Imagine you enter a room and your eyes at once find visual delight before anything else strikes you! This is the effect when you take ginger jars and mix them with vases: like a duet in another medium, each accomplishes his or her own part to make for something wonderful together. You could say that ginger jars are storytellers: although their lines are smooth and edges adorned, each splash reveals an even more fantastic tale.

Long ago in the Qing dynasty— before these jars were even born— the Emperor wore clothes joined by holding them at waist and collar. This waving of paint, that marks sound about life! Thus one can see why putting them alongside vases-whether plain or extravagant–always makes one think not just in terms of beauty but also of composition. Mix and match as we do with garments to create a feeling or mood: in China it is said ‘clothes like cultivated fields’; so this effect too must have been intended for confucianism. By combining ginger jars and vases we are weaving the story of an era long past, making it happen today; in such a way one might say that design which otherwise has an air disarmingly pretty becomes instead History alive.
And the story of ginger jars—think of them as the life of a party. With so many patterns and bright glaze they are often in the center of attention. But their crooked contours are the perfect counterpoint to the straight lines that vases sometimes present. Speaking of vases, ah the beauty! To the sky goes a tall skinny version and aside comes in short fat chunks. Its variety is its strength, offering a versatility that is both exciting but practical to use. Change the levels — a tall vase and a squat ginger jar together resemble a well-composed symphony.
Another way of bringing extra luxury to your decor is to mix materials. Glass vases bring a dreamy airiness, light reflecting off them as on a dewdrop in the morning; ceramic ginger jars add weight and tradition. Together, they create an arrangement that combines lightness and substance—just as a great dessert ends after a heavy meal.
Putting seasonal flowers or artificial blossoms into your vases? That’s the final touch. Picture vivid lilies—your rooms are filled with their fragrance; or even dried pampas grass bringing that chic bohemian flavour. The florals breathe new vitality into the jars and vases, transforming a still display into an active phenomenon. A feast for the eyes becomes a sensory celebration.
In short, even the most absent-minded person can make ginger jars and vases work together. It is like figuring out which colored socks to wear with a pair of shoes—seemingly impossible at first but ultimately rewarding once they come together. The key is in being playful, allowing yourself a little room to experiment. As the phrase goes, life is too short for dull decor.
Blend them seamlessly with Seasonal Decor
When it comes to transforming your living space without lifting a finger, ginger jars could just be your magic weapon. These elegant containers work well anywhere and all the time. And with roots going back as far as human life itself, the regal, classical outline of them simply endures. Made of porcelain, a new life today sees ginger jars No longer storing spices but in the realm of decor.
Now imagine your drab fireplace mantel, suddenly brightened up with a row of those round, pictureseque jars painted deep blue or light white. It’s a bit like transforming a piece of plain toast into something worthy of breakfast at an elegant hotel. These jars don’t cry out to be noticed, but they don’t whisper either. Speaking quietly with dignity, they encourage you to work the seasonal decor you have.
So let’s begin with the autumn months. A time when air is crisp and leaves are crunchy. Bring out those earthy tones. Think of pumpkin colors, browns, and creams matched with the deep cobalt blue ginger jars. The result is a cozy, nostalgic feel that takes one back to childhood days spent jumping through piles of leaves. Put a few dry leaves or wheat stems into the open mouth of this vase so as you are capturing some portion of harvest inside your living room. It’s like encapsulating a memory in a bottle to experience again later.
Winter needs contrast-icy white against the dark winter evening. Why not stack your favorite ginger jars near the twinkling evergreen tree or on the snow-flecked window ledge? Mingling with String light wrapped around the jars casts shadows not unlike James Turrell’s brilliant works. The effect is a d.i.y winter wonderland without your cheeks turning into icicles with the snowstorms that blast your face in mainline America.
As they say, spring is a time of renewal. Picture the jars stuffed to overflowing with pastel flowers that seem to sing for joy after every well-timed spring shower. Daffodils, cherry blossoms—if not lilies. billowing and soft as that early spring rain! It’s not just a touch of color that you get this way but an entire garden coming into your house. Ginger jars are the petit four that puts icing on sh.t mother nature has served up for desert.
Summer comes and with it lazy afternoons and sunshine that stays for longer than your favorite Netflix series. Ginger jars look perfectly at home crammed full of sea shells and sand, or sitting atop a table setting in outdoor dining scene. Scattered or bunched together with different heights of Rowan Williams’s words under different sizes—some tall, others short. Even a bit of shipwreck message-in-a-bottle fun (for example) thrown in! It’s all of a piece with playing in endless summer mode.
Several seasons on and with the Lord Mayor’s show, we can yet see that ginger jars do justice to every one. Now consider: Can you serve them differently? Mix them with different textures and patterns. For example you might like to drape in a plaid throw and set it beside a silken table runner or contrast with some metalwork. One friend stacked them knock-kneed on their side with a billowing cascade of miniature pumpkins. An unlooked-for, but very successful touch that had the guests tittering with delight.