British cottage kitchen

A new paint color and color scheme seem to pop up every week. If you're ready for a new look, you're probably keeping things you love and things you need...

Leaving the bustle of London to pursue a quieter life, a woman who built her career in the city began a new season in the pastoral setting of her youth, where her heart could rest and a passion for color could blossom. So lush are the surroundings at the estate where Lucie-Clare Watson resides that

please don't roll your eyes. There are other options. You DON'T have to do white cabinets and white subway tile for you kitchen backsplash!

Love the cup display

Needing a weekend escape from their busy lives and stressful careers in London, designer Caroline Holdaway and her photographer partner, Fatimah Namdar, relish the peace and quiet of their eighteenth-century cottage in the Cotswolds

A garage-turned-studio-kitchen space. Open shelving to hold pots and pans, a large butler sink with brass taps and an extra wide oven. A key design idea - that the actual prep spaces be close enough to the kitchen garden to be able to practically lean out and forage. Cabinets painted in Farrow & Ball's 'Singed Red' with the walls in a mix of 'Dimity' and 'Mortar Pink'.

Whites and neutrals are go-to paint colors for small kitchens, but there are lots more shades and hues to play with too if you want to maximize the look and feel of your tiny space.

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