Celeber Jars from IKEA

While browsing our local IKEA yesterday we ran across these new Celeber Jars, and were quickly impressed. The mix of white porcelain, acacia wood and glass comes off as much higher-end than we're used to seeing at the Swedish box store, and they have a very pleasing minimal but natural feel to them.

The rubber seals felt tight when we tried them, and though we came across them in the kitchen section we could see them working in multiple parts of the home, from the office (paperclips and other supplies) to the bathroom (cotton ball and q-tips.)

Available for $4.99 to $9.99 at IKEA.

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maybe it's just me, but white porcelain and wood is mostly seen in the bathrooms - toilets!? May be they look better in person :-0

posted by Nudik on June 27th 2008 at 9:15am
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I think they look quite nice.

posted by jennifer in sf on June 27th 2008 at 9:56am
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i dont know... i like crocks, but this is a little too odd or a pairing, especially when seen with the entire line. It really screams 1970's (can avocado green appliances be far behind?)
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/14474/

posted by ubertimmo on June 27th 2008 at 10:27am
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I'm with jennifer in sf. Like 'em. Don't find them dated at all. I think walnut and shiny white looks very current and fresh right now.

posted by patrick (the other one) on June 27th 2008 at 10:56am
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I bought one yesterday to try out in our soon-to-be remodeled white porcelain bathroom with wood accents. I love the way this container looks and feels.

posted by wig3000 on June 27th 2008 at 11:27am
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Nice!

posted by jooly on June 27th 2008 at 12:44pm
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I got these a couple weeks ago - the canisters for the kitchen. The grainy wood up against the slick white ceramic is a nice contrast. I loved them the first second I saw them and I still do with them in the kitchen.

I saw similar ones at Pier One which looked really cheesy and cheap.

I agree the entire line is super cheesy, but these alone look great in the right kitchen/bathroom.

posted by Robbybird on June 27th 2008 at 1:56pm
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I haven't seen them in person yet, but love the photos of them that are on the Ikea site.

I'm with Robbybird, I love the contrast of the dark wood against the white porcelain.

posted by f.in.eur on June 27th 2008 at 10:31pm
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I liked the way they looked â just have an ethical problem with any exotic woodtype. Although acacia grows fast, they cut down rainforest to make room for acacia-plantations. It has a beautiful grain, though.

posted by Lilli K. on June 28th 2008 at 9:27am
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i love these!

i think i'll buy some and knock out the glass and use them as planters...

posted by my little apartment on June 28th 2008 at 8:22pm
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agree w/nudik. when i saw the pic, i thought it was a bunch of toilets.

posted by loislane on June 30th 2008 at 9:48am
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my little apartment, there are no grooves or seams, so these bases could easily be hacked into vases or planters, or, I think I will use one of these as a toilet brush holder. they're quite heavy.

posted by wig3000 on July 1st 2008 at 8:33pm
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totally dig em... agreed patrick and jennifer

posted by closertotheocean on July 3rd 2008 at 8:42am
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