Kristin Chenoweth's Kitchen Lighting is a Bold 2026 Trend

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Recreate Kristin's Look at Home

Lighting is one of the most important decisions you will make in your kitchen. It reflects across every surface, changing the style and colors throughout the room. That's why, when Kristin Chenoweth chose her fixtures, she went bold.

We spotted the lighting in a recent Instagram post, showcasing three chrome pendants forming the kitchen lighting idea above her island. To the side, an organic glass chandelier adds a more natural feel. Together, these lights draw the eye up, creating a bold, welcoming impact in her space.

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Recreate Kristin's Look at Home

Chrome Design

Birch Lane Dome Pendant

This chrome pendant light has a similar, nautically inspired dome to the one in Kristin's home. It's an incredibly versatile piece that would fit easily into any kitchen design.

Sleek Steel

Calico 1 - Light Single Pendant

Crafted from beautiful steel, it features a round base, a slim downrod, and a 14-inch dome-shaped shade. Designed for hardwired installation, it's compatible with any shaped ceiling, combining Kristin-approved design with endless functionality.

Adjustable Length

Elda - Light Single Pendant

This crafted metal pendant combines modern elegance with a welcoming presence. It features a circular canopy, a slim down rod, and an elegant ring that suspends a crisp, dome-shaped shade for a refined, contemporary look, just like Kristin's.

Unique

Regina Andrew Artemis Alabaster Chandelier

We can see a organically shaped glass chandelier in the righthand corner of Kristin's space, and this alabaster one is a great choice for recreating the look. It has a natural warmth and ultra-chic style.

Chic Storage

French Kitchen Marble Utensil Holder

Elegant and enduring, this marble untensil holder can sit beautifully on your kitchen counter; perfect for complementing marble countertops, or bringing a chic contrast to you space. It is the ideal way to bring the energy of Kristin's kitchen island into your own home.

Fun Accent

"30" Director's Chair Black Frame-Pink Canvas

Kristin Chenoweth adds a dose of fun to her kitchen with a pink director's chair, and it's easy for you to do the same. This black wood design is possibly even cooler.

Kristin's maximalist approach to pendants is in line with interior design trends for 2026. Michael Jackson, Head of Design at bespoke lighting company, Northern Lights explains the shift stating: 'Over the last few years, minimalism gave us the restraint and calm we needed, particularly during a period marked by uncertainty and global instability. Our interiors became sanctuaries – quiet, pared-back, and intentionally unobtrusive. But, as confidence returns, so does the desire for spaces that feel optimistic, expressive, and bold. There’s now a clear appetite for interiors with a heightened presence – and Neodeco answers that mood shift. This trend was never about nostalgia, but more about refinement and drama.'

Bold accents, like the chrome seen in Kristin Chenoweth's kitchen, fit with the larger shift towards art deco design, bringing character to the interiors space. Michael advises: 'We’ve seen a 15% increase in Neodeco lighting briefs from interior designers towards the end of 2025, and this is forecast to grow further in 2026, cementing its shift from emerging aesthetic to defining direction. This time around, architectural silhouettes, polished metallics, and sculptural lighting, including statement pendant lights, introduce glamour and drama without the heaviness we’ve seen from Art Deco lighting before.'

He recommends: 'Lighting in particular will become the main focal point, defining the room rather than just lighting it functionally. Materials previously used as accents are becoming architectural statements in their own right, and symmetry and repetition are re-emerging in a more disciplined, modern way.'

Kristin Chenoweth's kitchen is a perfect encapsulation of where lighting trends are now, and where they're headed next. We're looking forward to seeing how this statement lighting look develops.

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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.