed strategically throughout the room but there are a few shelves dedicated to displaying them.

The cat cookie jars come in all different styles and colors but they work very well together in an eclectic fashion. Instead of filling the space with traditional kitchen elements, my sister decided to choose interesting collectables to give the room its personality.

When she first told me that she was using a feline theme for her kitchen I wasn’t really surprised. She loves her kittens and she fills her house with images of them. There are cat cookie jars, shower curtains, prints and even a throw for the couch with the little fuzzy creatures.

After seeing her arrangement I was very impressed with my sister’s artistic eye. She really pulled the look together in a warm and inviting way. The cat cookie jars were collected over a period of time and some of them were gifts. Each jar has its own story and my sister is happy to share them with her guests.

The collection of cat cookie jars makes for great conversation and the collection is quite valuable. Many of these items are antiques and some are very rare finds. Many of them are unique in that both the lids and the cookie jars are still in tact. This increases the value of rare, delicate merchandise.

No one has a kitchen like my sister. My daughter likes to call the space the “kitty kitchen” and she can’t wait to go visiting with her aunt to see if there are any cat cookie jars added to the collection. My daughter also likes to see if there are any treats inside the collection of cookie jars as well.

While I’m on the subject of treats, make sure that the cat cookie jars you reach into are filled with people food. Some owners like to keep kitty snacks in the cat cookie jars. This only makes sense.