Serving Bowl. Fruit Bowl. Footed Bowl. Pedestal Bowl. It is a bowl that can take on many names, and equally can take on many purposes in the home.

Perhaps most commonly used in the kitchen, a decorative pedestal bowl is great for holding fruit, acting as decor and having it prominently on display on a kitchen counter, or using it as a centerpiece for a dining table with endless styling possibilities. What makes these types a bowls slightly different than other decorative bowls is the subtle footed pedestal element, that really makes it serve as a bowl you want to keep out.

And beyond the kitchen, these bowls can work their way into your bookshelf decor, side tables. I love the example below from Ballard Designs that shows just that — using a pedestal bowl as a planter or vessel for displaying greenery on a side table. Get the same look with this MARBLE HUDSON PEDESTAL BOWL .

I love this ARTISAN HANDCRAFTED CERAMIC FOOTED BOWL below that shows how great a bowl like this earthenware option works for a tabletop, adding interest & height to complete a look.

You can even make use of a footed bowl as a planter, like with this ENSLEY PEDESTAL VASE that offers the perfect shape to serve as a vessel for creating a botanical display within a bookshelf or upon a mantel.

This MALIBU HANDWOVEN FOOTED SERVING BOWL is great for adding natural texture to a kitchen counter or a dining table.

I’ve found 12 great versatile pedestal bowl options that you can use all year long.

Shop them all below…

1 MARBLE + WOOD FOOTED SERVING BOWL , similar: WOOD & MARBLE FOOTED FRUIT BOWL , WOOD + MARBLE FOOTED SERVING BOWL | 2 RATTAN BOWL | 3 MANGO WOOD FOOTED BOWL , similar: MANGO WOOD FOOTED CARVED CIRCLE BOWL | 4 BLACK PEDESTAL BOWL | 5 RUBBERWOOD PEDESTAL BOWL , similar: ACACIA WOOD BOWL | 6 MARBLE HUDSON PEDESTAL BOWL , similar: MARBLE FRUIT BOWL | 7 ARTISAN HANDCRAFTED CERAMIC FOOTED BOWL , similar: RUSTIC CERAMIC CENTERPIECE BOWL | 8 PEARL STONEWARE FOOTED FRUIT BOWL , similar: MAIDSTONE FOTED SERVING BOWL , PORCELAIN BEADED FOOTED SERVING BOWL | 9 PURE CERAMIC FOOTED CENTERPIECE BOWL | 10 STONEWARE TALL FOOTED SERVING BOWL | 11 MALIBU HANDWOVEN FOOTED SERVING BOWL | 12 ENSLEY PEDESTAL VASE

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