Looking for a new way to decorate your outdoor table? I’d love to share my simple summer dough bowl centerpiece idea with you!
Do you need a simple summer dough bowl centerpiece? Let me show you how I quickly designed this dough bowl centerpiece for a late summer picnic on the lanai !
Let’s get started!
Simple Summer Dough Bowl Centerpiece
What Exactly is a Dough Bowl?
If you have been following me for awhile, I am sure it comes as no surprise that I do have a bit of a dough bowl addiction! Dough bowls come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The most common shapes are the oval and round. I have an oval 20-inch-long dough bowl as well as a few other shapes and sizes. I love to decorate them for the seasons. The majority of mine are reproductions. There are still many antique ones available.
How to Decorate a Dough Bowl for a Late Summer Event
Who doesn’t enjoy a late summer poolside picnic! To make a simple summer centerpiece, I started by stacking two of my dough bowls! I love dough bowls so much; I have added a few more to my collection since moving to Florida! This rectangle one is also a reproduction. It is approximately 17 inches long and 8 1/2 inches wide. The width made it easy to decorate. To be completely honest, I don’t really care for the carving or the distressing . Fortunately, the carving/distressing isn’t nearly as noticeable once all the elements are in place.
If you need to shop for a dough bowl for a centerpiece, be sure to pay attention to the dimensions. I recommend something no smaller than 17 inch long if it is rectangle or oval. For a round one, it should be at least 10 inches in diameter.
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Prepare the Dough Bowls
After wiping out both dough bowls, I lined the smaller one with two rectangle paper doilies.
I placed an ivory linen napkin on top of the paper doilies. Next, I added a cute vintage linen embroidered piece.
Once the sandwiches were ready, all I had to do was nestle them in the linen piece and then fold the edges over! Both the linen embroidered piece and the sunflower tablecloth were things I found when I was downsizing/preparing to move. All of the details about the downsizing process can be found in a series of blog posts: Thyme to Let Go ; How I Downsized My Family Homestead Part 7
Let’s Add a Pair of Vintage Ball Jars
I honestly thought I had sold most of the mason jars during the downsizing process. I am so glad that I didn’t! I love the blue color of these vintage mason jars. I won’t say how many I found that ultimately found their way to Florida since Mr Farmhouse might be reading this!
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One Last Look At the Simple Summer Dough Bowl Centerpiece
To learn more about how I put the whole Simple Summer Tablescape together, please see How to Create a Simple Summer Tablescape
To see how I created the mason jar arrangement: Quick & Easy Mason Jar Centerpiece
More Summer Dough Bowl Ideas!
I love to decorate with shells, especially sand dollars! This summer Sand Dollar centerpiece was so easy to put together!
This summer dough bowl centerpiece was fun to make! If you have a baseball lover in your family, you might enjoy making it too! All the details can be found here: How to Style A Round Dough Bowl for the Summer Holidays
A Florida Themed Dough Bowl
We have a screened in entryway that I decorate seasonally. My husband found this adorable metal camper at Aldi’s one summer. It looks a lot like the one my grandparents had when they used to vacation in Florida. Somewhere I have a picture of my grandpa sitting in a lawn chair in front of their camper. Of course, I couldn’t find it to include it in the vignette!
Decorating with Bowls for The Holidays
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[…] Today I am sharing how easy it is to make a centerpiece that you can use either inside or outdoors! I recently designed a simple summer sunflower tablescape. If you have been following me for a bit, you know that I love a good dough bowl centerpiece. I made a double dough bowl centerpiece for my sunflower tablescape. To add a finishing touch to the dough bowl display, I added a pair of sunflower bouquets in the old blue Ball jars. The jars are filled with faux fruit slices and waterproof fairy lights. The sunflower theme is carried out with the jaunty little ribbon around the neck! Simple Summer Dough Bowl Centerpiece […]