Home decor from the grocery store

Has your budget for home furnishings dried up? With an eye on design, I've gone grocery shopping and found some great treats that will stay with you long after the foodstuffs inside are gone.





Hip restaurants are using old fashioned bottles to serve their water, and you can too. Enjoy this sparkling lemonade and use the empty bottle - with its hinged cap - in perpetuity. Rieme sparkling lemonade, $4.59. Metropolitan Market











Whether you're stashing buttons and beads or screws and nails, everyone needs small containers to corral their things and maintain their sanity. My favorites are the Bonne Maman preserves jars. First feast on bread and these great preserves. Then make this squat, ten-sided jar with a tattersall lid a part of your home organization system. $5.29. Safeway









Mood lighting in the 70's meant a bottle of Chianti topped with a candle. The quality of Chianti has improved over the years, but mass production means their classic straw-wrapped bottles are a rarity. Don't miss this twofer! Bell'agio Chianti, $$16.49, on sale $11.98. Safeway














It's no secret that small glass juice and water bottles can be turned into great-looking vases. Restaurants use them all the time. My favorite is the fat Orangina bottle with its citrus peel texture. This vase looks good with any decor and holds a single blossom (another cost-saver) beautifully. Pack of 4, $4.29. Metropolitan Market











Turn a magnum of your favorite wine or champagne into a fab lamp. And I'm not talking rec room decor. A visit to Cafe Campagne will show you just how chic this DIY project can be. Magnum of Cook's Brut California champagne, $6.99. Costco

Have your own favorite home decor from the grocery store? Share it with me.