Your Spoon Rest Shouldn’t Be an Afterthought

This spoon rest is a fun way to get in on Le Creuset’s signature aesthetic. The brand offers quite a few shades, but none are more instantly recognizable than the flame orange.

Material Kitchen’s resting stones are a blobby shape, a bit more ambiguous-looking than a traditional rest — but that’s a plus, because they come in sets of two, and you can use the other for storing salt or chili flakes. They’re quite pretty, like sea glass.

For those who lean into a bit of kitsch in the kitchen, I like this cartoonish tomato option in a vibrant red.

On the other end of the spectrum, here’s a duo in a sophisticated hammered brass. The hook detail, which helps keep the handle evenly weighted when laying down, is great, as is the fact that it comes with one smaller and one larger size.

East Fork makes wildly popularplatesandbowls— but its spoon rest is quite nice, too.

I like that you can see the swirls in the clay of this one as well as the balance between the shiny glaze and textured parts.

This one from Be Home has a white marble bowl and a longer acacia-wood handle (this is the other style you commonly see). There’s aless-expensive two-toned optionfor sale, too, made from the same materials in different colors.

Or you could opt for a fully wood one. In the right space it would look very cool, but fair warning: It requires a bit more upkeep than those made from stone or clay.

I think this spoon rest is just beautiful: The grooves around the edge provide the perfect amount of visual intrigue on an otherwise unadorned design.

The standout features here are the price (very cheap!) and those muted, earthy tones.

Another find from an Etsy shop: These rests that look immediately more handmade thanks to variations in shape and color. The glazes are especially cool — some speckled, some splattered, some cracked, some swirled.

Each of these rests is intricately hand-painted with a different flower, and while some are currently sold out, there are plenty of options available, and the seller cycles through stock.

Or opt for one of these simpler floral rests.

Here’s a simple one that’s more bowl-shaped than any of the others on this list.

This spoon rest made in Maine comes in four neutral tones: the brown seen here, a charcoal, a white, and a speckled gray.

You’ve likely seen MacKenzie-Childs’s designs — especially her black-and-white checkers, as seen in our roundups of attractivewall clocksandcatchalls. I’m a fan of this take, with the warm light brown.

At our staff holiday gift exchange this past year, someone was given Monkey Business’sfarfalloni-shaped pot holders. Turns out the brand has all sorts of pasta-shaped goodies, including this ravioli spoon rest.

Here are some ruffles of another nature.

This is the longest spoon rest I found — good for those who want more coverage. And Bennington Potters’s classic speckles are always welcome (we recommend itsbaking dishandplatter, too).

Another simple option, with Farmhouse Pottery’s signature stamp in the middle. The wide lip is helpful for bigger items like a flatspatula.

This spoon rest has Mediterranean seaside vibes.

This SampleHAUS rest comes in six colors, each with slightly different etchings on the bottom.

For those who want something that immediately reads luxe, consider this all-marble spoon rest. I like the pronounced lip to lean your spoon handle on.

This marble rest has more pronounced black veining.

If you lean more utilitarian, this nonslip rest from OXO is a good option. It has a silicone bottom so it doesn’t slide around (or scratch your counter), is large enough to hold multiple utensils at a time, and is easy to wipe down.