9 Unexpected Home Accessories You Can Put in Your Kitchen

Oh yeah, that can go in the kitchen! HGTV Magazine shows you how to mix in stuff typically found in living rooms, bedrooms, even bathrooms. Mind = blown.

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Fluffy Throws

“We live in a pretty small house in Rhode Island and I went all out with cozy elements,” says blogger Jess Ann Kirby (@thecozyranch). “Sheepskin throws warm up the metal stools in our kitchen. People always wonder if they get gross. They don’t! We just shake out crumbs and spot-clean.”

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A Mirror (or Two)

“Although people often don’t think of using mirrors in kitchens, they bring in light,” says designer Lidia Van Zyl. She hung oval black metal ones on either side of the window in this lakeside Canadian home, with sisal rope for a nautical touch (the Trent Austin Design pair on Wayfair are similar). Also nice: “Viewed from a certain angle, you see the water reflected.”

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A Runner

To brighten her Highland, Utah, kitchen and elongate a narrow-ish spot, homeowner Ali Hynek laid down a Moroccan wool runner from Canary Lane. “I change it out with the season, but this one is especially great next to my green cabinets,” she says. (They’re painted Brooklyn by Behr.) “The setup always catches guests’ eyes.”

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A Towel Rack

Neatness counts for northern Utah blogger Cami Graham (@camitidbits): “I’m picky about stuff on countertops,” she says. “But it’s nice to have things handy and after I remodeled and saw the empty end of my island, I thought, Hmmm…” Her smart solution? An Ikea towel bar, with added S-hooks for cutting boards — convenient for letting them dry.

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A Giant Chandelier

When designer Audrey Tehauno walked through this Houston Victorian with her client, she was most awed by the vintage kitchen chandelier installed by a previous homeowner. “Leaves and flowers seem fancy, not fuddy-duddy, because aged layers of gold paint give it a beautiful patina,” says Audrey. “If it were polished metal, it would be too over the top!”

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A Lamp

Soft light with morning coffee, task light for cooking, a pretty glow in the evening: This lamp does a kitchen in Greenville, South Carolina, all sorts of good. Designer Amanda Louise Campbell found the wood base at a vintage store and the 12-inch shade at Etsy shop LampShadey. A few books give it a boost. “I’m a serial stacker!” she says. “The look softens up the quartzite below.”

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A Picture Light

While renovating this kitchen in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, designer Lauren Leonard had a blank wall to fill. “I decided that a print with a picture light would be distinct and add ambient light,” she says. She had the wiring done before the tile install, then up went a polished nickel one from Visual Comfort.

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A Bookcase

This midcentury piece used to live in the living room. Then blogger Stephanie Klein (@cozyandclutterfree) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, got desperate for kitchen storage. “I put canisters of ingredients on the shelves, and mixing bowls and pie plates in the cabinets,” she says. “Now it’s my all-in-one baking center.”

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An Upholstered Bench

“We wanted a cool seat as comfy as a lounge chair,” say designers Kirsten Krason and Erin Morgan of the 5-foot-long bench they had custom-made for a home in South Jordan, Utah. Since it has outdoor fabric (by Pindler), it’s pretty indestructible. And, of course, irresistible: “Anyone could sit here for a while and not want to leave.”

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9 Unexpected Home Accessories You Can Put in Your Kitchen

Related To:

Shop This Look

Fluffy Throws

A Mirror (or Two)

A Runner

A Towel Rack

A Giant Chandelier

A Lamp

A Picture Light

A Bookcase

An Upholstered Bench

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