This is a battle that I have already lost.
For the kitchen, I decided that it would be accented with cool hues, grayish blues, muted greens, and the like. This was the aesthetic that I wanted to foster.
Last night, however, Finch brought home his Christmas present from his mother. A set of Le Creuset in red. Not just red, but lipstick red, a rather garish shade in contrast to what I had in mind for the kitchen.
Finch absolutely loves Le Creuset. One of his proudest purchases were a couple of limited-edition, two-toned pieces when we first started dating.
He will not budge on the red Le Creuset. He will not trade it for a blue set because he thinks the blue is ugly. He will not trade it for a set of All Clad because he thinks All Clad sucks. So, with his whimpering, “Please, please, can I have my Le Creuset?” the kitchen has now taken a horrible, French country turn. So much for modernism.
At least we can return the red, non-Le Cruset appliances.
Oh, poor thing. It could have been worse though. It could have just gone country. =)