I’ll all the time have a comfortable spot for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. I do know, I do know — it’s only a division retailer. However throughout the peak mall-culture years, exploring Nordstrom’s carpeted halls was one in all my first initiations into tastemaking; after I made an annual denims pilgrimage there with my mother within the 2000s, we exalted each cloched candle and linen throw blanket; we pillaged Brass Plum and the M.A.C. make-up counter, pausing just for communion: the storied grilled cheese and tomato soup combo on the Nordstrom cafe. If I shut my eyes, I can nonetheless hear the reside piano enjoying a jazz rendition of “When Doves Cry.”
Right now, the digital sale racks of Nordstrom’s house part are nonetheless a well-curated smorgasbord of Le Creuset tea time bundles, flights of Diptyque candles, and a double decker drink dispenser that might have been proper a house in a 2005 Martha Stewart Dwelling unfold in regards to the significance of constructing a devoted drink station at events. That means, in case you are searching for the perfect glassware, knife units, and different impactful means to enhance your cooking and entertaining chops, Nordys nonetheless punches above its weight.
This 12 months’s Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is reside from now till August 3, so let’s waste no time to find you the proper charcuterie board.
This set of Viking knives is $100 off
German-made chrome steel is famend for its excessive carbon content material and sturdiness, and this set by Viking consists of all of the necessities: a chef’s knife, bread knife, carving knife, utility knife, paring knife, kitchen shears, a sharpening rod, and a set of six steak knives. In the event you’re seeking to improve from the Boring Knife Drawer life, this set’s a steal.
Get $46 off this trio of Diptyque candles
As a proud devotee of the cult of fancy candles, Diptyque’s bougies stay a few of my all-time favorites for his or her stylish graphic design and romantic, really room-filling scents. This trio of its common Baies (a blackcurrant scent), Figuier (a not-to-sweet fig scent), and Tubéreuse (a heady inexperienced floral scent) candles positive would make for a nice host reward — however I’m tempted to maintain them for myself.
This just-down-to-earth-enough serving board is 45% off
Depart your heavy-duty garlic mincing to a John Boos reducing board and dedicate this decorative-leaning acacia wooden board to serving cheese, prosciutto, and snack meals; it’s for these moments when it’s worthwhile to chop one thing small and don’t really feel like lugging out a large reducing board.
This expensive-looking set of hammered glasses
This set of hand-blown glasses looks like a stateside different to the vintage-style glasses from the Paris-based glassblowers at La Soufflerie (no must pay for exorbitant delivery from Europe), which all the time make me really feel like I’m sipping my beverage of alternative on a Mediterranean terrace.
This charming Le Creuset kettle and mug set bundle
The place was this deal throughout Mom’s Day? Regardless of. It’s all the time time to convey a few of Le Creuset’s heritage French swag into the kitchen.
Save $40 on this set of 9 Viking mixing bowls
This set of 9 chrome steel bowls consists of 1.5-quart, 3-quart, 5-quart, and 8-quart bowls, in addition to 4 lids and strainer. However the profitable design function for me is the non-slip silicone bases, as a result of I all the time find yourself sliding metal bowls across the counter throughout a feverish baking session.
Get 29% off this Staub bakeware bundle
The French cookware model’s most iconic, deep blue colorway is on sale for Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale within the type of a strong bakeware bundle that features an oven-safe rectangular baking dish, oval baking dish, and a sq. baking dish with a lid.
The double-duty drink dispenser is a perennial must-have
You might fill one vessel with iced tea and one other with water; one vessel with 4 Loko, and one other with Celsius. The probabilities are limitless.
Store on, my fellow Nordstrom hunter-gatherer — and keep in mind, the sale solely lasts for about two extra weeks.
