These decorative dishes will definitely impress your guests this holiday. It's the time of the year when family and friends gather together to share meals and catch up on each other's lives. Since the majority of get-togethers involve food, it's a great time to add a little fun to your serving. These platters, plates, bowls and trays all carry something unique or functional about them. Whether you're serving chips and dip or presenting your collection of fine cheese and crackers, these dishes will spice up your appetizers.
If you like to spend hours in the kitchen cooking up delicious meal starters, main courses and desserts, it's only fair that you have the right kind of dishes to stand up to the presentation of your food. Your hard work deserves to be displayed on decorative dishes, so treat yourself!
16 Decorative Dishes
Spice Up Your Kitchen with These Creative Platters, Plates and Bowls:
Sarah Dos Santos — Dec 10, 2013 — Art & Design
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Skeletal Bowl Stands
This Spooky Serving Bowl Stand is Inspired by The Walking Dead
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Macabre Halloween Dishes
Give Your Guests a Spooky Surprise with This Gloomy Skull Plate
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Miniature Appetizer Makers
This Mini Pocket Maker Will Make Delicious Foods in a Hurry
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Cartographic Kitchen Decor
Fancy's Decorative Tray is Inspired by a Map of United States Geography
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Heartfelt Inscribed Dinnerware
Make Your Guests Feel at Home with These Shanna Murray Salad Plates
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Sipping Cereal Bowls
The Built-In Straw Cereal Bowl Lets You Sip Up Every Bit of Sugar
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Dog Cone Serving Plates
The Dog Platter is a Cute Way to Lay Out Party Treats
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Stormy Cutting Boards
The Nimbus Cloud Serving Board is an Adorable Way to Display Food
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Dual Dipping Dishes
The Smiley Bowl by Eva Solo Provides a Place for Sauces, Nut Shells and More
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Attachable Honeycomb Snack Trays
These Hexagon Plates are a Quirky Way to Serve Guests at a Party
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Functional Extraterrestrial Bowls
The Flying Saucer Soup Plate Makes Eating Out of This World
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Sophisticated Animal Dishware
These Dapper Animal Plates are a Well-Dressed Addition to Any Party
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Woodland Creature Dishware
James Ward Draws and Paints his Plates With Intimidating Animals
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Mobile Dipping Dishware
The Plate Dip Clips Ensure Yhat Your Sauces Never Go Mixing
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Clever Message Pizza Plates
This Pizza Plate Makes a Strong Case for Having a Delicious Meal
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Bowler Hat Sugar Bowls
This Rume Tea Time Accessory is Dashing and Smart
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Conveniently Indented Dishes
The Holdaplate Makes Holding Plates and Eating a More Civilized Act
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Gourmet Salt-Infused Dishware
The 'Afire Smokin' Salt Plate' Enhances Food with Himalayan Salt
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Sophisticated Halloween Skull Decor
Black Blooming's Skull Tray is a Chic Cocktail Party Accessory
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