How to Style a Dough Bowl for Easter

I have been wanting a dough bowl for years, but found most of them way too expensive to my liking.  On average, a good solid wood dough bowl is around $100.  Well, recently Hobby Lobby came out with a "faux" dough bowl.  It is lightweight (it feels like Basswood), but that is ok as I will not be using it to make bread but only to decorate with.  This dough bowl was only $33 plus 40% as it was labeled "Spring Inspirations".  Now that is a more comfortable price for me to spend on a decorative item.

Now some of you may be asking "What is a dough bowl?"  Well years ago, during Colonial times down bowls (also known as trenchers, bread bowls, or kneading troughs) were used as vessels for mixing and kneading bread.  The long, shallow shape provided a snug, warm place for bread to rise prior to baking.   Now although some people might still use them to make bread, today they are the latest home decor trend.  People fill them with fruit and other objects, or they decorate them for the seasons.  You may remember the tiered trays that were hugely popular a few years ago, well, meet its replacement:  the dough bowl.  Although I still have and decorate my tiered tray as you shall soon see later in this post. 😀

During Christmas my dough bowl was filled with evergreens and Christmas ornaments (sorry, no picture).  After Christmas, I removed the ornaments and added candles.  It stayed that way throughout the winter until I finally decided to decorate for Easter since it is so early this year.  WITHOUT BUYING ONE NEW THING, I went through my stash and found a bunch of spring florals and simply started layering.

Now some people put foam into the bowl first and then stick everything inside.  I did not.  I began with a potted succulent plant (that's the tall one in the center) and just set in the middle.  Next, I simply laid down  faux floral bunches.  If you use bunches of florals rather than stems, you do not need the foam.  It is so easy!  

After putting the potted plant in the center, I laid down a bunch of tulips.  I only had one tulip bunch (wish I had two to make it symmetrical, but that's ok), then I filled the opposite end with a white succulent plant.  Next, I filled in the middle with a mix of Lamb's Ear and white florals.  Finally, I added a ceramic spring bird to one end, a ceramic white bunny on the other end, and a few fun colorful mushrooms for fun.  Easy Peasy!

I love little ceramic birds and collect them whenever I see one I really like for a good price.  I have enough for every season and occasion now!

The dough bowl really is the perfect centerpiece for a rectangular dining room table.

The rest of my Easter decor is the same as I've done it in the past, but in case I have any new readers, I will show you that too.

I still decorate my tiered tray.  They are not as popular as they once were, but they are still in style.  I just love them.  I like how fun and simple they are to decorate.  I like how you can decorate for all the seasons/holidays so quickly and easily with them.  

My tray is filled with more ceramic bunnies, faux grass, a bird's nest, eggs, mushrooms, carrots, pink coffee mug, and the real meaning of Easter:  Jesus!

I always have my tray set on top of the piano.  When I had a round table in the dining room, it sat in the middle of the round table as a centerpiece, but hubby never liked it there because it got in the way of conversation.  That is the nice thing about the dough bowl as a centerpiece;  it is low so it doesn't interfere with seeing people across the table.

Above the piano are spring plates and a spring picture.

On the other end of the piano is a bouquet of spring stems and more ceramic birdies among some pretty lace tins.

I put Easter themed or spring plates onto the plate rail all around the room.

On top of my dining room hutch I placed more spring grass, and I displayed some vintage spring dining items.  Above the hutch is one of my favorite spring plates of a goldfinch.

I have so many plates, I really do not need anymore, but every now and then I spot a new one I must add to my collection.  When I saw this Peter Rabbit plate, I knew he would be coming home with me.

In an awkward corner, I have another hutch where I display more vintage dining wares.  I change the pieces out with the seasons.  In the spring I love to display this Fire King Peach Lustre set.

On top of the hutch I added a tree of faux Easter Eggs and a spiritual wooden sign.  I placed a couple of cracked eggs in front of the sign to add balance.

And above the hutch are more Easter-themed and spring plates.

I hope you enjoyed my spring decor post.  Have you decorated for Easter yet?  Do you own a dough bowl?  I'd love to hear from you.

Have a Great Day!  Amy

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