Old Ceramic Jars as Decoration for Interiors and Exteriors
It was Early Summer time, perfect time for mango pickles.
My family bought a huge amount of raw mangoes and started preparing the world
famous – “Aavakaaya”. The pickle was
not supposed to be stored in metallic containers as they might react with metal
over a period of time. Since ancient times, many of the south Indian families
were using Ceramic Jars called (Jaadis) for storing pickles’.
These double colour beauties mostly in white and brown combination are
pride of the kitchen few decades ago. They come in various sizes from huge
jaadis for storing pickles for the entire year consumption for those large
combined families to small ones to store ghee and curds for daily consumption.
These marvellous jaadis come in different shapes but invariably in double
colours of brown and white. The standard shape is a tall and cylindrical. They
come in the shape of yellow pumpkin called gummadikaya jaadi.
Well after filling the
pickle I was left with one small jaadi. Its, 2 coloured glazing appearance delighted
me. It seemed to get back the olden days in our modern home. I decided that it
would bring a perfect mixture of olden and modern day’s cultural ambience. And
so, I searched for more such containers and decorated my table like this –
Bigger jars could be use as planters also. But my small, cute jar was perfect for 2 stems of healthy money plant in water. They bought elegance to my table. I’m still constantly searching for some more such jaadis or old containers for my house. Then what are you waiting for??? Grab such ceramics from you attics or buy some (they really Inexpensive) and adorn you home with these antiques.
Your garden can just
have such jars standing on a stone table. Or you can fix a fountain in it. They
possibilities are endless !!!
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