Discover 15+ creative ways to decorate with vintage bread boards and cutting boards. Style your kitchen with warmth, character, and antique charm.
Vintage cutting boards, bread boards, and old chopping blocks bring so much charm and character to a kitchen. Whether propped up behind your stovetop, layered in a hutch, or stacked on open shelving, they add instant warmth and a collected feel to any space.
Today I’m sharing 15+ easy and creative ways to decorate with vintage bread boards—and I’m also joining a few of my favorite bloggers who are sharing their own styling tips and vintage finds, too!
Lifestyle of Love Blog Hop
I’m thrilled to join the talented bloggers of the “Lifestyle of Love” series hosted by my friend Cindy over at County Road 407. Each of these ladies is also sharing their breadboard decorating ideas with you here today. You’ll find all their breadboard content at the foot of this blog post.
What to do with old breadboards?
Rustic breadboards and cutting boards are a current farmhouse and French country decor trend. If you’d like to add some of these boards to your decor, you’ve come to the right place today!
15+ Simple Ideas to Display Vintage Cutting Boards
1. How to Assemble the Perfect Cheese Board | Vintage Style
First, creating cheese boards is a practical and delicious way to display and enjoy an old cutting board. You will love this post with all the Vermont flairs on assembling the perfect cheese board.
Including a jaunt over to the Vermont Country Store.
2. DIY Breadboard and a Porch Picnic
How to make a breadboard?
Vintage cutting boards can be expensive, but did you know it’s easy to make your own cutting board?
It’s true!
Get all the details in the post, DIY Summer Backyard Picnic Ideas.
I made this medium-sized breadboard in less than an hour’s time!
3. Vintage Cutting Boards to Serving Soup Board
Use those old rustic cutting boards on your kitchen counters as serving soup boards in the kitchen. See more in the post, Soup’s on with Bico Ceramics as the Best Everyday Dishware.
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4. Table Centerpiece
Vintage cutting boards can make for significant decorative objects.
Center your favorite vintage cutting boards in the middle of your dining room table or, in my case, on our breakfast nook table. It is super cute with a wildflower bouquet, placemats, and a vintage brass candlestick.
And my favorite cookbook, My Vermont Table, by Gesine Bullock-Prado.
I attended Gesine’s Sugar Glider Cooking School last fall at her home in Vermont. It was so much fun that we made “Spooky Pot Pies” for Halloween. Read all about it in this Sugar Glider Kitchen School with Gesine Bullock-Prado of “Baked in Vermont.” Insights from a Novice post.
You may also enjoy this A Timeless Classic | Franciscan Desert Rose Table Setting post.
5. Stack Vintage Cutting Boards
Stack vintage cutting boards by size up against a wall, kitchen shelf, cabinet, hallway, etc…
I’m partial to the big old breadboards with handles; can you tell?
6. Display Vintage Cutting Boards in a Basket
All of my vintage cutting boards fit nicely into this tall, narrow basket that I found while out Thrifting with the Gals.
The texture of the basket, paired with the rustic charms of the old breadboards, is simply priceless.
Pro Tip
Large hamper baskets work great for collecting and displaying vintage cutting boards and breadboards.
Find more antique basket inspiration in this Antique Baskets Vintage Decor Ideas post.
7. Add Ambiance with a Candle and Cloche
Stack a couple of your smaller vintage cutting boards on a kitchen counter with a candle and cloche to add ambiance to your kitchen.
This would also be a cute display on a coffee or porch table.
It’s a simple way to add warm, rustic charm to your interiors.
You may also enjoy how my friend Rachel, from The Pond’s Farmhouse, decorates with her collected vintage breadboards in her post, How To Decorate With Vintage Kitchen Decor.
And Robyn from Robyn’s French Nest in her post, 9 Easy Ways to Decorate with Thrifted Bread Boards.
You may also enjoy 58+ Old Fashioned Bargains and 3 Summer Vintage Markets post.
8. Layer Breadboards Above Kitchen Cabinets
Do you have a large space in your kitchen above your kitchen cabinets and/or appliances, like we do here? Have you ever wondered what on earth to put up there?
Adding layers of breadboards and vintage cutting boards in these spaces will add color and balance, especially in a white farmhouse kitchen like this one.
9. Hang a Breadboard on a Kitchen Wall
Here is an example of antique cutting boards hanging on an entry wall in our country kitchen in Maine
You may also find inspiration in this Nautical Serving Tray: A Summer Must Have post. A unique serving board inspiration.
Check out the other talented home decor bloggers joining me today for this “Lifestyle of Love” blog hop, themed breadboards, and vintage cutting boards.
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You’ve got a beautiful collection, Ann. I love them displayed above your white cabinets; such a classic combo. I definitely need a couple more after seeing all the ideas today!
Love your collection!!! So many great breadboards and beautiful inspiration!!! I love your style so much!!!!
Happy weekend!!!!
Awesome ideas. I must have a dozen bread boards all hidden in a storage cabinet. Not sure if they are “vintage” but since I AM and have had them for decades, they will pass! Im going to find them right now! Thank you for your unending creations!!
And OH. MY. HEART…..That Ella rug!!!!!!!❤❤❤
Awww I love that Kathy, have the best time decorating with them now. And isn’t that just the cutest rug, haha!
Hi Ann! Love all the ways you styled the boards! i would love a basket to hold them on my kitchen counter! Haven’t found the right basket yet, but I am sure I will one day!
Thanks Molly, it was a fun topic for a blog hop!
Oh my gosh even more fantastic ideas! I now want to find a super large one just so I can add a plate or bowl on top for added beauty. Even stacking them with a cloche is adorable. Thank you so much for joining in with us this time. Love this post!
Thanks so much Cindy, I had so much fun, thanks for having me!
so many great ideas for display, Ann. You have a wonderful collection and I think my favorite is the small round one with stenciling. Stacking and layering boards are unique and so interesting visually. Love seeing them at your lovely home! Happy weekend!
Thanks kindly Debra, I love stacking them too. Such great display items to have for sure!
So many inspiring ideas! I can’t wait to try a few new arrangements.
Thank you Laura, such a great hop!
Oh my word Ann I just pinned so many of these ideas! I love how you found so many practical and pretty ways to incorporate breadboards into your home decor. They add such a beautiful layer of warmth and texture. Sending you big hugs, CoCo
So sweet of you CoCo I love this idea for a blog hop!