Picture this: after plenty of soul-searching and paint-swatching, you’ve settled on your color palette. You’ve chosen your counters and your cabinets; you’ve refinished your grandmother’s dining table and updated your cabinet hardware. The foundation for a warm, welcoming kitchen is in place…but something feels flat. You need to add the final touch. Interior designers know that great design is built in layers, with the accents pulling it all together. From a pitcher of flowers on the table to a colorful Signature Round Casserole on the range, it’s the little things that make the biggest impression. For generations, Le Creuset has served as the ultimate kitchen accessory, bringing a final flourish that’s both functional and beautiful, essential and expressive. Let’s go behind the scenes in our featured kitchens to explore how the final touch of Le Creuset can make a range of design styles come to life.
Keep It Light for the Luxe Minimalist
Luxe Minimalism is all about rich, restrained elegance that says a lot with a little. The foundation is a calm, neutral palette that provides a soothing canvas for some of your most vibrant moments and memories. Because the use of colour is minimal, texture plays a key role in adding visual interest to this design style; try incorporating mixed metals and natural materials, such as wood, stone and greenery, to amp up warmth and elegance. Finally, embrace the opportunity to dramatically showcase some of your more unique cookware pieces and accessories. For example, the Gravy Boat that makes its annual appearance at your holiday table can bring a pop of colour and style to your kitchen shelves all year long. With design, this restrained, every element truly has to earn its place.
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Embrace Flexibility for Everyday Farmhouse
Before it inspired a now-beloved design trend, the farmhouse was a hub for hard work. The farmhouse kitchen brought people together to nourish them and did it all with graciousness and efficiency. In keeping with these hardworking roots, farmhouse design today emphasizes beauty and utility. Materials and colours chosen for kitchens in this style reflect an interest in design that’s intended to last for the long haul: clean lines, natural materials, timeless palettes with warm pops of colour. As you work to add this style to your own home, keep the long view in mind, choosing classic elements that will prove to be as functional as they are beautiful. Everything in the farmhouse is chosen for a dual purpose. For example, a single Le Creuset Pitcher can serve as a creative vase, an elegant vessel for serving drinks poolside or a charming and unexpected hand towel holder. Or a roasting dish becomes an elevated catch-all by the door. One piece, many purposes – that’s the heart of everyday farmhouse style.
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Lean into Layers for Curated Maximalism
More is more is the defining philosophy of Curated Maximalism, but achieving this rich, vibrant and layered design style is neither haphazard nor accidental. Instead, it requires cultivating an intentional eye, always looking for unique design finds wherever life may take you. Your first step is to dive right into a world of fearless colour. Don’t be afraid to layer hue after hue. With the right balance of supporting sculptures, artwork and textiles, your rainbow of colour will feel warm, welcoming and grounded. Most importantly? Your home will be unique. Lean into its distinct style by thoughtfully adding unexpected design elements throughout your home, such as a casserole-turned-planter. For curated maximalists, the home tells a story, and every object or design element adds to the rich narrative you’re creating, one room at a time.
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