It’s hard not to be seduced by the all-white kitchen, but for those willing to make permanent decisions, think colorful ranges and painted cabinets, the payoff can be huge. Take this pastel kitchen designed by Nicola Harding for a couple living in a renovated Georgian manse. On color, Harding explains: “We used dark colors to make large or shady spaces feel more intimate, and warm, uplifting tones to make grand spaces feel more relaxed.” With Plain English cabinets, factory lights, antiques, and the children’s artwork, the result is a gentle elegance. Here is our list of sources to match the look.
![an eggshell (estate emulsion) finish of farrow & ball pink is on the walls 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gilpin-house-plain-english-kitchen-bath-england-nicola-harding-interior-design-jonathan-rhind-architecture-paul-massey-photo-4a-733x949.jpg)
![black basalt counters and soft grey cabinetry. photography by paul massey, 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gilpin-house-bath-england-plain-english-kitchen-nicola-harding-interior-design-4b-733x950.jpg)
![a howe table and chair in a dose of custom blue paint is an unexpected addition 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gilpin-house-bath-plain-english-kitchen-nicola-harding-interior-design-howe-london-furnishings-4c-733x950.jpg)
Paint
![the house\2\17;s original wood floors are painted with farrow & ball 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/farrow-and-ball-slipper-satin-733x489.jpg)
![the walls in the kitchen are painted with farrow & ball setting plaster. sa 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/farrow-and-ball-setting-plaster-733x489.jpg)
![the plain english cabinetry is painted in a cool grey similar to farrow & b 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/farrow-and-ball-moles-breath-733x489.jpg)
![worth a mention: the howe oak dining table and chair are custom painted with bl 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/paint-and-paper-library-blue-gum-733x489.jpg)
Materials
![the kitchen counters, fitted by plain english, are black basalt. for something 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/black-basalt-stone-source-733x489.jpg)
![the work island and cabinets are from plain english, along with the custom stee 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/plain-english-cabinetry-733x489.jpg)
Appliances & Lighting
![for a similar streamlined british style range, the esse 990 elx matt black is a 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/esse-990-elx-matt-black-733x489.jpg)
![a trio of industrial factory lights over the kitchen island are from vintage in 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/skinflint-xl-eastern-bloc-industrial-lights-733x489.jpg)
![the vintage brass and aluminum wall chart lights came from felix of b 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/felix-vintage-brass-and-aluminum-chart-wall-lights-733x489.jpg)
![for a similar articulating arm sconce to the vintage wall light near the dining 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/regina-andrew-design-zig-zag-extendable-wall-lamp-733x489.jpg)
Faucets & Fixtures
![the brass bridge faucet is a plain english reclamation yard special. for someth 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rohl-unlacquered-brass-bridge-faucet-733x489.jpg)
![the spacious franke professional series is \1\2 inches deep and a hig 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/franke-professional-series-stainless-steel-undermount-sink-733x496.jpg)
Furniture
![above: the upholstered barstool near the work island is a howe design, the whip 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-whippet-bar-stool-733x489.jpg)
![the dining table is the howe arts & crafts round breakfast table that comes 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-arts-and-crafts-breakfast-table-round-733x489.jpg)
![also designed custom, the howe camembert chair with italian goat skin seat is p 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-camembert-chair-with-italian-goat-skin-seat-733x489.jpg)
![similar to the antique windsor style chair is the howe charred comb back windso 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-charred-comb-back-windsor-chair-733x489.jpg)
Large Accessories
![leaning against the back kitchen wall is a french apple picking ladder that fun 36](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vintage-tall-french-bamboo-orchard-ladder-733x489.jpg)
![the fireplace mantel is the howe bolection fire surround, n english \17th centu 37](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-bolection-fire-surround-733x489.jpg)
![available from howe, the vita spetsporten swedish kilim by märta må&# 38](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-vita-spetsporten-swedish-kilim-marta-maas-fjetterstrom-733x489.jpg)
Small Accessories
![the another country pottery series black pitcher is £49.30 at another coun 39](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/another-country-pottery-series-pitcher-black-733x489.jpg)
![the pietrasanta marble mortar set in rose marble is \$\1\25 at il buco family. 40](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pietrasanta-marble-mortar-set-733x489.jpg)
![the hand stitched sashiko linen towels are made from a rough linen and jute ble 41](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/howe-hand-stitched-sashiko-linen-towels-733x489.jpg)
![for something similar to the yellow ceramic storage jars in the kitchen, see ma 42](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/manufacture-de-digoin-preserve-jar-yellow-733x489.jpg)
![the silvia song double dovetail maple butcher blocks start at \$340 each at mar 43](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/silvia-song-double-dovetail-maple-butcher-blocks-733x489.jpg)
For more London kitchens to co-opt see our posts:
- Steal This Look: A Polychromatic Dream Kitchen in Hackney, London
- Steal This Look: A Tropical Kitchen in North London, Pastel Paint Edition
- Steal This Look: A Botanical Stylist’s Creative Kitchen Remodel in London
- Steal This Look: A Glamorous London Kitchen in Marble and Brass
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