Stylish, sleek and slender aren’t words you may be familiar with associating with a receptacle for your fruit, but decorative fruit bowls have become a statement piece in their own right.
With kitchens remaining at the heart of most homes and open plan living being a favourable layout of many, how your worktop food essentials are presented is more important than ever. Mother nature has done the hard work by producing vibrant shapes and colours of our favourite 5 a day, but now you can showcase them in beautifully crafted decorative fruit bowls.
Circular is still the go-to shape of choice for fruit bowls, given its practicality for containing our favourites such as apples, oranges, lemons and plums but the contemporary materials and clever craftsmanship have modernised and stylised this go-to kitchen essential.
What Type of Decorative Fruit Bowls are avaliable?
Wooden, steel, glass, porcelain and brass, are just a few of the favoured materials used to create decorative fruit bowls. The choice is wide-ranging and decisions on purchases are formed based on what reflects your style and the theme of your kitchen. Do you want to be modern and contemporary, traditional, bold or understated? Regardless of your taste, there is a decorative fruit bowl to suit you.
Let’s take it back a moment to the fruit bowls origin story, glass fruit bowls were commonly included in Roman paintings to showcase the exotic and expensive delicacies that affluent Rome citizens enjoyed. This piece of kitchenware has continued to be used as a symbol of sophistication and a platform to confirm healthy eating choices.
Whether you chose to adorn yours with kiwis, passionfruit and guavas or bananas, pears and plums, the look and feel of your fruit bowl can make an everyday item into an artful display. Popular choices in 2021 are stainless steel with a mirrored polish or matt finish with the traditional porcelain white bowl still holding its place in a traditional kitchen setting. Go for a look that reflects you and your kitchen or use your decorative fruit bowl as the starting point for a new vibe in the heart of your home.
Practicality versus Style
As much as we all want our decorative fruit bowl to be the talk of the breakfast bar, it is still a practical item that houses the delicate fruit that is frequently visited by all members of the household. Fruit often has a relatively short shelf life so keeping your fruit bowl fresh is essential.
Ensure your chosen decorative fruit bowl is functional when keeping the fruit fresh, styles that enable good air circulation around and under the fruit can help keep it fresher for longer and allow the fruit to breathe rather than sweat and deteriorate quickly.
Fruit bowls often go unwashed for long periods, with the focus being on keeping the fruit clean, but a weekly wipe over or polish will help to reduce the risk of bacteria and mould forming and the appearance of fruit flies.
Don’t overcrowd your fruit bowl, allow space and room for the all-important air circulation and keep an eye on any fruit that is on the turn and could impact the freshness of its bowl buddies (we all know the ‘one bad apple spoils the cart’ saying.)
Location for attention and longevity!
The location of your fruit bowl is important for many reasons, firstly if it’s fabulous you will want to show it off for all to see! Secondly, a prominent position means that it is a reminder to members of your household that a healthy snack is close by and thirdly, keeping your decorative fruit bowl out of direct sunlight will keep your fruit fresh and vibrant for longer.
