Hobbitcore Kitchen Decor Ideas: How to Make Your Kitchen Feel Like a Cozy Hobbit Hole
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Ever feel the urge to make your kitchen feel like it belongs in a cozy hobbit hole? Same.
For one thing, I think it's obvious to all of us that hobbits are really on to something when it comes to their lifestyle around food, which basically amounts to eating a wonderful meal every couple hours.
And I'd imagine that such a lovely, cozy, delicious life would lead to a lovely, cozy, delicious kitchen style. Hobbitcore is an aesthetic that centers pleasure, fullness, and leisure, which is exactly what a kitchen should do, whether you're a Lord of the Rings fan or not.
So today I'm giving to give you a bunch of hobbitcore kitchen ideas and inspiration that will help you make your kitchen more cozy, more cottagey, and more Shire chic - even if you live in a rental apartment.
If you’re looking for small kitchen design ideas and you love fantasy aesthetics like fairycore, elfcore, and cottagecore, you’ll get plenty of inspiration by looking to hobbit decor for ideas!
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Real World Inspiration
Now let's see what a Hobbit core kitchen can look like in real life from some creators who have done it beautifully!
@brookandbramblefarm
This kitchen really is what a kitchen can look like when you embrace Hobbit core. Now, I realize the kitchen she's working with already lends itself to this style. It's not even close to what a modern apartment kitchen looks like.
But looking beyond that, see all the little touches she's added that fit into the Hobbit core aesthetic? The hanging flowers, the iron candlestick holders, the wicker baskets, the overall vintage charm, it's all here. And you can incorporate these elements in any kitchen.
And by observing a beautiful hobbit kitchen like @brookandbramblefarm's, we can get ideas for how we can take pieces of this beauty and interpret them in ways that fit our own kitchens.
@dwelling.small
This one has a really enchanting, more moody take on hobbitcore. And compared to @brookandbramblefarm, this kitchen feels a lot more attainable. It's super cute, but a lot more kitchens out there look like this. So it shows you really can achieve a hobbitcore look in a more normal kitchen. @dwelling.small is proof that you don't have to live in a fairy tale cottage to do this style.
And I just love the moody, romantic quality here and the little pockets of glow throughout the space. This is Rosie Cotton after hours, baby. It's a wholesome yet sexy kitchen. And even in the daylight, there's definitely a mood going on here. It's that lived-in kitchen vibe that feels layered, cozy, and well-loved.
@dwelling.small's kitchen just makes you feel things. And frankly, anyone who takes the time to demonstrate step by step how she uses her real-life home to inspire her decorating process in World of Warcraft is someone who is worth following in my book.
@mycambridgefairytale
Then there's @mycambridgefairytale, who is “forever in her hobbit era”, as she puts it. This certainly does feel like a fairy tale. And there's a lightness and optimism to this kitchen, don't you think? Like, @dwelling.small 's kitchen made me feel sexy, and @mycambridgefairytale's kitchen just makes me feel like everything's going to be okay.
And don't you think it looks like if Lord of the Rings were a Nancy Meyers movie? A rom-com where two gay hobbits set out on a fabulous adventure, make a bunch of hot friends, and sizzle with will-they-won't-they tension the whole time… Actually, I guess I'm just describing the regular plot of the movies. 🙃
Anyway, @mycambridgefairytale's space has this sense of optimistic romance to it. It's like a good mood in kitchen form, and it really embodies what hobbitcore is all about: pleasure, good food, and romanticizing the simple things.
