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We’re marvelling at the collaboration between Farrow & Ball and Liberty. The two Livingetc favourites have partnered to create an edit of 15 colours from Farrow & Ball’s Archive collection and complementary fabrics from Liberty’s The Modern Collector range. And by looking at these heritage hues and fabrics again, through a modern lens, they are setting the agenda for the biggest kitchen trends of 2022.
Team Livingetc predicted blue to be the colour for bathrooms in 2022 but the evidence here suggests it’ll also be the shade for kitchens. Take the softness of Sloe Blue No.87, shown here, right, alongside Liberty’s Felix Raison fabric. Used on the panelling it brings charm to industrial cabinets and worktops, creating a rustic calm that many of us in urban homes aspire to. The paisley print adds a decorative layer, showing how blue can work across multiple surfaces. Meanwhile, Chine Green No.35 provides an earthy darkness in the kitchen, left. Paired with slate tiles and Liberty’s Zennor Arbour fabric, it shows another way of incorporating rich shades into the kitchen by contrasting moody walls with pale worktops and accessories. Both these looks have been born out of this creative partnership – and both are set to be big news next year. As an extra treat, the archive paints are never normally available to sample, so the tester pots, wrapped in a mix of Liberty fabric prints, are real collector’s items.