{"id":103565,"date":"2026-01-17T21:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/103565\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:48:33","slug":"peter-zaitzeff-of-owning-manhattan-dishes-on-the-hottest-kitchen-trend-for-2026-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/103565\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Zaitzeff of ‘Owning Manhattan’ Dishes on the Hottest Kitchen Trend for 2026 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flooring company Floor & Decor<\/a> just released its 2026 Design Trends Forecast<\/a>, which highlights\u00a0a few interior design styles currently on the rise.<\/p>\n

One of the report’s most interesting trend predictions for this year is a warm and bright kitchen aesthetic<\/a> called the “Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen” \u2014\u00a0a trend that Owning Manhattan<\/a> star Peter Zaitzeff exclusively shared his thoughts about with Dengarden.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this design style and how to incorporate it into your kitchen on a budget, read on.<\/p>\n

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What Is a Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen?<\/p>\n

The Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen jazzes up the traditional white kitchen<\/a> with a variety of warm neutral shades, such as vanilla, eggshell, almond and toasted marshmallow. These toasty tones can make a bright kitchen a bit more cozy without having to add too much color, per Floor & Decor.<\/p>\n

“A\u00a0Cr\u00e8me\u00a0Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen is as delectable as it sounds,” Ashley Biscan, Design & Trend Expert, Floor & Decor, tells Dengarden exclusively. “It’s a refined take on the classic white cookery. Toasted neutrals add warmth and depth without compromising freshness.”<\/p>\n

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A cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9ePhoto by Adam Gault on Getty Images (Photo by Adam Gault on Getty Images)<\/p>\n

According to SERHANT realtor Peter Zaitzeff<\/a>, who stars in Netflix’sOwning Manhattan<\/a>, wealthy home buyers are embracing the Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen aesthetic.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m noticing a clear shift toward warmer neutral kitchens in luxury new developments across New York City<\/a>,” Zaitzeff exclusively shares with Dengarden. “These tones are overtaking stark whites to create spaces that feel brighter, more inviting, and inherently more residential \u2014\u00a0a design direction high-end buyers are really responding to.”<\/p>\n

How to Create a Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen on a Budget<\/p>\n

Just because Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchens are upscale doesn’t mean you can’t achieve the look on a budget.<\/p>\n

“Achieve a luxury look without the price tag using materials within the same color palette,” Biscan says. “Variation in tonal finishes across cabinetry, backsplash tiles, and countertops is simplistic yet elevated.”<\/p>\n

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Two of Biscan’s favorite products to pair together in a Cr\u00e8me Br\u00fbl\u00e9e Kitchen are Floor & Decor’s Sugarhill Stained Sugar Cookie Cabinets<\/a> and Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee paint color<\/a>. She also recommends installing a mosaic backsplash of marble tiles in shades of ecru, eggshell and vanilla.<\/p>\n

Related: This Celebrity-Loved Backsplash Style Will Be Everywhere in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Dengarden<\/a> on Jan 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the Interior Design<\/a> section. Add Dengarden as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flooring company Floor & Decor just released its 2026 Design Trends Forecast, which highlights\u00a0a few interior design styles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[47263,47261,47262,75,84,83,9,24,63,18722,36486],"class_list":{"0":"post-103565","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-ashley-biscan","9":"tag-creme-brulee","10":"tag-floor-decor","11":"tag-manhattan","12":"tag-manhattan-headlines","13":"tag-manhattan-news","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-owning-manhattan","18":"tag-peter-zaitzeff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}