A perhaps under-appreciated multitasker in the kitchen, the wooden spoon performs countless tasks admirably (and often better than its more tech-savvy counterparts). An unexpected use for your low-fi utensils: as artful decor that runs the gamut from humble to rustic to modern, depending on the installation. Here are a few favorites from our archives.
![10 Ways to Display Wooden Spoons Artisan Edition portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Dunja-Von-Stoddard-house-upstate-NY-Jim-Franco-photo-Remodelista-11-1-733x490.jpg)
![10 Ways to Display Wooden Spoons Artisan Edition portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wooden_spoon_set_4_1024x1024_869b03fc-6e53-4ce8-8bc5-b51e292c19f5_1440x640-733x489.jpg)
![an array of hand turned wooden spoons line the wall at the blackcreek mercantil 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/blackcreek-mercantile-co-showroom-entry-remodelista-2-733x489.jpg)
![the curved handle of a handmade wooden spoon makes it ideal for dangling from t 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/valentin-loellmann-studio-riverside-house-wood-spoon-733x1100.jpg)
![10 Ways to Display Wooden Spoons Artisan Edition portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Sir-Madam-Kitchen-Towel-Bar-Looped-Towel-Remodelista.jpg)
![a minimalist iron utensil rail displays only a select few tools in a young rest 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/katrin-arens-kitchen-remodelista-1-733x733.jpg)
![the satisfyingly compartmentalized pegboard at cook space in brooklyn is home t 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cook-space-pegboard-detail-sean-santiago-733x1100.jpg)
![nadine abramcyk kitchen la 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nadine-abramcyk-kitchen-la-23-733x489.jpg)
![10 Ways to Display Wooden Spoons Artisan Edition portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/JerseyIceCream_Riverhead-Kitchen-9-733x1087.jpg)
![another pegboard—this one in falmouth, massachusetts—displays a w 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/falmouth-beach-cottage-peg-board-733x495.jpg)
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- DIY: A Marble Rolling Pin on Display
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