This is a handy idea if you happen to be remodeling your kitchen and granite is involved, either putting it in or taking it out — either way, there's often extra. In this case, these utensil holders are made from the excess material of a masonry and sculpture business.

The holes go all the way through, so we would want to be careful with the surface of our counters and the direction we drop sharpish utensils in.

• Granite Utensil Holder by twobeans