Kitchens

WORKING WITH COLOUR

‘In the cosy kitchen in one of our Chelsea pied-à-terre projects, we applied fresh colours throughout (with white cabinets and Stone I by Paint & Paper Library on the walls) to help the eye slide seamlessly from one surface to another and make the space seem bigger than it really is.’

SARAH PEAKE, founder and creative director, Studio Peake

‘A kitchen usually has lots of colourful elements in it. I would go with quite neutral colours for the walls and some bright colour on the cupboards. Try mixing it up with contrasting colours: as long as they work tonally you cannot go wrong. You can play it safe with colours that sit alongside one another on the colour wheel, or for striking impact, go for those on