Functional Kitchen Art for People Who Love the Outdoors
You love to hike in the mountains, and camp in the forests. You ski down snowy slopes, and spend slow mornings on a river—paddleboard drifting, kayak cutting through the water. Maybe you’re just as content sitting on a park bench, binoculars in hand, discovering a bird you’ve never noticed before. However you find it, the outdoors offer sunshine, fresh air, and that rare feeling that life has opened up just a little bit wider.
And yet, most of our lives are lived indoors—under artificial light, surrounded by man-made spaces, juggling schedules and to-do lists. If the outdoors are where we feel most like ourselves, how do we make our homes reflect that same sense of wonder? Easy simple ways. Textures and building materials, windows flooding your space with light, and small accessories that add a pop of color or an illustration fo the outdoors that we love so much.
Just because you spend weekends hiking, camping, or chasing the next scenic overlook doesn’t mean your home has to feel generic or overly styled. For people who feel most alive outside, the spaces we live in—especially the kitchen—should reflect that same curiosity, creativity, and connection to nature.
Tea Towels for People Who’d Rather Be Outside
If tea towels are the unsung heroes of the kitchen, these are the ones that refuse to blend into the background. Nature-inspired tea towels bring color, character, and a sense of place into one of the most lived-in spaces of your home—without feeling precious or impractical.
The full-color Thimbleberry tea towel is a favorite for good reason. Rich, vibrant, and rooted in the wild, it feels like summer trails and berry-stained fingers—proof that functional kitchen decor can still feel joyful and alive.
Or maybe wildlife is more appealing? Big game, like Moose or Elk captures the quiet strength of animals we associate with open landscapes and protected places. They’re the kind of tea towels that feel just as at home drying dishes as they do hanging on the oven handle, adding a subtle nod to life beyond the walls.
Swedish Dishcloths & Sponges That Go Beyond the Sink
For people who care about the outdoors, kitchen decor isn’t just about how things look—it’s about how they’re used. That’s where Swedish dishcloths and pop-up sponges come in: reusable, thoughtful, and designed to replace disposables without sacrificing beauty.
Favorite designs like Logan Pass, vibrant wildflowers that bring the calm of wide-open spaces into everyday routines. And for those who like a little whimsy, the illustrated Grumpy Grizzly reminds us not to take even the mundane moments too seriously. To bridge the gap between the indoors and outdoors, The Trail Edition Swedish Dishcloth was made with movement in mind. With a built-in carabiner, it’s just as useful at a campsite as it is at the kitchen sink—proof that outdoor-inspired kitchen decor can travel wherever life takes you.
Paired with the wildflower pop-up sponge set, these pieces turn everyday cleanup into something a little more intentional. Simple floral illustrations, inspired by trail-side blooms, make even the smallest kitchen tasks feel connected to the natural world.
Totes That Move Seamlessly from Kitchen to Outside
Some pieces don’t stay in the kitchen—and that’s exactly the point. A nature-inspired tote bag bridges the gap between home and outdoors, making it easy to carry what you need without switching gears.
The Forest Mushroom tote is a favorite for farmer’s market runs, grocery trips, or hauling produce from the car to the house. Earthy, playful, and rooted in woodland charm, it’s the kind of everyday essential that feels just as intentional as the art hanging on your walls.
Because for people who love the outdoors, life doesn’t happen in neat categories—it flows from inside to out, from kitchen counter to trailhead, often in the same day.
Mugs For When and Wherever Your Adventure Takes You
Sometimes you just need a good mug that can keep your drinks warm hours after you’ve forgotten them on the counter while being distracted by life. And sometimes you need a durable mug that can handle the stresses of the outdoors. Having the best of both worlds is not only convenient but helpful at flowing from inside to out and back again a cherry on top of the cake of life. We partnered with Created Co to print some of our popular designs on mugs that are perfect for any indoor or outdoor situation. Our most popular has been the Paintbrush Camp Mug. It’s 12oz capacity keeps your liquids hot for hours after you’ve brewed or boiled it.
From nature-inspired kitchen decor to functional art that actually gets used, bringing the outdoors inside doesn’t require a remodel—just a few thoughtful pieces that feel as intentional as your favorite trail or campsite.
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