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Sandra Bullock has bought one. Anne Hathaway and Emma Stone chose it. Karen Elson, Drake, and Ellen Pompeo all cook on one. Even Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent couldn’t resist its charms. Yes, we’re talking about Lacanche and La Cornue ranges.
With their French pedigree, heavy metal handrails, elaborate trimwork, and shiny brass burners, they are the luxe kitchen upgrade that celebs clearly can’t get over. But it’s not just movie stars and musicians who are obsessed with the look. Homeowners want in on it, too—we’ve seen them in Sibella Court’s Australian beach house, a nautical Seattle renovation, and Lindye Galloway’s California Spanish Colonial. And in Charleston, Atlanta, and Chicago.
Photography by Peter Frank Edwards,
Styling by Gregory Blake Sams
The appeal lies in the appliances’ ability to automatically make a kitchen look timeless and established, like it has been there all along even if the home in question is a new build.
But, look, we know they’re exorbitantly pricey, to the tune of $10,000 or more. There’s no way around it. So when our senior social media manager, Lindsey DeSimone, openly began pining for more budget-friendly options in the same vein, we figured she wasn’t alone.
“If I have to cook, I want to do it looking at something that makes me happy,” she says, bemoaning her small kitchen’s unappealing stove. “I’m not a big stainless steel person. Whenever I see a Lacanche or La Cornue oven in a home tour, I covet it. If an oven is inevitably going to be a focal point in my tiny kitchen, I want that warm yet elegant, old-world look.”
So we sourced five that come in around $6,000 or less, complete with that classic feel and some bells and whistles.
Hallman Industries 36-Inch Gas Range
Hallman Industries 36-Inch Gas Range
Wayfair
This Hallman is a little more contemporary in style but has brass-hued access and a bold handrail that is reminiscent of its French counterparts. Its Defendi burners are sourced from Italy, and the Robertshaw gas regulators, valves, and igniters are made in the U.S.
Ilve Nostalgie II 36-Inch Dual Fuel Range
Ilve Nostalgie II 36-Inch Dual Fuel Range
AJ Madison
We love the arched window on this range from Ilve, a brand we count among our favorites for dual fuel appliances. Its handrails and access have that coveted traditional look, and it comes in loads of colors.
ZLINE Autograph 36-Inch Dual Fuel Range
ZLINE Autograph 36-Inch Dual Fuel Range
Best Buy
This stove, from ZLINE’s Autograph collection, has Italian brass burners and an extra-deep oven capacity—and both add to its chic, upscale look.
Lofra Dolcevita 30-Inch Dual Fuel Range
Lofra Dolcevita 30-Inch Dual Fuel Range
Wayfair
The blue-lavender hue of this stove is the pop of color your kitchen wants and needs. It has all the markings of that old-world feel in its accents and shape, plus a convection oven and five brass burners.
Big Chill 30-Inch Classic Gas Stove
30-Inch Classic Gas Stove
Big Chill
Eleven colors offer a lot of choice in the Big Chill classic gas stove. Perfect for everything from a farmhouse to a seaside cottage, its turn-of-the-century-inspired knobs, oven window, and handles complement a heavy-duty stainless steel construction and powerful burners. Plus it’s made in the U.S.