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Holly Cockburn

I'm using 'ritual zones' to make space for quiet moments in my kitchen in 2026 – here's how you can too

Mustard Made kitchen.

I'm a self-proclaimed creature of habit and this means that I have my daily rituals down to a tee. They're not huge, luxurious or particularly exciting, but these consistent daily moments of self care really allow me to find joy in the mundane - and I'm encouraging you to do the same by carving out space for them in your kitchen ideas.

My favourite rituals all take place in the kitchen. Plodding downstairs to make a coffee in my largest Anthropologie mug, turning on my portable kitchen lamp for ambience when cooking weeknight meals and setting up my reading corner to truly switch off - the kitchen is backdrop to all of these moments, so setting it up strategically will make it much easier to take pause.

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