One of our favorite UK kitchen design outfits, Plain English, has teamed up with one of our favorite UK designers, Rita Konig, on a new range of bold paint colors, a dozen in all, which are designed to work in groups of three: an under-the-counter color, a wall color, and an upper cabinet color.
Rita Konig (L) and Plain English co-founder and creative director Katie Fontana (R).
The Plain English Marylebone showroom in London; the kitchen island is painted in murky gold Nicotine.
A cutlery drawer is tucked into the kitchen island.
The cabinets in the Marylebone showroom are painted in Mouldy Plum, “A mercurial shade inspired by the seasonal bounty of the British plum tree,” according to Plain English.
How British: a tea-making station. One of the things that Plain English does is to paint kitchen chairs or stools in a bright color—you see that a lot in their kitchens, and it is so much fun (and of course if said shy client found it overwhelming they can be repainted).
A freestanding cupboard in the Marylebone showroom is painted in Burnt Toast on the exterior.
The cupboard interior is painted in Tea Caddy, which was “inspired by the distinct blue found on an early 19th century Chinese tea caddy,” according to Plain English.
Slide-out baskets, tucked in the lower level of the cupboard, are ideal for fruit and veg storage.