Desmond Solid Wood Pedestal Riser - 9 x 5.9 Inches, Footed Display Stand for Bathroom and Kitchen Counters

The VoriHaus Solid Wood Pedestal Riser is a small solid wood stand: a flat rectangular top raised off the counter on two feet that run underneath it. There is no lip, no sides, no walls and no handles, so nothing is held inside it. Things sit on top of it, lifted clear of the surface. The top measures 9 by 5.9 inches, which is room for a soap dispenser and a candle side by side, or a short row of seasoning bottles.

Lifting an object clear of the counter is what gives it a defined place. A hand soap dispenser on the riser reads as a set piece rather than a bottle left out, a small plant gains height against a window, and a candle sits above the splash line at the back of a vanity. In the kitchen the same stand groups oil, salt and pepper together beside the stove. There is one size and three finishes: a light natural pine, a black, and a dark brown walnut.

Set it on a flat surface and load it from the middle out, so the weight sits centered over the two feet rather than on one end. Keep it back from the sink itself, where it would be splashed continually, and lift spills off the wood rather than letting them stand. Wipe it down with a dry cloth. Used away from standing water it stays a piece you can leave out on show.