The humble vegetable doesn’t get nearly as much attention as it deserves. Fruit may be sweet and flowers delicate and fragrant, but vegetables have a certain earthy appeal that’s hard to beat. Vegetables are like the kooky aunts of the plant family, capable of turning a boring dinner into a party with her funky, hearty, wild nature (think onion-loving actress Miriam Margolyes or Wallace & Gromit’s Lady Campanula Tottington, hostess of the Giant Vegetable Competition).
Veggie motifs need not be relegated to tea towels and napkins: From fungi-themed jewels to leather pea pods, their rusticated colors and diverse shapes create compelling wares as beautiful as any of their flower-adorned counterparts.
At Thyme, a 150-acre estate in the Cotswolds, visitors can book one of several veggie-themed bedrooms in the inn's Gardener's Cottage, which owner Caryn Bertioli Hibbert decorated with fabrics from her own line, Bertioli by Thyme.
Courtesy of ThymeShop the Look
Wisteria carrot gathered lampshade by bertioli
To be honest, I’m surprised carrots don’t adorn more lampshades.
From $283, bertioli.co.uk.com
Oyster Fungus Earrings by Sauer
Ears make the perfect ledge for these diamond-festooned mushroom earrings.
$13,700, brokenenglishjewelry.com
Sweet pea wallpaper by cole & son
Trailing sweet peas make this butter-yellow wallpaper a sophisticated alternative to fanciful florals.
$248 per roll, uswalldecor.com
carrots & beets 1/2 pint mug by emma bridgewater
No one does vegetable-themed tableware like Emma Bridgewater.
Mushroom hand-engraved Crystal Highballs by Artel
Delicate fungi silhouettes add a playful layer to sophisticated amber glass.
$1,745 for set of six, abask.com
Antique 1960s Pumpkin Silver-Plated Ice Bucket by Teghini Firenze
This ice bucket is as functional as it is charming.
$1,755, abask.com
Piccole Zucche Assortite Painting by Antonello Radi
Il Buco co-founder Antonello Radi’s small garden-themed still lifes would make great gift for any gourmand.
$700, ilbucovita.com
Artichoke 3-qt. Cocotte by Staub
The maker of the best enameled cast-iron pots also offers them in fun vegetable shapes. (I’m planning on adding this to my collection very soon.)
$350, williams-sonoma.com
Asparagus Menorah by Susan Alexandra
With their long, delicate stems, asparagus are uniquely positioned to make beautiful centerpieces (or menorahs).
$348, susanalexandra.com
Faux Food Spinach Greeting Card by Choosing Keeping
A chic reminder to get your daily greens.
Lettuce Colander Set by Golden Rabbit Enamelware
I won’t tell if you’re straining pasta in this cute colander.
$72, goldenrabbit.com
Roma Heirloom Tomato Candle by Flamingo Estate
Don’t forget to stop and smell the Romas.
$60, flamingoestate.com
Vegetables Hand-Painted Ceramic Trompe-L’oeil Box by Este Ceramiche
Trick a snoop looking for your chocolate stash with this cheeky box.
$445, abask.com
vintage green glass cabbage goblets
Make those cocktails feel a little healthier.
$598 for a set of six, houseandparties.com
Carrot Ring by Nadine Ghosn
Lady Campanula Tottington would swoon over this 18-carrot ring.
$9,580, nadineghosn.com
Radish Field Quilt by Ottoline Interiors
A baby blanket that might just instill a lifelong love of vegetables in your little one.
$188, ottolineinteriors.com
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