{"id":2590,"date":"2024-05-31T20:14:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2024\/05\/31\/kitchen-of-the-week-a-vibrant-family-kitchen-in-north-london\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T20:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:14:15","slug":"kitchen-of-the-week-a-vibrant-family-kitchen-in-north-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/kitchen-of-the-week-a-vibrant-family-kitchen-in-north-london\/","title":{"rendered":"La cuisine de la semaine : Une cuisine familiale dynamique dans le nord de Londres"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another hard-to-ignore Uncommon Projects kitchen, this time in cheerful shades of coral and hot orange. This  kitchen belongs to Rachel Kay, her husband, George, and their two daughters, Seren, nine, and Eira, six. It\u2019s on the ground floor of a three-story Victorian terraced house in Stoke Newington, North London. They moved in just before the first UK-wide lockdown in spring 2020. \u201cThe previous family had been here for 25 years,\u201d Rachel explains. \u201cEvery room was painted white, so we were keen to add some color and make it feel like home. For me, the kitchen is the hub of a family home so we wanted to create a space that was both functional and colorful.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: Clean lines, bold colors and impeccable plywood cabinetry are the hallmarks of an Uncommon Projects design. <\/p>\n

Coral was Rachel\u2019s first choice: \u201cIt\u2019s warm and optimistic, which felt like an antidote to the antagonistic drama of the outside world.\u201d The designers and makers at Uncommon Projects\u2014architect Alan Drumm and product designer James Hoy\u2014embraced the choice. \u201cWe quickly hit upon the combination of an unapologetic shade of coral pink with orange,\u201d explains Alan. \u201cOn its own, this could easily have been hard to live with long term, so we introduced a base of dark brown. It tones in well with the floor, pink and orange, and helps ground the colors,\u201d Alan says. \u201cWithout it, the kitchen could easily have felt like a fashion choice; instead, it now looks like it has been there years, and could be for years more.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: White Corian worktops and walls bring a fresh simplicity to the bold color scheme. <\/p>\n

The original kitchen wall had been removed and an under-stairs toilet incorporated into the design before Uncommon Projects were on board. They were brought in just in time to suggest some key changes to the arrangement of the plan. \u201cAlan had the ingenious idea to bring the kitchen entrance forward so that the kitchen wall would sit flush with the units the entrance,\u201d Rachel says. \u201cIt was these extra design decisions that made the whole process of working with them so rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: Uncommon Projects designed the bar stools, magnetic knife board, and magnetic notice board\u2014\u201da stylish and functional solution to the paperwork that can often clutter a kitchen,\u201d says Rachel. <\/p>\n

Rather than incorporate a bi-folding door across the entire rear wall, the couple decided to keep two apertures. These create a natural separation between the cooking and dining areas. \u201cI also knew that I wanted a window seat, so I could read while looking out into the garden\u201d says Rachel. \u201cUncommon Projects designed a beautiful bench with storage underneath which has become a real feature of the kitchen. It\u2019s my favorite cozy spot in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: \u201cThe window seat fills what could easily otherwise have become dead space,\u201d says Alan. \u201cThis is a great space for watching the seasons change in the garden, reading a book, or just as a nook for the kids\u2019 roller boots.\u201d Koza made the bespoke velvet cushion. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m someone who struggles with clutter,\u201d Rachel says. \u201cI love minimalist kitchens, but, with a busy lifestyle and two young children, we wanted a space that was functional as well as aesthetically pleasing.\u201d A kitchen island was introduced to maximize cooking and storage space. \u201cThis is so much more practical for family life: we can cook while looking forward and chatting to the children at the table or bar,\u201d says Rachel. \u201cIt\u2019s also far more visually appealing having the washing up tucked away along the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: The Bora hob with its integrated extractor fan. A separate full-sized fridge and freezer concealed behind a wall of cabinetry has \u201crevolutionized\u201d the way the family use the kitchen. The appliances are from Miele, the ovens are from Neff. The Wan Suspension lights are by Flos.
Above: Open shelving creates easy to reach storage and space for a personalized display of belongings. <\/p>\n

An unusually bulky gas boiler that could not be moved is concealed behind a worktop-mounted cupboard to the right of the sink. \u201cUsing a series of different depth cabinetry and colors across the base and wall units helps to hide the scale of this boiler,\u201d Alan says. \u201cIt actually adds interest to the design, rather than detracting from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really glad we went with something less traditional than typically Victorian kitchen colors,\u201d Rachel says. \u201cMy spirits lift every time I come into the kitchen.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Une autre cuisine Uncommon Projects difficile \u00e0 ignorer, cette fois dans des tons joyeux de corail et d'orange vif. Cette cuisine appartient \u00e0 Rachel Kay, \u00e0 son mari George et \u00e0 leurs deux filles, Seren, neuf ans, et Eira, six ans. Elle se trouve au rez-de-chauss\u00e9e d'une maison victorienne mitoyenne de trois \u00e9tages situ\u00e9e \u00e0 Stoke Newington, au nord de Londres. Ils ont emm\u00e9nag\u00e9 juste avant le [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}