"If you don't want to commit to yellow floral wallpaper or invest in an avocado-green oven, we invite home cooks to consider the ceramic frog sponge holder. These frog figurines were popular in the '70s and '80s, situated beside the kitchen sink to hold sponges or dish scrubber pads in their wide-open mouths. It's admittedly kitschy, but charmingly straddles the intersection of playful fun and practical utility."
"Elsewhere online, a Facebook post in the group "A Little Slice of Vintage Life" is dedicated to "That cute frog sponge holder from the '70s that sat on the kitchen sink." Over 2,000 comments reminisce about these beloved, friendly fixtures of yore, many of which are printed with their original date ("I still have my frog just like this from the '70s, it's marked 76' on the bottom")."
Designing a vintage-inspired kitchenscape often involves assembling retro kitchenwares piece by piece. Ceramic frog sponge holders were popular in the 1970s and 1980s, positioned beside sinks to hold sponges or scrubber pads in wide-open mouths. Households repurposed them as scrubber-holders, incense burners, ashtrays, candy dishes, receptacles for jewelry and keys. Online communities recall variations in color and manufacturing dates, with many examples retaining original markings from the '70s. The shift toward interior minimalism and clutter-free, streamlined countertops contributed to their decline in popularity. They combine playful kitsch with practical utility, appealing to collectors and retro enthusiasts.
Read at Tasting Table
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]