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Forget those old icecream containers and takeaway trays - humble kitchen storage has come a long way, baby.
These days you can keep your food, and food-related goods, in style, and even in a particular decorating genre if you wish.
1 Farmhouse style, from left to right: Vintage food containers, $40 from Trade Me.co.nz. Small and medium mint Jasper storage jars with seal, $16.95 and $24.95 from Nest. Seletti crockery biscuit jar, $32.20 from Redcurrent. Metal jug, $99, from Republic. Glass jar with fruit stickers, $7.25, from Payless Plastics sitting on top of plain jar, $6.90 from Applewood. Essentials pocket flask, $7.50, and vintage jar, $64.95 for set of three from Milly's. Biscotti tin with lace pattern, $26.50, from Redcurrent. White crockery bowl containing pears, $15.90, from Republic Home. Small jar with fruity lid, $4.90, from Applewood. Teatowels, $7.95 and $8.95, both from Milly's.
2 Retro woods, from left to right: Vintage orange container, $85 for a set of 11 in various sizes, from Mixt. White porcelain containers with wooden lids, $29 and $25.90, from Republic. Skagerak Pantry Caddy, $168, from Design Denmark with homemade jams from the Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, farmers' market. Selectti egg tray, $29.90, from Iko Iko. Retro mugs, collected from various charity shops, between $1 and $5 each.
3 Romantic retro: red container (bottom only seen), $49.90, from Applewood. Honey pot, $20.95, from Milly's. Painted canister, $28, from Redcurrent. Lipstick lacquered square container, $26.20, from Nest. Fuchsia glass jar, $26.50, from Redcurrent. All other cups and saucers are vintage, sourced from antique stores or charity shops.
4 Future foods, from left to right: High gloss City canisters, $36.95 each, from Nest. Oro jar by Alessi, $235, from Askew. Aero acrylic canisters, $17.95 and $22.95, from Nest. Nuance Toolholder, $110, from Design Denmark. Palaset pencil container, $12.95, from Nest holding Nuance Whisk, $41, from Design Denmark. Steel cocoa duster, $21.95, from Milly's.
5 Colourful and cute, from left to right: Orange chopping board, $12.90, from Applewood. Green Zyliss stir fry spatula, $15.50, red PEJ spatula, $69.50, and orange PEJ barbecue brush, $49.50, from Design Denmark. Storage apple, $65, and Fresh Up tin (with matching T-shirt inside), $69, from Iko Iko. Gianni jars by Alessi, $36 and $42, from Askew. Normann Copenhagen washing-up bowl and brush, $180, from Design Denmark. Inside, plastic lunch box, $5.50 from Payless Plastics. Orange tea towel, $8.95, from Milly's.
