Dough Bowls as Decor

These are hand-hewn wooden bowls that were once used for mixing dough. Now you can spot well-worn dough bowls used for storage, as fruit bowls, or as display on coffee tables. The attraction is their warm patina and often primitive form...

The ones pictured up top are a new offering from Pottery Barn. They're quite large, from 37" to 52" long.

This is an example of a round antique dough bowl:

Here's one from Veranda magazine used on an entry hall table. Looks like there are fake pears in this one but we'd empty that thing out and use it as a catch-all for keys and mail:

They add a bit of rustic charm to even the most polished interiors, like this one used as a fruit bowl at the Wilton House, featured on Apartment Therapy earlier this week:

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I've seen some nice handhewn dough bowls on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/PRIMITIVE-HANDHEWN-WOODEN-TRENCH-DOUGH-BOWL_W0QQitemZ300320697694QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFolk_Art?hash=item45ec822d5e&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

posted by thefink on June 12th 2009 at 4:57pm
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I bought one twenty years ago at a Shaker shop in Inverness, CA and have used it to hold my ripening fruit and avacados ever since - I just love the long shape and soft, worn wood.

posted by cleanlines on June 12th 2009 at 11:07pm
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My sister-in law has a huge one on her console table filled to the brim with all sizes of seashells and starfish. It's gorgeous. I've always admired it and wanted one. Now I know where to go looking - thanks!

posted by magicsbm on June 13th 2009 at 11:35am
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