50 Ways to Style a Dough Bowl

Welcome to the Dough Bowl Challenge!  I hope you are hopping through all of the posts today.  The challenge was to share how to style a dough bowl for every corner of your home.  These beauties come in many different shapes and sizes.  Some are antique and other mass produced for the farmhouse craze.  

Historically, dough bowls were used in making bread.  The bread was mixed and kneaded in the bowl and left to rest.  Modern day dough bowls are used for decor purposes though I am sure some folks still use them as they were intended for creating bread sensations.  You can usually tell an antique dough bowl by the weight, the aged patina, and even the odd shape.

Our challenge was organized by Danielle from Faith and Farmhouse.  Over 5 days, ten bloggers each posted ways to style a dough bowl according to the daily prompt for Kitchen, Dining Room, Entryway/Mudroom, Coffee Table and Designer’s Choice.  

Dough Bowls in the Kitchen

This dough bowl has been sitting in my kitchen since we updated My Tuscan Inspired Kitchen.  It is the perfect display for these gorgeous counters.  I often use it to hold fruit, or items to use in cooking a meal.  I’m getting ready to make some scones and cookies so I gathered all of the ingredients which fit nicely in my dough bowl and I am ready to go!  

Dining Room

I am blessed with a large family so we have a good sized dining table in our dining room that we use for all major holidays.  This table is the perfect size for my largest dough bowl.  For this challenge, I decided to go simple and only placed a berry garland in the center of the dough bowl.  Then I added some candle sticks and a vintage candelabra.  Though simple, this decor was quick, easy and, I think, impactful.  I will probably add some pinecones too.  Check out my post on how I reclaimed my dining room as part of the One Room Challenge. 

These elegant candles are 15″ Flameless wax tapers from Lights.com.  The beauty of these candles lies in the safety feature of having the ambiance without the danger of a live flame.  They are battery operated and come with a remote for easy use.  You will see them again in my Designer’s Choice dough bowl.

Entryway/Mudroom

Our home is a split entry/ranch style.  Last year, I upgraded the entryway.  I was lucky to participate in Woodgrain’s feature wall competition at the Haven Conference.  I update the entry with this beautiful feature wall.  Then we added a new door with sidelights and changed up the look with the $100 Room Challenge.  With the new secretary, I really don’t have a place to functionally use a dough bowl.  So I placed a round dough bowl at the top of the steps for convenience.

Normally we just drop our keys on the piano.  But I love the idea of using the dough bowl since it holds much more!  I can set items there to bring to the car like my shopping list, air pods, masks, etc.  Centralizing these items in one staging area reduces the chance of multiple trips back into the house for items that I forgot to grab.  I also added a few items that were left behind by my kids on their last visit and a photo for a friend who will be by to pick it up.  In my never ending quest to declutter, this entry dough bowl makes things more visually appealing.

Bonus, I added an antique dough bowl at the entry to bring some color into the area.  She looks great with this Christmas cactus who surprised me with some blooms this week.

Coffee Table

We don’t keep alot of items on our coffee table because we’ve had dogs over the years who like to eat reading glasses, Roku remotes, cable remotes, note pads, pens, etc.  I usually start my day with a hot cup of coffee, a note pad, and the Today Show.  It’s my time to jot down my plan for the day and any genius ideas that might surface as I prepare for my day.  So I decided to use my dough bowl on my coffee table to keep my morning items together.

I am confident that I will start using my dough bowls more decoratively as the clutter continues to disappear from my home.  It’s all a process. 

Life is definitely simpler with only one of my five children still at home. I no longer play chauffeur, stylist, or room  mom.  I am definitely enjoying the opportunity to focus more attention on decor, simplifying, and polishing up my home.

Designer’s Choice

We recently replaced our deck on the back of our home.  It’s a spacious addition to our home and I’ve been decorating sporadically waiting for the wood to be ready to stain.  It’s been mild this week in Alabama so we’ve been back out there with coffee and cocktails enjoying our property.  This is the perfect place to showcase another dough bowl.  And I used my favorites…succulents?

My bodyguard approves!

This  was such a fun little challenge.  I enjoyed seeing everyone’s style and ingenuity for each day.  And honestly, though I love my dough bowls and they are visible in my decor, I rarely use them.  That is soon to change as I have so many new ideas on how to style a dough bowl.  As I was styling my kitchen dough bowl on day one, I thought, “Dang!  This dough bowl is convenient!”

How do you style or use your dough bowl?

Here are some other ways I’ve styled over the years at my store, The Blue Building Antiques.

How do you style your dough bowls?  Share a photo on social media and tag me!

Dough Bowl Challenge 2021 Blog Links

Here are the links to the other dough bowl posts.  Be prepared to be dazzled!

Faith and Farmhouse

From Farmhouse to Florida

 Gathered in the Kitchen

Hen and Horse Design

Saved from Salvage

Shop at Blu That’s me! You’re here!

Sweet Valley Acres

White Lilac Farmhouse

Bushel and a Pickle

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