Zooey Deschanel's inventive kitchen island is a major 2025 design trend – it brings instant texture and sophistication
The actress's textural kitchen island is trailblazing one of the most popular looks of the new year, experts are in love with the cozy, luxe look
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Zooey Deschanel is known for her out-of-the-box style, and her fluted kitchen island is no different. The New Girl actress's green and wood space embraces unconventional texture for a striking look that will be one of the biggest trends of the coming year.
Deschanel debuted the kitchen island in a recent Instagram video displaying her love for Chapell Roan's viral hit HOT TO GO! In the reel, the actress walks through her home singing the song in every room, most notably, in her green kitchen. We spotted the fluted light wood island with a white top dividing the living room and the kitchen space.
Experts agree the look is an excellent way to introduce texture in interior design. 'The fluted island is an elegant and tactile feature that adds depth and interest to the room,' says interior designer Nicholas Kaiko. He continues: 'Its design is reminiscent of classical architectural elements, which have seen a resurgence as part of a broader revival of neoclassical and Art Deco influences in interior design. The fluting adds a rhythmic quality that contrasts beautifully with the smooth, polished surfaces elsewhere in the room.'
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Furthermore, Deschanel's look is becoming ever more popular. On the topic of kitchen trends, kitchen designer and interior architecture specialist Melissa Klink, creative director at kitchen brand Harvey Jones tells H&G: 'Fluted and reeded. Fluted and reeded. Fluted and reeded. It is everywhere.'
Shop the Green Kitchen Edit
This matte, green Dutch baby oven is just as functional is it is beautiful and would look gorgeous out on the countertop. It's the same one Zooey Deschanel uses, in a different color
These gorgeous champagne glasses are perfect for featuring boldly in a glass cabinet
This beautiful coffee is ideal for adding a touch of green to your coffee station
Plus, it's easy to replicate the look in your own home. Klink says, 'The best part of this interior design trend is that you can apply the texture in whatever scale you choose. You can have a small portion of the island in a fluted panel, or the entire run of cabinetry, an accent dresser or coffee station with reeded glass doors or a full wall with floor to ceiling reeded fronts. This influence of texture works so well and in any combination.'
Zooey Deschanel's kitchen is one of our favorites in the world, and the fluted detail on her island just takes it to the next level. Trends aren't about chasing the next thing, but tapping into what's important to us in our homes and learning how to integrate it with what we love.
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Sophie is a London-based News Editor at Homes & Gardens, where she works on the Celebrity Style team. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly excited when researching trends or interior history. Sophie is an avid pop culture fan. As an H&G editor, she has interviewed the likes of Martha Stewart, Hilary Duff, and the casts of Queer Eye and Selling Sunset. Before joining Future Publishing, Sophie worked as the Head of Content and Communications at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens and furniture brand. She has also written features on exciting developments in the design world for Westport Magazine. Sophie has an MSc from the Oxford University Department of Anthropology and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.
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