When most people are looking for a house, they want a new or recently remodeled kitchen that’s move-in-ready. But when we were house hunting last year, I was actually hoping to find a house with great bones but an ugly, dated kitchen that I could gut and remodel to create exactly what I want. Somehow I ended up with something in the middle – a kitchen that’s nice and definitely good enough to live with but no where near to being my dream kitchen. And the reality is that there’s no way that a major kitchen remodel is happening any time soon. I’m sure a lot of you are in the same boat of liking but not loving your kitchen, right?
So what’s a girl (or guy) to do? A good bet is to keep your eye out for decorative accents that are going to add style and interest to your kitchen without spending the big bucks. And right now, the kitchen accents that I seem to be most drawn to are copper ones so I wanted to share a little copper inspiration (post includes affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here}). You can bring copper into your kitchen with new pendant lighting like in this gorgeous kitchen (I love how it mixes so easily with other metals):
or flush mount lighting over the kitchen sink (I love how they also used copper canisters on the countertop to tie the color in):
It can also be as simple as adding a grouping of copper pots, whether they’re hanging from a pot rack over your kitchen island or from a wall mounted rack over the range like in this beautifully designed kitchen:
If you want to go all out, you could add a copper range like this beauty or you could stick with the range you have and simply display some pretty copper pots and other bakeware on open shelving. This stunning kitchen is a great example of both:
And I absolutely love the look of a copper sink with white cabinets and dark countertops:
What do you guys think – do you love the look of copper too or are you more into other types of metals (brass? venetian bronze? silver?)? Here are a few of the copper accents that I’ve been eyeing (links to items are located below the image):
I’m especially loving those knives – don’t be surprised if you see them making an appearance on my kitchen countertop sometime soon! I’ve actually got lots of small changes coming in the kitchen and hopefully will have some new updated pics to share before the summer’s over… stay tuned!
cassie @ primitive & proper says
June 18, 2015 at 8:11 amlove it! my mom had copper in our kitchen when i was a kid so it took me a long time to warm up to this trend. 🙂
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 12:57 amFor some reason, I totally see you as a girl who would go for copper!
Kasia says
June 18, 2015 at 8:27 amLovely! Such accents in the kitchen – great idea.
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 12:57 amThanks Kasia – glad you like the inspiration!
debra @ 5th and state says
June 18, 2015 at 8:52 amgreat topic kris with loads of inspiration
have to say i have the stove of my dreams but could be swayed with that copper beauty, wow!
debra
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 12:58 amOoohh, do tell – what is your stove? Mine is a horrible electric downdraft. Someday an upgrade will be in my future…
Katie @ Team Skelley says
June 18, 2015 at 9:09 amI am a big fan of copper in the kitchen. We had copper pendants in our kitchen in Tennessee and I miss them.
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 12:58 amSo good to hear that you had copper and didn’t get sick of it at all!
Taylor Greenwalt says
June 18, 2015 at 9:53 amI love the look!
Garden, Home and Party says
June 18, 2015 at 11:13 amKris,
Our daughter-in-law just re-did their kitchen using copper pendants and copper rims around the few recessed lights. It looks wonderful. When they did it their electrician said to them, “no one does copper, you’ll be sorry!” After installing everything he confessed he loved it and would recommend it to clients.
I love some of these images, they remind me of some their kitchen accents.
xo,
Karen
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 12:59 amThat’s so funny and I love the idea of the copper rims – I bet that was stunning!
cindy hattersley says
June 19, 2015 at 11:40 amHmmmm not sure what I think about copper… We do have a copper bar sink in our wine room…maybe a little goes a long way…
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 1:00 amAgreed! I think a sink or a few lights would be perfect. And I totally love your wine room by the way.
K&B by the Sea says
June 20, 2015 at 9:37 pmThe copper sink and stove are amazing! I’m a big fan of copper. We had copper cabinet & drawer pulls and a cool copper toaster in our kitchen back in Ottawa. I wanted copper because it’s such a lovely warm metal, and not a lot of people use it. Although with beautiful inspiration like in the pictures you posted, that could change!
Kris Jarrett says
June 22, 2015 at 1:00 amI’ve never seen a copper toaster – that would be so cool!!
K&B by the Sea says
July 3, 2015 at 11:14 pmThis is the copper toaster – I found it on Ebay about 5 years ago. http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Jenn-Air-Attrezzi-Copper-Toaster/5103342/product.html
Kris Jarrett says
July 14, 2015 at 11:08 pmSo cool!!
Noelle says
June 29, 2015 at 12:23 amIt may not be the hot trend right now, but it is classic so it never looks out of style. I like the bright shiny new look and the aged pieces with a dark patina….just depends on the whole style of the kitchen 🙂
Vel says
July 1, 2015 at 12:43 pmI like copper too, but I’m worried I’ll get tired of it pretty fast. So I went with both chrome/ nickel and brass finishes in our kitchen!
Sabre says
August 6, 2015 at 5:49 pmLove this! I wrote a similar piece a few months ago and then recently went over to a guy friend’s house to see he had purchased copper canisters! I just bought a copper farmsink to be installed in the house we’re building and I can’t wait to see the way it looks. Love your style!
Kris Jarrett says
August 10, 2015 at 9:33 pmOh my gosh, a copper farmhouse sink sounds amazing!!
Deb Pearl says
January 18, 2018 at 12:11 pmI have been remodeling my kitchen and now I need to pick out some new appliances. I heard that copper could look really nice in a kitchen and after seeing all these pictures I think that is very true. I love that copper sink with the dark counter top! It does make a really nice contrast. I would love to try that!