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If there\u2019s something every single generation can agree on, it\u2019s that Le Creuset cookware is covetable. Getting a piece of Le Creuset\u2019s enameled cookware in your kitchen \u2014\u00a0no matter how small \u2014 is a sign that you might actually<\/em> be an adult. In addition to being high-quality cookware, it\u2019s also very aesthetically pleasing. It almost feels like a crime to put such a beautiful piece of cookware away to languish in a cabinet until your next dinner party or stew night. The brand thought similarly when they assembled two leading interior designers and a lifestyle expert to present the Final Touch Forecast<\/a>. In this forecast, they not only discussed four trends to watch out for in 2024 but also how to get Le Creuset pieces out of those kitchen cabinets and use them as decor around the house. Well, at Kitchn, we love a multi-functional object, so we had to find out more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n After the forecast, we interviewed Dabito<\/a>, an interior designer, art, and author of Old Brand New: Colorful Homes for Brand New Living<\/a><\/em>; Ariel Okin<\/a>, who runs an interior design firm, is the founder of Fenimore Lane<\/a>, and serves as a contributing writer to multiple publications; and Peter Som<\/a>, who is a fashion designer, culinary creator (currently working on his first cookbook<\/a>) and lifestyle expert, about how to style Le Creuset in your home. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI love catch-alls for everywhere,\u201d Dabito says. \u201cI love to just throw things into dishes, plates, ramekins, everything. The tapas set<\/a> is also a great way to use them.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n I personally would have never thought to use any Le Creuset piece as a catch-all tray, but as soon as Dabito, Ariel, and Peter all cited that as a Le Creuset use, I immediately went home and started using my three Le Creuset tapas dishes as catch-alls. Why keep these rarely used dishes hiding in the back of my kitchen cabinet? One is for keys, one is for jewelry in my bedroom, and the other has been filled with Hinoki wood shavings as a living room decor element. Ariel also uses her tapas dishes for hair ties and coins. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n And you aren\u2019t limited to using small Le Creuset items as catch-alls either. For example, Peter Som uses a pasta bowl<\/a> in his foyer as a catch-all for keys and other entryway items. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI love utilizing some of the beautiful enameled pitchers<\/a> as vases \u2014\u00a0the hues are so Alright, your mind might have immediately gone to trying to mount your heavy Dutch Oven on the wall and that is not what anyone is suggesting. But, you could hang up the lids of each Le Creuset pan<\/a> you have and create a pop of color in your kitchen, which is what Dabito suggests. \u201cI have a small kitchen, so it\u2019s the perfect chance to display them.\u201d He says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Liven up your desk with a Le Creuset mug<\/a>. This mug is both nice to look at and functional. Peter thinks that Le Creuset\u2019s budget-friendly Vancouver Mugs are one of the most versatile pieces, in that they go can \u201canywhere.\u201d Peter suggests putting them \u201cin the den for pencils and pens, in the bathroom, to hold Q-tips and such, on a side table with flowers \u2026 and of course just to display on shelves in the kitchen or dining room.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dabito, who is also an artist, stores his brushes in his mugs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n When you live in a small space, you might find yourself low on cabinet space. If you don\u2019t have anywhere to put Le Creuset pieces<\/a>, show them off on an open kitchen shelf or get even more creative, like Dabito. \u201cI have one [piece] on top of my bookcase in my office,\u201d He says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Le Creuset has so many vibrant shades of enameled cookware that it can be difficult to figure out which shade you want to bring into your home. Whether you\u2019re a minimalist or a maximalist (or somewhere in between), our designers share the Le Creuset colors that they use in their homes and kitchens as some inspo for you. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI have the Rh\u00f4ne Dutch Oven<\/a> in my kitchen currently,\u201d Dabito says. \u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful, rich, bold color, and it\u2019s the perfect backdrop for \u2014 my entire kitchen is green and it\u2019s pretty bold \u2014 so I gave it also an equally rich, bold color to play with that. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI love the Nectar,\u201d Dabito adds. \u201cYellow is one of my favorite colors. It just brings a lot of joy to me, so I have a yellow braiser<\/a> as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI love all of the various shades of blue!\u201d Ariel says. \u201cI have one blue Dutch Plus, Peter\u2019s first-ever Le Creuset piece was Marseille<\/a>, which he got after graduating college and still uses the Dutch oven to this day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI love Le Creuset\u2019s range of neutrals \u2014 colors like Shallot<\/a> and Oyster are so
stunning!\u201d Ariel says, and Le Creuset agrees. If you go to Le Creuset\u2019s site, you can see the pitcher being used as a tulip vase. Ariel also mentions that is one of Le Creuset\u2019s more versatile pieces to style as a decor because it can also be used as a catch-all tray. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPicking a Le Creuset Color: Designer Tips<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
oven<\/a> that I got as a gift from my parents when I went to college that is very special to
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soothing yet with such a depth of richness of color\u2014 I love how they play against
the natural neutral materials of marble and wood in my home,\u201d Peter recommends. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n