Elements of a Nancy Meyers Kitchen Without Renovating
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If you love the warm, charming, lived-in look of a Nancy Meyers kitchen, it’s all about the little details. You do not have to renovate to achieve the look! You can get that same cozy feel with these simple touches.
1) Branches in a Vase
Branches in a vase create the following:
height
contrast against all the flat surfaces
softness against hard materials
a more interesting silhouette in the midst of small objects that tend to clutter
It is such a staple Nancy Meyers’s item!
2) Warm Lighting
Lighting is essential in a hard-surface room (like a kitchen). It creates depth, contrast, and softer focal points. Sconces, candles, and a small lamp add that warm lighting at different heights of the room.
Sconces can add that light will also being functional.
Hurricane candle holders add warmth and softness. The glass reflects light and gives the room a more dynamic look than a static overhead bulb
A little lamp on a counter adds ambient light at a lower level, making the kitchen feel cozy.
3) Decorative Food Displays
Nancy Meyers kitchens don’t feel empty or ultra-minimal. They feel like someone actually lives there, uses the space, and has collected objects over time.
If you need to add color to your kitchen, a Chinoiserie bowl is a classic way of doing so. It breaks up all the neutrals and solids while looking collected and traditional.
The wooden bowl will add warmth and natural texture. A wooden bowl also feels less descorative and more grounded - very in line with the Nancy Meyers aesthetic.
The cake stand is the most obvious Nancy Meyers out of the three. It adds height, structure, and sense of occasion on the counter.
4) Rattan Accents
Rattan is a way to add more texture to your kitchen. For the ultimate Nancy Meyers kitchen, pieces have to feel relaxed and lived in. Ratton helps do that because it reads as natural and slightly imperfect.
Go for rattan bar stools to add texture on a larger scale.
Smaller details could be coasters or storage baskets!
5) Stored Cookbooks
Nancy Meyers kitchens feel used, or at least capable of being used in a real, generous, gathered kind of way. A collection of cookbooks make a kitchen feel like the heart of the home. They suggest that cooking, hosting, lingering, and everyday life actually happen there. It makes the kitchen feel more personal. Even if somebody is not a serious cook, styled cookbooks still help sell that feeling. Here are a couple of my favorites!
6) Decanted Kitchen Essentials
Canisters and decanters add functional charm. You need pieces like this to turn ordinary kitchen essentials into part of the decor -making your counters feel styled intentional and ready for real life.
7) Neutral Runner
Add in a soft neutral rug runner in either a faded vintage pattern or jute-style rug. A Nancy Meyers kitchen feels layered, and neutral rugs help do exactly that!
8) Incorporate Copper
Incorporate copper accents into your kitchen without spending a fortune. One way to do this is to hang a copper pot rail, and instead of hanging expensive copper pots and pans, hang copper cooking utensils. The utensils are more affordable and still give that rich, cozy, old-world glow.
9) Window Treatments
Window treatments are one of those overlooked details that can make a kitchen feel charming and instantly Nancy-Meyers-coded.
A cafe curtain is such a Nancy Meyers vibe. I could absolutely see this curtain in one of her films!
If cafe curtains aren’t your thing, try a roman shade. Both options are beautiful and add texture.
10) Add Wood Elements
Wooden elements are always part of a Nancy Meyers kitchen. Here are some ideas to easily and affordably add in wooden accents:
A pizza or bread paddle leaned against the backsplash.
Wooden open shelves to store cookbooks or your dishware.
A wooden lazy susan to hold your go to seasonings and oil decanters.
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