I was watching a rerun of one of my favorite TV programs the other day, "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and I noticed that Rob and Laura had a compote dish on their coffee table. The were having coffee with their neighbor, Jerry Helper. Since then I've noticed the same compote in other episodes.
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| The Petrie's coffee table compote. |
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| They use it as a candy dish I believe. |
I should say I'm a huge fan of compotes. The somehow seem a little more special than just an ordinary bowl; it's something about raising the contents up on a pedestal that elevates the mundane to a higher level.
So I should point out that I have one on my "dining room" table (well, it's more like a dining niche), but all the same, it's appointed with a little dark green compote dish that I brought back from a trip to Thailand.
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| My compote dish that sits on my dining table. |
They make a lot of pottery there and compotes are very common. You see them a lot in altars devoted to Buddha, laden oftentimes with oranges and lemons. I do the same. Nothing like a nice bowl of lemons to brighten up a table I say.
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| Lemons in a bowl are Oprah's favorite decorating tip; Google it! |
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