Hard to Kick the Habit
Yancey and I are thrifting for antiques one day and, having discussed how cool ashtrays potentially would be as a style element in a room, stumble upon a stylish green beauty that happened to match our vintage Naugahide rocking chair we thrifted from Goodwill for $30. SOLD!
Brought the ashtray home and put it inside the $5 Goodwill retro bookcase headboard we were using as a console, and SHA-ZAM! Instantly we are ashtray fans! By the way, ashtrays we’ve found are pretty inexpensive, in the $3-5 dollar range = affordable chic!
We found a second one in the attic, given to us by my Grandma – a disastrous mottled brown square with old coins glued onto the surface (that I loved as a kid). Added that to a styled tabletop and it quietly rocked! Now, we are one-ashtray-shy-of-being-a -collector. We are on the prowl for more…
Trouble is, what to do with them, functionally? Sure, these mid-century, mostly ceramic masterpieces do rock a table styling, but can they do anything? Before we take a stab at re-functioning ashtrays. Here are some cool pics!
Shine on! Braxton
Re-functioning your Kick-Ass Mid-Century Ashtray?
- Coin tray
- Jewelry tray
- Candy dish
- Paper weight
- Key tray
- Paperclip/thumbtack holder
- Ink pen tray
- Coaster
- Flash drive holder
- Candle holder
- Pot or tray for small plant
- Potpourri
- Mid-Century long-haired troll holder
- Your idea? Use your imagination.
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