Displaying vintage tins

Fun shapes, sizes and patterns add to the allure of vintage tins, and make them an endless inspiration as decorative containers. Find them for next to nothing at antique shops and yard sales, and use them to hold everything from flower pots and napkins to mail and photographs.

How to display cintage tins
1 Fill jam jars with fresh-picked flowers and place the bouquet inside each tin. Sit them in a grouping on a farmhouse chair by an open door.

2 Use a tin as a holder for rolled-up table napkins. It looks great on a table in the garden laid for an outdoor feas.

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