Make Anything Look Better: Put It On A Pedestal
TRENDSPOTTING | by KAT SPELLMAN
LET’S FACE IT, ALMOST EVERYTHING LOOKS BETTER ON A PEDESTAL: us women, our food, even soap and baubles. Take another look at those cake stands, vintage pottery, antique silver pieces and small pedestals shoved away in the cupboard, and consider them in a new light:
- Even something as simple as crackers can be an elegant addition to the table when marched neatly in a row on a simple raised tray.
- Fruit and veggies look like a still life when kept on the counter or kitchen island on a pretty tall tray. Purchase all of one kind, say apples fresh from this season’s harvest or simple lemons, for an especially sophisticated look.
- Earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces will be worn more often when you see their dazzle in a sweet pedestal at the vanity or bedside.
- Bar soap next to the sink in a gorgeous little raised dish adds ritual to the washing, making it a pure little pleasure of the day.
- Even the day’s mail can cause pause when one passes by it shining from a sparkling silver tray on the entry table
In the words of the U2 song “Elevation” (be forewarned: gratuitous hyperlink to funny/lame/campy U2 Angelina Jolie music video), so many household items just seem to scream, “Elevate me!”















Wonderful ideas!
My wife will appreciate the idea of using a pedestal for jewelry.
I also find that using silver cake or fruit pedestals or baskets for the mail and papers, in addition to being esthetically pleasing, help to reduce the amount of clutter on the counter-tops.