Roundup: Ways to Put Your Cake Stands to Work

We have to admit to being a bit obsessed with cake stands, and while we'll also (reluctantly) admit to being a bit obsessed with cake, we try not to indulge this latter obsession very often. So that leaves us with a modestly large cake stand collection and not much room to display or store it. Fortunately there are so many ways to put pretty cake stands to work in the home without involving baked goods...

FIRST ROW
• 1 Take a lesson from Laure's lovely landing strip, and use a cake stand as a catch-all for keys, phone, and change.
• 2 Elevate a plant (and protect your surfaces from leaks).
• 3 Keep your rags and dish towels close at hand in the kitchen.
• 4 Display pillar candles.
• 5 Organize your jewelry.

SECOND ROW
• 6 Display beautiful summer fruit, rather than hiding it in a bowl.
• 7 Create a lovely pedestal for a floral centerpiece.
• 8 Create layers and varied elevations in a collection display.

Any other ideas? How do you put your cake stands to work?

(Images: Apartment Therapy: Los Angeles; Apartment Therapy: San Francisco; Serena Thompson/Decor8; James Merrell/Real Simple; InStyle/JCK Online; Danny Seo; Frances Janisch/Sweet Paul; Design*Sponge/Hannah Berman)

Comments (8)

It never even occurred to me that I should have one. I always put cakes I bake on a platter and call it a day.

posted by slowdown on August 26th 2009 at 10:16pm
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Nice ways to use an item that would only be used occasionally otherwise.

posted by heather @ dollarstorecrafts.com on August 26th 2009 at 10:58pm
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Or... you could just bake a pretty cake for it!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLAv3JHRwY&feature=related)
;)

posted by persephone123 on August 26th 2009 at 11:02pm
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yay, very helpful. i was excited to have spotted a really charming cake stand once, thinking it was a hotpot but recoiled when i realized what it really was. i'm going back for it!

posted by selenakyle on August 27th 2009 at 2:51am
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Good ideas. Just think of these pieces as pedestals (as well as cake stands!) and their utility multiplies.

posted by mirandabee on August 27th 2009 at 7:03am
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Great ideas!

posted by jooly on August 27th 2009 at 8:52am
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We use ours on our dining room table almost like a high lazy susan. It's a nice place to put the salt and pepper shaker!

posted by tcriss on August 27th 2009 at 10:00am
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Gosh I love cake stands. Watson Kennedy in Seattle has lovely red ones in multiple sizes. I'm itching to buy some and do a tiered fruit display. Of course, I'm itching to buy most things they sell there...

Love the picture of the pink cake stands with the candles- very sweet.

posted by shockthebourgeois on August 27th 2009 at 3:22pm
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