Kate Hudson Has an Unexpected (and Practical!) Feature Above Her Kitchen Island

Admittedly, I will stop and ogle at anything that is sparkly and shiny, but I wasn’t expecting to be stopped in my tracks while watching an Instagram video of Kate Hudson’s kitchen. In the video, Hudson and her son unwrap wildfire recovery merch from Paliskates, a local skate shop that was destroyed in the Palisades wildfire. The video is touching, but I’ll be honest: I was also struck by the rack of copper cookware above the kitchen island. 

Where you might usually see a lighting fixture, Hudson has installed a brass pot rack loaded with polished copper cookware. It’s completely timeless — copper cookware has been used and displayed similarly in kitchens for hundreds of years — and the copper hue brings a warmth to the space. And you don’t need extra light when you have such high-shine finishes on every single piece.

Looking at older pics from inside Hudson’s kitchen, it looks like these pots and pans (there’s even a copper watering can) are likely just display-only judging by just how pristine they are. But you can re-create the look using affordable and practical copper pieces, too. Hanging cookware from a pot rack is an especially great idea if you’re working with limited cabinet space.

This set of hammered copper cookware from Gotham Steel is priced at just under $130 on Amazon right now. The set comes with two frying pans, two sauce pans, and a Dutch oven, all featuring a gorgeous hammered copper exterior and a nonstick ceramic coating interior.

You can also look for copper pots and pans at secondhand and antique stores if you want to source pieces that are a bit more old world-style. They may need a bit of elbow grease and polish to really shine like Hudson’s, but that hard work will absolutely pay off. 

Add a little glitz and glimmer to your kitchen with Kate Hudson-inspired copper cookware and, like me, your guests may actually stop in the tracks just to ooh and ahh.