Pastel Picks for the Kitchen

Spear Vase from Ferm Living A simple harlequin print mixes pale pink and mint with natural wood and charcoal on this porcelain vessel. $55

KitchenAid Stand Mixer Although a classic stand mixer is nothing new, the Cook for a Cure version is part of KitchenAid’s pledge to donate a minimum of $450,000 to breast cancer research through Susan G. Komen for the Cure. $350

Porcelain Ice Cream Pint Holder from Anthropologie Paradoxically frivolous and essential, this ice cream pint by San Francisco-based design Nima Overoi, can be used to store homemade concoctions or to hide the cardboard pint box during a party. $48

Le Creuset French Oven While cream isn’t technically a pastel, white’s softer cousin mixes well with any color group. $350

This dorcas knife holder from Lostine is double sheath for kitchen knives—stitched leather attaches nicely with with copper nails for use with butcher block tables