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Domestic goddess: Blake Lively, pictured at a Target opening in Canada last night, has revealed how she is designing her new kitchen
Blake Lively may count Martha Stewart as one of her neighbors, but in recent months the actress has been cementing a reputation as something of a domestic goddess herself.
The Gossip Girl star, 25, who owns a home in Bedford, New York, with new husband Ryan Reynolds, reveals they chose the property for its kitchen, and are in the process of remodeling it.
She told ELLEDECOR.com: 'We loved the kitchen. It's really the family room.'
The centerpiece of the new kitchen will be a La Cornue range - something Ms Lively has aspired to own since she was a student in the south of France.
'I was on a road trip, stuck in traffic, when I looked to my left and saw the most beautiful ranges I’ve ever seen in my life,' she recalled.
'I left my car there and jumped out to run to the window. Everybody was honking at me. I took a picture of the window and I thought: One day I’m going to have that!'
She invited La Cornue president Xavier Dupuy to the set of Gossip Girl to discuss the design - and it seems she already had a clear idea of the styles she liked best.
'She knew exactly what she wanted,' Mr Dupuy said.
Picking a color was the hardest decision to make though, and while she considered fuchsia and oxblood, she eventually settled on 'ocean blue' (a hue that, incidentally, is not listed on the La Cornue website, so may be a custom shade).
'I wanted something daring but also timeless,' she explained. 'I wanted to feel like I could change up other parts of the kitchen and the oven would remain classic.
'At first I thought a fuchsia or oxblood, but the blue seems like a bold color that's still grounded, because it has a little bit of a grey undertone.'
Hot property: The actress has chosen a La Cornue range for her new kitchen (not pictured) in 'ocean blue' - a color that is not listed on the company's website, so may be a custom shade
Classic it may be, but a blue range is still a bold choice, indicating that Ms Lively is prepared to take the same risks with her home as she is with her fashion choices.
'You have to go with your instinct,' she advised. 'If you don’t try it, you end up doing it later anyway, and then you end up paying to do it twice!Â
'There are things that I just have to try. And yes, sometimes it doesn’t work, but I really think you should just do what makes you happy.'
Freshly Blaked: Ms Lively is a keen cook, a pastime that came to light when she collaborated with cupcake chain Sprinkles last year on a limited-edition charity flavor
Ms Lively is a keen cook, a pastime that came to light when she collaborated with cupcake chain Sprinkles last year on a limited-edition charity flavor.
She insists she doesn't cook from recipes, instead relying on experience and imagination to inform what she prepares - though it does have one drawback.
'The worst is when something turns out great and I can’t figure out how to make it again!' she admitted.
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