La Fermière Yogurt Pots
Repurpose on Purpose
Every now and then, an everyday object asks for a second life.
For me, it's the La Fermière yogurt pot.
Yes, the yogurt is delicious—but I've always found myself lingering over the container long after the last spoonful. Their cheerful colors, simple shape, and satisfying weight make them feel too beautiful to discard. They seem to ask to be kept, treasured, and used again.
So I do.
Some become pantry storage for spices or dried herbs. Others find new purpose holding little bits and pieces around the house. Together they remind me that organization doesn't have to be uniform, colourless, or hidden away. A pantry can be every bit as personal as the rest of your home.
I've never believed that every container needs to match or that everything should disappear into identical clear bins. A thoughtfully organized home should still reflect the people who live there. It should tell their story. Sometimes that story is told through colour, through collected objects, or through the small things we've chosen to keep because they quietly make us smile.
Even the labels deserve a little personality.
Rather than reaching for my modern label maker, I chose an old-fashioned embossing label maker with raised lettering. There's something wonderfully tactile about those labels. Pressing each letter by hand slows the process just enough to make it feel intentional. They remind me that not everything worth doing needs to be done quickly.
Through the care and consideration, they quietly earn a place of prominence on the massive old faithful range… a piece that has quietly witnessed decades of family meals, conversations, celebrations, and ordinary Tuesdays. Its worn enamel speaks of a life well lived. On its shelf, the colourful ceramic pots, fresh herbs, and roses clipped from the garden create a gentle conversation between old and new.
The arrangement will change tomorrow. The flowers will fade. The herbs will be used. Another jar will find a different purpose.
That's part of the beauty.
Our homes aren't static. They're living collections of the things we use, the things we love, and the stories we carry forward. Sometimes the smallest objects - a yogurt pot, an old label maker, a well-loved stove -have the most to say.
Perhaps that's what Repurpose on Purpose is really about.
Not simply finding another use for something beautiful, but learning to notice beauty in the first place.
Because when we begin paying attention, even the most ordinary corners of home can become small, ever-changing still lifes… quiet reminders to pause, to appreciate what we already have, and to feel grateful for the simple privilege of living among the objects that tell our story.