Uncommon Projects
Uncommon Projects specialise in bespoke kitchens with a bold, material-led aesthetic. As for injecting some optimism through your kitchen, founder Alan Drumm suggests opting for a yellow finish. “I think in the kitchen it’s just really uplifting and sunny. It’s an emotional choice rather than one driven by interior trends. We work in a lot of modernist interiors where bright yellows, especially traffic yellow, seem to really capture the spirit of the home.”
If you live in a period home, Alan proposes choosing something a little less zingy like a mustard yellow, which tends to better suit the age and character of those interiors. And you don’t have to go all-out to inject a little life: “While we have made a few all-yellow kitchens, we mostly use it to highlight certain elements of a design such as wall unit doors. We find it works really well with most timber veneers, like oak, walnut and maple, and frequently pair it with natural cork veneers, which add texture.”
