Gwyneth Paltrow Just Redefined My Dream Kitchen

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Recreate Gwyneth's Look at Home

My dream kitchen has always included a ladder. I think it feels so elevated and whimsical, like something that would appear in a storybook but also in the home of the chicest person I know. Of course, Gwyneth Paltrow has one.

The Goop founder's Brigette Romanek designed Montecito kitchen is famous for its blue-and-white tiling and high glass cabinets. However, it wasn't until the actress's most recent Instagram video that I noticed the detail that has elevated all my plans: the brass bar. Though a kitchen ladder on its own is stylish, a ladder leaned against a brass bar is untouchable. Just like Gwyneth's signature style, it feels simultaneously luxurious and California casual.

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Recreate Gwyneth's Look at Home

Recreate the glamour of Gwyneth's kitchen through a combination of wooden ladders and gold accents. When combined, these beautiful pieces make your home feel both laid-back and elevated.

Subtle Yet Striking

Brushed Brass Drawer

Warm and modern, these straight cabinet pulls would be the perfect addition to liven up a white kitchen. Their matte brass finish is right on trend.

Elegant

Unfinished Red Oak Library Ladder Bronze Rolling Ladder Kit

This Quiet Glide rolling ladder is relaxed and refined. They’re the only ladder rail system on the market that offers solid aluminum rails rather than hollow tubes, for added peace of mind.

Hand hammered design

Antique 1.2l Stainless Steel Teapot

Crafted from thick stainless steel, this teapot pairs an antique, hand-hammered silhouette with a refined aesthetic suited to any kitchen. Its concave upper design ensures the lid locks seamlessly into place.

Easy Movement

Joulon Wood Lightweight Library Ladder

This beauty is made from red oak, a suitably solid and durable wood to be as timeless as the rest of your kitchen design. The smooth motion of the ladder is almost effortless.

Glamorous

Everly Quinn Glass Canister

These pretty glass jars would be the perfect place to stare your spices for a fun metallic glow. They would be perfect paired with marble countertops.

Rustic Charm

Unfinished Maple Library Ladder

I personally prefer an unfinished wood option since it allows you to match the rest of the wood in your house. This Meadow Lane ladder in Maple adds a touch of quiet luxury with its elegant build.

First, I think the brass bar is the perfect pairing with a wooden kitchen ladder because of the inherent contrast. While one is metallic and luxurious, the other feels warm, rustic, and almost old-fashioned. Like copper pots above a butcher block, this pairing creates the cozy, inviting atmosphere of a French country kitchen. The difference in textures fills the room with both smooth and rough elements, resulting in a timeless style statement.

A blue kitchen with a wooden kitchen ladder — A blue kitchen with a wooden ladder and a brass bar, similar to that in Gwyneth Paltrow's kitchen

Furthermore, I think the brass bar and wooden kitchen ladder are chosen especially well for Gwyneth's kitchen in particular. Though these accents could be stylish in a variety of schemes, they are absolutely perfect with the white cabinets and blue tiles. Together, these disparate elements create the modern Mediterranean chicness of the actress's space.

After seeing Gwyneth's kitchen, I'm still dreaming of a kitchen ladder - but I'll never think of it in the same way. If you enjoy our celebrity news and interior design advice, why not sign up to our newsletter so you never miss the latest features?

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Sophie is a writer and News Editor on the Celebrity Style team at Homes & Gardens. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly passionate about researching trends and interior history. She is an avid pop culture fan and has interviewed Martha Stewart and Hillary Duff.

In her free time, Sophie freelances on design news for Westport Magazine and Livingetc. She also has a newsletter, My Friend's Art, in which she covers music, culture, and fine art through a personal lens. Her fiction has appeared in Love & Squalor and The Isis Magazine.

Before joining Future, Sophie worked in editorial at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens brand. She has an MSc from Oxford University and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.