Before my kitchen remodel, I thought I was going to go for natural cherry. Then I started leaning towards white painted cabinets and it took me so long before I realized something. I almost prefer a white kitchen when it is a little more closed off from the other rooms. That being said, my kitchen is now white and in a semi open space (but small space) What I am getting at is that the picture of the model shows wood kitchen connected to a room with a slightly rustic looking livingroom space. I think it would take some planning to make it all work together, such as warm white cabinets, mixed with a wood island,etc... And maybe the flooring the same in both rooms. I say go with what you like, just make it flow with the adjoining room. Now, let the experts on this forum give opinion, because they see much more than I do when they look at kitchens!

I think you want to post this over on the Discussions side. This is the gallery -- you know, for photo collections.

i like your current wall color! you'd prob get more response if you post in the home deco or kitchen forum. they have more traffic.

Maybe one idea is to go with a monochromatic look, with a main wall color a couple of shades lighter than your sofa color, and the accent wall a couple of shades darker. It's always hard to judge color accurately on a computer screen, but possibly look at some colors like Tucson Winds 1024, White Oaks 1080, or Cedar Key 982. Then look for a throw, pillows, and/or other accents in a blue gray for some contrast. If you wanted a more dramatic accent wall, I suppose you could make that a blue-gray color too.