Skip Pottery Barn: Hobby Lobby Has Elegant Kitchen Bowls For Way Less
We're fixated lately on laying our table with lovely dinnerware — without paying an arm and a leg for nice dish sets. Attractive plates, bowls, mugs, and saucers don't just turn your meals into a feast for the eyes. Rather, they can actually beautify your cooking space, at least so long as you adhere to Ina Garten's tip for functional kitchen décor: skip the tchotchkes and place useful dinnerware and tools on open shelving to make the room elegant and inviting without collecting dust on purely decorative clutter. To this end, we've published a roundup of budget dinnerware sets that will add color to your meal and have tracked down festive, popular fall plates at Dollar Tree that are perfect for a harvest feast.
We're not done yet, however. We found the most versatile, jaw-droppingly gorgeous bowls at an unexpected place recently and simply had to share the score. Hobby Lobby, better known for being a one-stop shop for all sorts of crafting needs, is, as of this writing, selling a gorgeous four-pack of scalloped ceramic bowls for the low price of $11.99. While you can also get them in a lovely shade of dusty green, we're especially drawn to the white option, which would look picture-perfect in a trendy farmhouse kitchen. These bowls are especially impressive when you realize that they give nearly the exact same vibes as similar options at tony home goods store Pottery Barn, where a four-pack of "Emma" Beaded Stoneware Cereal Bowls goes for $56. Can't get enough of the look and want matching plates? Hobby Lobby's got you covered with coordinating scalloped plates and mugs as well.
How to best enjoy your inexpensive bowls from Hobby Lobby
The two sets of white bowls are similar in volume, with the Hobby Lobby option holding 21 ounces and the Pottery Barn bowls holding 20. They aren't identical, as the Emma bowls have embossed dots and are made of durable stoneware, but any decorating maven with a keen eye can tell that they belong to the exact same aesthetic family: elegant, classic, and visually "clean." Ceramic is a classic material for dinnerware, and, with careful handling, there's no need to feel like you are sacrificing quality with the Hobby Lobby option. They are perfect for enjoying your favorite soup or dishing up your morning Cheerios, sure, but we can't help but be struck by the potential for utilizing these lovely vessels around our kitchens to brighten and enhance the space.
Stacked on a floating shelf, these bowls are both functional and pretty in a way that would surely make the Barefoot Contessa approve. If you splash out a bit and purchase the matching plates and mugs, you will have a set of matching dinnerware that you can keep within arm's reach, all while letting it do double duty as decoration. Your table will look especially lovely if you choose a utensil option that's also simple and tasteful to echo the essence of the dinnerware. We also approve of using a few of these bowls to collect keys, spare change, or even some seasonal dried potpourri to fill your room with a delightful scent.