CubsGal, have you looked for canisters on Etsy? And what price range were you looking at?
When I was in the market to buy canisters, let me tell you, I looked at every single canister offered for sale on Craig's List, Etsy, and eBay for
months. I also checked Amazon, but that wasn't a good experience (story for another time).
Anyway, I let the one beautiful set of three get away from me on Etsy, but then got a set of 4 from eBay. I got these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jar-Caniste...601364?hash=item3d411fb254:g:biIAAOSwuq9ZZn9I
(no, I didn't pay
that much for them, but I did spend some serious money on them all) and then I got a matching set of 3 more the same size as the smallest blue one. So now I have 7 all together.
I think eventually I'll sell these seven as a set when I move and the next time, I won't be in such a hurry to match canisters when I buy some more.
These do have the plastic seal around the covers and I don't have the problem of the covers popping up like some people have said. I also keep my brown sugar in one of these canisters and it's never gone hard. The only thing I don't like about them is that the largest jar only holds 4lbs of flour, so until I use some, I end up with flour still in the bag after the canister is filled. Of course, I expect flour to be reduced to a 4lb bag one day like they did with sugar, so there's that.
I was like you - I wanted something decorative but with seals. That let out all the older canisters I saw. These were my second choice (they're called Spice of Life) and they come in a variety of sizes plus you can buy new rubber seals for them from the hardware store:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-3-Vi...Vegetables-Bale-Wire-Seal-France/232412601056
I just decided I didn't want to lift a metal clasp every time I wanted something out of a canister.
Anyway, keep looking and let us know what you end up buying!