Crate & Barrel Marin Stoneware Serving Bowls

Crate & Barrel Marin Stoneware Serving Bowls by Crate & Barrel — serveware, Overall: 10.11" W x 10.23" D x 4.96" H. Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.

Marin Sand Small Stoneware Serving Bowl by Crate & Barrel
  • Brand: Crate & Barrel
  • Category: Serveware
  • Price: $33
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10.11" W x 10.23" D x 4.96" H
  • Materials: ceramic
  • Colours: beige
  • Rooms: Dining room
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated September 29, 2026

One Sand owner felt a gritty interior and one got a broken bowl; across Marin colors, owners praise the weight but find 'small' runs large, and arrival breakage recurs

Crate & Barrel shows 566 ratings shared by 12 Marin serving-bowl listings from 2011–2026; Room×Lab read 455 distinct written reviews. Only six are filed under the Sand small bowl; none says how long it was owned. The small form (about 10 in) also comes in Sage Green, Slate Blue, Matte Black and White, plus 10.25-inch Blue and Grey; the large in White, Blue, Grey, Recycled White and Natural Botanical. Most first-hand accounts come from White Small and White Large owners, then Matte Black, Blue and Grey. Size, glaze and finish comments apply to their own listing, and shared reviews do not show the bowls are built the same way. We picked two Sand reviews with complaints, then other colors' praise after six months and over a year, a crack and a common size complaint.

Room×Lab rating: 7.4 out of 10 (limited confidence). The six Sand reviews include one broken arrival and one gritty interior. Across 566 ratings shared by every Marin serving bowl, owners praise the handmade look, solid weight and salad-ready size; the caveats are arrival breakage, isolated cracks or chips, and a 'small' size that runs large.

  • The small bowl runs larger than its name suggests: 13 favorable and 11 critical mentions about the small form's size. — Mostly from White Small owners plus the Sand bowl. Many find it right for a family salad or 4–8 servings. Others bought it for sides or single portions and found it oversized, while some call it perfect for sides. The complaints concern expectations, not defects.
  • Sturdy in use for many, with isolated cracks and chips: 12 favorable and 6 critical mentions about sturdiness in use. — Good reports span six months (Matte Black) to a year-plus (White Small, Blue Large) and nearly ten years (white Marin). A White Small cracked on a normal set-down, a White Large on a light bump. Blue (a few chips in two years) and White Small set (chips in a year) reports don't name the piece; a Matte Black chip may be on pasta bowls. None is on Sand.
  • Arrival breakage recurs, though replacements are often quick: 9 favorable and 13 critical mentions of arrival and replacement; 5 reviews are in both (damaged, then replaced fast). — Broken or chipped arrivals span many listings, including one Sand bowl. One owner reports no inner padding, and one Matte Black set arrived damaged twice. Several owners say broken pieces were replaced promptly, sometimes without a return. These are individual accounts, not a damage rate.

Before buying

Choose the Sand bowl for a roughly 10-inch salad bowl that runs larger than 'small' suggests. Unpack it at once to check for breakage, feel the inside for grit, and confirm the 95 oz capacity on the Sand page.

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