fling  (flng) noun: a short period of unrestrained pursuit of one’s wishes or desires.

I think I may be late jumping on the dough bowl train (I cannot say that phrase out loud for the life of me, it’s a tongue twister I always lose)  but relics rarely go out of style for too long so here I am!

How late am I to this trend?  Well, let’s just say Pottery Barn has been all about the dough bowl for quite some time.  They offer a fairly concise overview of just what dough bowls are, too:

“In the first half of the 20th century, Magyar bakers at farmhouses in Hungary and other Eastern European countries used these hand-carved, antique wooden bowls to make bread each morning.”

What I love most about dough bowls is how unique each one is.  How, even if a replicate, it tells a story.

They can be used to house collections:

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Or function to store household items:

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Dough bowls can be used to create centerpieces:

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Or to create lovely vignettes:

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They can be used as planters:

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Or simply be displayed:

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Have you come across dough bowls in your decorating endeavors?  Do you think they can easily be incorporated into a non-farmhouse esthetic?