Hittin' the bottle :: Stylish Notes on Decor

Photo property of The Entertaining House and Jessica Gordon Ryan

Photo property of The Entertaining House and Jessica Gordon Ryan

I love bottles. Unique bottles that is. Bottles that have a different bent to them. I like bottles that have a nice hefty weight to them... those with thicker glass or those that have unusual shapes or an unusual color. In the first photo I thought to cover a couple of Orangina bottles in twine. I was thrilled when they actually came out better than I had envisioned! I use them a lot with all sorts of different flowers. I love the hydrangea in these but perhaps my favorites are simple, wild, white daisies. They look so lovely with the twine.

In the photo below it a couple of assorted bottles stand on my mantel next to a couple of jars filled with river rocks from a recent trip to Matunuck, Rhode Island. I've managed to capture a little bit of my summer perfectly here. Above, a perfect pint-sized, flask-shaped bottle is striking in its unusual green. It's an older bottle I'm guessing, and I found it buried in the ground in a nearby park. It was covered with dirt when I found it, and it smelled a combination of dirt and decades old booze. Knowing my daughter would have an absolute conniption if she saw me pick it up, I sent her to the car first then quickly snuck the bottle into the trunk. I didn't take it out until she was safely out of sight! I saw her natural beauty long before I cleaned her up.

The next time you are tempted to toss your bottle into the trash, you may want to think twice!

XOXO,

Jessica