A Joyful, Jovial Kitchen

Thanks to paint and patina, a designer's multicolored cooking space is as happy and lighthearted as it is hardworking. See more and shop the look at countryliving.com/kitchen.

- ANNA LOGAN

Tricolor Combo

Though designer Jeffrey Alan Marks (jeffreyalanmarks.com) preserved many of his 1928 home's historic details during renovation, the kitchen was "a complete gut job," he says. After installing crisp, glossy white nickel-gap paneling on the walls and ceiling, he incorporated high-contrast hues of cheery celadon, blush pink, and dusty blue with the cabinetry and built-ins.

Unfitted Footprint

A self-proclaimed Anglophile, Jeffrey enlisted the British kitchen design firm Plain English Design (plainenglishdesign.com) to craft the bespoke kitchen he'd always wanted. To make the space feel like a cozy larder—the across-the-pond term for a storage room or cabinet for dry goods—Jeffrey swapped out upper cabinets for open shelving and a standalone blue cupboard. (For a similar blue, try Down Pour by Sherwin-Williams.)

Notes of Nickel