Want To Play Kitchen Designer? Let's Aid A Daughter Out!

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few weeks agone I shared my plans for a piddling mini-makeover inwards my kitchen. With our big trip wrapping up, I'm cook to starting fourth dimension tackling that projection side yesteryear side week. It's ane of those projects that I dread doing (painting the cabinets), but can't hold off for the finished product! I'm cook to come across inwards existent life what I'm exclusively seeing inwards my caput correct now.

Earlier this calendar week I received a text from a friend (and my daughter's awesome Dominicus School teacher!) who is moving to a unlike house. She wanted my sentiment on some changes inwards her kitchen, too I thought it would endure fun to part hither too larn thoughts from yous all every bit well. Many heads are ameliorate than one, right?

She texted me some quick photos of the space, too hither are the plans that she is considering:

Sherwin Williams Nantucket Dune

SW Nantucket Dune for the walls
White trim
Light- white or creamy cabinets
The tiny isle inwards the optic volition endure removed
The lighting volition change
Backsplash volition change, countertops are staying.
She would similar for the china cabinet component subdivision to stand upwardly out, every bit good every bit maybe the bar (maybe-still thinking though that too anxious to ask heed suggestions!)
She wants everything to experience lite too bright, alongside cooler colors similar grays too whites

Here are my thoughts:

I similar the pigment color for existence lite too neutral, but if you're wanting to purpose grays I mightiness consider a to a greater extent than taupy-gray than forthwith tan. Grays are hard. Everyone that's e'er tried to pick ane out knows that. Any suggestions, readers, for a skillful mix of taupe too gray? Maybe Ben Moore Revere Pewter? I intend it looks unlike than this swatch inwards existent life (more gray), but then many people LOVE this color, it seems to endure a chameleon too looks skillful alongside anything.

I similar the thought of doing a two-tone color inwards the china cabinet area. I would locomote out the amount cabinets to the sides of it the same color every bit the residual of the kitchen cabinets (white), too only pigment the optic expanse alongside the drinking glass doors a unlike color (I think). I similar the thought of creamy white (SW Alabaster, Ben Moore White Dove, or Behr Decorator's White are skillful options, but at that spot are enough to lead from) for the bulk of the cabinets too a charcoal greyness for an accent. I intend the greyness would await prissy alongside the rock around the stove. The same color could also endure used on the paneled component subdivision of the bar.

Ben Moore Kendall Charcoal, The Inspired Room

If that's also dark, something a piddling lighter would operate also. A pretty charcoal/stone mix:

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My minute pick would endure to pigment the cabinets white, too conk on the stained complete around the china cabinet too bar but darken it a little. A few inspiration images alongside a pretty white/wood/stone mix: