probably my big bowl of fruit. It's convenient and looks great!

Does this count?

Well, my new kettle. It is so pretty that it can be considered decorative (it is a plug in, but is shaped like the stove top ones). It is a fabulous shiny red and looks like a big candied apple.

I posted at the same time as circuspeanut. Definitely think that the kitty is a fabulous accessory! One of mine is too old (18 yrs) to even consider jumping that high. The other is too aloof to be in such an busy spot.

Ha! Mine is 7, and still agile enough to drive me crazy and gross out my mom when he jumps up.

But back to the topic: other than kitties, my fave is probably my vintage enamelled breadbox:

Aww!

Probably my spice rack.

Though I am kind of crazy about my fruit bowl as well.

Jodi-

My cat is too fat to get on my countertop. I'm too lazy to set up a photobucket account (for the time being), I have a set of red fruit bowls from my MIL (not sure why she decided to buy me red stuff - she thought I was collecting it). They look great filled up with fruit, and they make snacking on fruit look like more fun to the kids. The kids never responded to pears like this when we had plain wood fruit bowls. Go figure.

I can't think of one, so I must go shopping. In the meantime, I'll follow circuspeanut's lead. He turned ten today!
(Love the bread box BTW.)

I do love the cookie jar in the picture; I got it in Marrakesh. I didn't initially think of it as an accessory, but I guess it is. :)

circus peanut,
that bread box is fabulous-- where did you find it?

Awh, glad! My baby (a Congo) is confined to the laundry/mud room, so no countertop accessory. But she gets to say hello and goodbye to everyone, so doesn't want for company. The kids have kind of displaced her, she didn't get her own room in this house (though I have suggested DH's office/study he says no way). We set her cage in the mudroom by the utility sink when we moved in and it's still there 18 months later. At least the tile cleans up easily - only problem is dust and down on the clothes hanging to dry/be ironed! She'll be 15 in August.

ooh, i want a birdy! does he talk?

I don't have a way to post photos either but count me in as one with animal accessories. My 16 yo cat (gunmetal grey shorthair) and 17 yo cockatiel (standard grey pied) like to wander around. Countertops, tables, tops of cabinets, fridge.....stove *yikes*.

glad, love your baby Grey. What a beaut!

ajs- nice to know another grey owner!
lisa- He knows about 70 words, which is really not a lot for a grey. I just talk to him all the time telling him what I'm doing,etc. and he picks up what he likes. The upside is that he's learned the meaning of quite a bit of English even if he doesn't say those words, so I can communicate with him pretty well.
One more "kitchen accessory picture" of the birthday boy. if I may.

I love the kitty & the beautiful bird. Our kitties are forever on our table, why do they like that spot?

circuspeanut- BEAUTIFUL breadbox & tile, lets see more of your fab kitchen, I obviously missed it.

OMG another Tineh! Prissy, my TAG, isn't allowed in the kitchen as it's still under construction and full of dangerous substances/surfaces/etc.

Here's my scraggly-butt girl hanging out outside:

(She had this issue with winters in CA that caused her to pluck/lose her feathers on her chest. Didn't happen this winter, though.)

As kitchen is still under construction I have not yet got to the accessory stage. However, I know the centerpiece will be this gorgeous wood bowl Hubby and I bought at a craftsman's bazaar back before we got married. It's this gorgeous organic piece that is carved from a single hunk of wood. No pics available, though. Will get some tonight.

Dualit.
And for those who don't know, that's a toaster, not the name of a pet...
;-)

pbrisjar- She is a cutie. Hang into those feathers, Prissy!

So, on a kitchen-related note, with so many of you having pets who like counters, did you all plan the renovation around them? I definitely picked counter material around it (i.e. the Silestone with Microban made me nervous.)
And stoves, too, considering safety of where knobs and grates were place. Because, like dee's pets,Isaac has, now that he's used to the new kitchen, has made a couple of trips across the grates on the stove! (He's never left alone when it is in use)

chloesmom-can you post a picture of your kettle? I am a tea drinker and like the idea of having an electric pot (evevn though I'm getting instant hot water again).

circuspeanut, You have my cat and she does the same thing. She is 12 years old and thinks the only way from the dining room to the computer room on the other side of the kitchen is across the countertop and to stop in the sink on the way by!!!!
jodi_in_so_calif love your kitchen.

Kris: Faster than trying to find my camera, here's the link to my kettle (it is more handsome in person - a perfect red and so shiny!) Who knew the look of a kettle could make me so happy!

Glad, I didn't have to make too many changes in the kitchen, based on pets or kids (the knobs of my stove pull off and can be stored elsewhere - due to curious kids, not cats, obviously). I wish, though, that I could design a kitchen where an alarm goes off when I'm about to step on Norman 's tail(the old cat, seems to rush up behind me when I'm at the fridge or stove). I did manage to pick a granite, that on the smaller sample, matches one of my former cats perfectly (she is on kitty holiday with my parents, enjoying more cat-wants-in-cat-wants-out freedom). So we've named the counter Susan, in her honour. (Caused some confusion when I called my DH to say that I found a countertop that looked just like Susan - Susan also being the name of his ex....., but I'm off topic).

Okay, back to the coutertop decorative item!

Here is a link that might be useful: Candied apple red kettle

Not in our house yet, just broke ground today but I ordered a canister set of 4 from Louisville Stoneware with a black fleur de lis on each one. Can't wait to see them in my new kitchen, one of these days!

I love the birds! But too scared of flying things in my hair to have one myself...plus their eyes always look like they're accusing me of terrible deeds.

acountry: re. my kitchen, thanks so much - it's still not quite done, so I haven't really posted any final pictures yet. Just lots and lots of shots of my DIY copper countertops and/or vintage stove. :)

I got the breadbox in Berlin (Germany), so alas I can't help with finding one; I think they are listed on eBay occasionally, so just keep your eyes peeled. White and red are the classic colors, this is the only yellow one I've ever seen. It's like a big shiny bonbon on the counter (and it's very useful too).

Chloe, that kettle is a beaut. Putting it on my list for great gift ideas.