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Oct 27, 2026
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Trays, Dishes and Storage Jars: Finding a Place for Everyday Things

Our wooden and lacquered trays, wooden basket, ceramic catch-all dishes, storage jars and tissue pouches compared by size and material, with where each works and how to care for it.

Three Wooden Square Trays in small, medium and large on the shelves of a steel trolley, one holding a towel, oil bottle and tube

A tray, a small dish or a lidded jar gives everyday things a fixed place: keys by the door, soap by the basin, tea and sugar on the counter. This guide sets out WENSHUO wooden trays, ceramic catch-all dishes, storage jars and tissue pouches by size and material, with ideas for where each one works and how to care for it.

Quick guide: which piece for which job

Piece	Size	Material	Good for
Wooden Square Tray	28 × 19, 34 × 24.5 or 40 × 30 cm	Natural wood	Tea or coffee for one or two, bathroom counter, serving bread and snacks
Wooden Square Teak Tray	28 × 19, 34 × 24.5 or 40 × 30 cm	Teak with a black frame	The same jobs, in a darker wood
KOVA Lacquered Rectangular Tray	33 × 23 cm	Lacquered wood	A tea set or a single pot on the table
Wooden Dual-Tone Stripe Tray	33.5 × 18.4 × 4 cm	Wood in two tones	A raised stand for a teapot and cups
Wooden Basket	21 × 21 cm, 6 cm deep	Wood with a handle	Carrying toiletries or tea snacks from room to room
Three-Legs Soap Dish · Three-Legs Ceramic Plate	19.5 cm · 25.5 cm long	Ceramic	Soap by the basin; fruit or small objects
Stood Ceramic Tall Tray	18.5 cm across, 9.3 cm high	Ceramic	Fruit, cake or bakes raised on a pedestal
Doggy Key Stand	16 × 12 cm	Resin	Keys by the door
Kura Storage Jar · Kumo Storage Jar	12.5 cm · 12 cm high	Ceramic with lid	Tea, sugar, dried goods or small things
Stripe Tissue Pouch · Asato Tissue Pouch	16 × 14 × 10 cm · 26.5 × 17.5 cm	Fabric	A tissue pack on a desk or bedside table

Wooden trays

The Wooden Square Tray is a flat piece of pale wood with a low 2 cm rim, in three sizes. The small tray (28 × 19 cm) takes a cup and a small plate; the medium (34 × 24.5 cm) takes a teapot and two cups; the large (40 × 30 cm) is big enough for breakfast for one. The Wooden Square Teak Tray comes in the same three sizes in teak with a black frame. Both can hold bread, cake and other food directly.

Wooden Square Tray holding a cup of tea, a small candle and a plate beside an open magazine — Wooden Square Tray.

Two Wooden Square Teak Trays with black frames on a steel trolley, holding a small bottle and a metal cup — Wooden Square Teak Tray.

The KOVA Lacquered Rectangular Tray is a thin, dark lacquered board (33 × 23 cm) that sets off pale ceramics. The Wooden Dual-Tone Stripe Tray stands 4 cm high on darker wooden strips, so a teapot and cups sit raised above the table.

Cream lidded ceramic pot and spoon on the dark KOVA lacquered tray — KOVA Lacquered Rectangular Tray.

Cream teapot and cups on the raised Wooden Dual-Tone Stripe Tray on a round white table — Wooden Dual-Tone Stripe Tray.

For a stainless steel tray that can also go camping, see the SENDA and ARC trays in our stainless steel tableware guide.

The Wooden Basket

The Wooden Basket is a shallow square wooden box, 21 cm across and 6 cm deep, with a tall bent-wood handle. Use it to carry a towel and toiletries to the bathroom, or tea snacks to the table.

Wooden Basket with a curved handle holding a cloth, a tube and a perfume bottle, beside a striped towel — Wooden Basket.

Ceramic dishes for small things

Three-Legs Soap Dish. A 19.5 cm cream oval on three short feet, so a bar of soap sits clear of the counter.
Three-Legs Ceramic Plate. The larger version, 25.5 × 16.5 cm, for fruit on a table or small things by the door.
Stood Ceramic Tall Tray. A shallow 18.5 cm plate on a pedestal, for fruit, cake or bakes.
Doggy Key Stand. A cream resin dog sitting on a black oval tray. Keys hang from its magnetic nose, and the tray holds the rest of what comes out of your pockets.

For incense and tealights, the Daisy Candle Plate appears in our home fragrance guide.

Three-Legs Soap Dish with a bar of soap beside a second footed dish of palo santo on a striped cloth — Three-Legs Soap Dish.

Stood Ceramic Tall Trays holding sliced cake and apricots on a kitchen counter — Stood Ceramic Tall Tray.

Doggy Key Stand with car keys hanging from the dog's nose over its black oval tray — Doggy Key Stand.

Storage jars

Both jars are cream glazed ceramic with a lid that rests on top. They are not airtight, so they suit dry goods such as tea, sugar or snacks you get through quickly, or small things like cotton pads and hair ties.

Kura Storage Jar. A tall, slightly tapered jar, 12.5 cm high, with an 8.5 cm opening and a wooden lid with an arched handle.
Kumo Storage Jar. A rounder jar, 12 cm high and 11.9 cm across, with a terracotta-toned lid and a small sculpted knob.

Kura Storage Jar with a wooden lid beside a ceramic jug, goblets and a plate of bread and tomatoes — Kura Storage Jar.

Kumo Storage Jar on a wooden counter beside a coffee grinder and tamper — Kumo Storage Jar.

Tissue pouches

A fabric pouch hides a plastic tissue pack. The Stripe Striped Tissue Storage Pouch is cotton, 16 × 14 × 10 cm, drawn closed with ties, in Navy Blue, Vintage Red or Deep Brown. The Asato Tissue Storage Pouch is a longer, flatter 26.5 × 17.5 cm, patterned with overlapping circles, in Beige or Light Brown.

Where each piece works

By the door. The Doggy Key Stand, or a Three-Legs Ceramic Plate for keys, cards and earbuds.
In the bathroom. The Three-Legs Soap Dish by the basin, and a small Wooden Square Tray or the Wooden Basket for bottles and a hand towel.
On the kitchen counter. The Kura or Kumo jar for tea or sugar, with a medium wooden tray to group them.
On the table. The KOVA or Dual-Tone tray under a tea set; the Stood Tall Tray for fruit or cake.
By the bed or desk. A tissue pouch, and a small tray for a glass of water and your glasses.

Care

Wooden and lacquered trays, and the Wooden Basket. Wipe with a damp cloth and dry straight away. Do not soak them or put them in the dishwasher.
Ceramic dishes and jars. The ceramic pieces are dishwasher-safe; wipe the Kura jar's wooden lid by hand. Rinse soap residue off the soap dish now and then.
Doggy Key Stand. Wipe clean with a dry or slightly damp cloth.