Ten favorite ways to use our Willow House French Wire Tiered Stand

We don’t like to play favorites, but, if we did, our French Wire Tiered Stand would be near the top of our list. It exemplifies our goal of Simply Good Design, and it’s customizable – you can adapt it to your daily needs. Check out our top ten favorite ways to use it, and feel free to add your own – let us know about your ideas by posting on our Willow House Facebook page or messaging us on Twitter @Willow_House!

• Separate all three tiers and use them as serving trays for snacks on family movie night, or use them to accent serving dishes for special occasion meals on Easter, Passover or Thanksgiving.
• Create a stand that coordinates with your color palette by looping ribbon around the loops of the stand, tying a bow onto the top loop, or creating customized liners (see liner instructions below).
• When used with a liner, our stand makes a fantastic fruit display – and, since it’s customizable, you can use it with one, two or three tiers depending on how much fruit you have on hand. (See liner instructions below.)
• Flip any tier upside-down to create a riser for a stack of plates or linens. (Tiers are not designed to support weight when used upside-down, so be careful not to overload them.)
• At tea time, use the small tier with its handle as an elegant way to display teabags.
• Tie small labels onto the tiers using pretty ribbon to help guests identify their favorite items on a buffet.
• Tiers are spaced far apart so you can use the stand as a spice AND condiment caddy – store everything from a mason jar to a honey bear to a small bottle of olive oil on the lower tier.
• Design an easy holiday display by grouping seasonal treats and color-coordinated accents on the tiers.
• Creating a cupcake tier has never been easier – just bake them in pretty wrappers and stack them on the tray! (Try this with muffins, too!)
• Add height, interest and easy servability to a buffet by adding linens, flatware or small serving bowls to the stand. Or add it to the center of a circular table as a sculptural element.

Create your own liner for our French Wire Tiered Stand

1. Choose a pretty paper – we like scrapbooking paper, wrapping paper or wallpaper. *Optional: To make sure your liners lay flat, you can use spray mount to attach them to poster board as reinforcement.
2. Separate all three trays and trace a circle of each tier size onto the undecorated side of your paper – trace inside the outer ring of the tray so your liner will sit easily inside. If you’re using the stand as a set of trays only, you can stop here!
3. Use a circle punch to make a hole at the center of each circle, or use scissors to cut a round hole at the center of each liner.
4. With scissors, cut one line from the outside of each circle to its inner circular hole – this line will allow you to fit your liner around the center post of the stand, but it will “disappear” once the liner is attached.
5. Insert your liners and enjoy!