Kitchen

Cabinet colors, islands and storage decided in the right order.

Sage green cabinets with brass pulls against warm greige walls and a cafe curtain

The Wall Colour Decides Whether Green Works

By Cressida Fairfax

Beamed kitchen ceiling with bright white plaster between pale timber joists

Paint Between the Beams, Not the Beams

By Cressida Fairfax

Blue-grey kitchen with matching beadboard backsplash under a warm oak plank ceiling

Blue Kitchens Fail When Blue Is the Accent

By Cressida Fairfax

All kitchen guides

16 guides

Botanical Roman blind mounted high above a run of kitchen windows over a sink

Mount the Blind Above the Window, Not In It

By Cressida Fairfax

Salvaged timber doors with wrought iron grilles opening onto a plain white scullery

Spend on the Pantry Doors, Not the Pantry

By Cressida Fairfax

Dark kitchen with charcoal timber cabinets, a patinated metal island and a rough timber ceiling

Dark Kitchens Fail When Everything Is One Black

By Cressida Fairfax

Deep stone country sink with a matching splashback slab and a brass wall-mounted tap

Sink Depth Is the Spec That Changes Everything

By Cressida Fairfax

Marble hexagon and cabochon floor confined to a pantry beyond an arched opening

Put the Bold Floor in the Small Room

By Cressida Fairfax

Antique pine apothecary chest used as a kitchen island with a marble top

An Island Is Furniture That Happens to Be Plumbed

By Cressida Fairfax

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