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Our favourite quirky buys for your kitchen
Embracing all things retro and colourful... 🌈
Looking to add some character to your kitchen? From trendy vases to colourful cookware, your kitchen should be a place where you can show off your personality and not just a functional space in your home. With this in mind, make way for the popular 'Kitschen' trend to dominate kitchen decor this spring/summer. With Pinterest describing the trend as sprucing up your kitchen with vintage looking appliances and pops of colour, the Good Housekeeping Homes team have found their favourite buys centred around this rising trend.
With a focus on creating a vibrant kitchen, it has been reported that searches on pinterest for retro pink and bright green have grown and people are seeking everything from coloured glassware to vintage style accessories for their kitchens. With kitchens radically changing over recent decades, many of us are now starting to see our kitchens as key social spaces where we eat, drink and catch up, and for some even work in our homes.
While many of us always focus on decorating other parts of our homes such as the living room, bedrooms, or our home office, a lot of us forget about our kitchens. Whether you're just looking to add a pop of colour or wanting to completely renovate your kitchen, this trend will help you create a space where you feel happy cooking and entertaining.
To help you find the serveware and kitchen accessories that will help you elevate your kitchen, we've selected our favourite quirky kitchen buys from some of your favourite high street shops including John Lewis, Oliver Bonas, M&S, and more.
This orange themed pitcher will immediately give any tablescape this summer a Mediterranean flavour. Pair with fun, zingy tableware or add to your everyday white china for a simple pop of colour.
What better way to embrace this eccentric trend than investing in a traditional butter dish. Designed in Le Creuset's popular Volcanic colourway, keep this always on your worktop or island unit for a touch of colour and flair.
Roberts Revival RD70 DAB/DAB+/FM Bluetooth Digital Radio with Alarm, Red
Everyone needs a radio in their kitchen and this Roberts Revival Radio is at the top of our wishlist. Not only does it tap into the Kitschen trend, but red is everywhere right now, and we think this would look great placed on any kitchen windowsill.
Designed with a retro finish, we can't get enough of this ceramic vase. Complete with intricate yellow stripes, we think this vase is a wonderful way to add a pop of the mood-boosting shade to your kitchen.
Do you love having a scented candle on while your cooking? This adorable checked pattern candle smells just as amazing as it looks. Designed in a ceramic scalloped jar, simply reuse the jar after finishing the candle as a pot for nick nacks around the kitchen.
Seeing as blue and florals are everywhere right now, this stylish vintage style planter has caught our eye. If you love being plants wherever you are in your house, why not pot one of your indoor plants in this planter and place in your kitchen.
An exclusive design by Addison Ross, these bobin salt and pepper grinders are effortlessly stylish and trendy. They also will be gorgeous additions to your Easter and summer tablescapes this year.
At the top of our homes wishlist has to anything from the stunning Bordallo Pinheiro range. Inspired by nature, this trendy bowl can be used as a fruit bowl or used as serveware for salads, side dishes and more.
Oliver Bonas Tresillo Ombre Mini Cafetiere & Mug Set
Not only is this set the perfect homes gift, it's a wonderful way to add a pop of the trending 'kitschen' colours to your kitchen.
A gorgeous way to brighten up your egg and soldiers, these rainbow egg cups will bring joy to your morning breakfast.
Designed by the Danish brand Hay, this stylish candlestick holder will instantly add dimension and a splash of colour to your kitchen. Its contemporary shape also gives it a cool yet chic feel.
These fish jugs are everywhere right now, so why not add one to your kitchen this year. Available in a host of pastel colours, this jug can be used as serveware, a vase or even as a utensils pot in your kitchen.
John Lewis Lisbon Fine China Tapas Plates, Set of 4, 15cm, Multi
Inspired by Portuguese city of Lisbon, these vibrant fine china plates represent the famous patterned tiles in the city. They will instantly bring a sunny, European feel to your kitchen this spring.
If you love a boogie in the kitchen, then this sign is calling your name. Simply hang up or place on top of your kitchen work top somwhere.
To serve up your delicious homemade desserts, we all need a fancy dessert plate. This popi one has caught our eye and beautifully combines the on-trend hues of red and pink.
If you love a statement jug, then you'll love this unique design by Bordallo Pinheiro at Liberty London. An easy ornament to bring some novelty and personality to your kitchen or tablescape, we think it's a must-have this summer.
A spoon rest is an essential in the kitchen, and we love this one from Le Creuset. Not only is it helpful and handy to have on your worktop, but it's also an easy way to add a pop of colour to your kitchen everyday.
Enjoy your breakfast every morning in this stunning pink cabbage leaf bowl. They will instantly bring a touch of spring to your serveware this season.
These dainty floral oven gloves have a pretty, eccentric feel to them and are an easy way to embrace the kitschen trend.
Display your homemade sweet treats on this stylish yellow cake stand. Vintage inspired, you'll want to showcase all your lovely bakes on this pretty stand.
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