This pic gives a better example of what I"m dealing with re. that whole wall of cabinets. FYI the walls/ceiling aren't as yellow as they appear in this pic (though I would have gone a shade lighter if I'd known they'd be as creamy-cream as they are).

There's also no longer a pot rack above (too cluttery). Also, ALL the hardware BESIDES the cabinet butterfly hinges and knobs in black, will now be polished nickel. Even the main door hinges and door knob plates (though white porcelain knobs on the main doors now). We even ordered all-new polished nickel hardware for the transom above the door to the mudroom (!) - even down to the chain - and they guys got the window to open and removed it and are scraping off the paint tonight and will repaint tomorrow! I pick up all the hardware at Rejuvenation House Parts (as well as House of Antique Hardware) tomorrow. So excited and hope all that PN won't be too over-the-top! Also let me know if you think white porcelain door knobs (on two of the main doors as the other two are swinging doors without knobs) doesn't fit. Black would at least match the black butterfly hinges et al...although the white knobs - one could argue - will help add more white to the room and go with the white sink, marble tile and white light shades? Oh well I could always take back if need be.

Oh and one last thing! My contractor found some nice bun feet for my silly cart with wheels to give it more of a John Boos look, and he also is spray-painting the legs/sides of the maple cart/island black (along with the new feet) and re-sanding the butcher block and putting a bin pull on the drawer that matches the others in the room! :) Nice little cosmetic surgery there eh? :)

Ugh - thanks for reading all my ramblings!

I could stare at your kitchen all day long...I just love it. And I think the grey looks fantastic in it. I think painting the two uppers white and painting the window grey would look great. What if you did that, first, and then decided about the ceiling? From the pics, I think the ceiling looks fine matching the walls.

As for which white paint, I'm not well versed in the different whites out there and I know choosing coordinating whites is difficult...what about a "white" with the same grey-green undertones as the Fieldstone?

theress- how do you like the fieldstone grey shade in your kitchen, I need to pick a grey for a 11 ft run of cabs in my kitchen, to go with my calacutta quartzite slabs.It looks really pretty in the pix. and I think the mix of white uppers will look great.What white did u have previously?

I just want to say I love the Fieldstone gray!!!

Cloud white.

Okay, I know this is the cop out white, but it is chosen often for a reason. I think it will be warm enough to go with your grey, but still read white without being WHITE! if you know what I mean.

We did our bathroom cabs in cloud white and our walls are grey. I played with other whites thinking I needed something more exciting, but as soon as I tried the cloud white I knew it was perfect.

Hlove - you're sweet for saying so. The gray will always be a tad darker than I'd hoped in such a small, North-facing room...although there are times of the day/year when it looks more soft and powdery which I love. :) I think you're right about the ceiling. They're painting the cabs today and I think/hope will put them back up tomorrow, they re-paint the ceiling the Friday before Easter so by then I'll know what sort of change would be appropriate if any. The cream color that's presently on the walls/ceiling is BM's White Linen. Since I don't love that color in my kitchen, I just assume re-paint the walls along with the ceiling since the ceiling has to be re-painted anyway. So something less dingy-yellow than the white linen without being white-white since the upper cabs will now be a whiter-white and they don't need any competition! :)
I appreciated your advice and did in fact find a white with gray-green undertones! I hope I like it and too late if not cause they're painting now. It's BM's Cotton Balls. I'd held it up along with 5 other whites, at our local Benjamin Moore store, and held it up next to a Fieldstone sample (like our cabs) as well as the Linen White sample and the 3 colors together looked really nice.
Thanks again!

Michelle16 - thanks! Before I had just Miller Paint's "white-white" (an older color) on all my cabs, and a beige-avocado color on the walls/ceiling. It was pretty but I'd had it for 11 years and really needed a break. Little did I know white kitchens would become all the rage - haha. The Fieldstone was inspired by Sally Wheat's kitchen which another GW member suggested I check out. I loved it immediately and liked how painting the woodwork a darker color with lighter color on the walls was a nice change from the norm (more so at that time anyway, compared to now). I liked how it reminded me of how homes used to be a hundred years ago only then it was unpainted wood vs. a lighter color on the walls. So something very period-appropriate about it but with a twist. ;) In my kitchen, it's a bit darker than I like at times - because of the lack of white since my cabs aren't open as Sally's are, and also cause my room has a LOT of cabinetry and faces North so it's a dark room - but I still love it more than not! And the darkness of it at times (when the room's all cleaned up and there's a pop of color e.g. a black bowl filled with tangerines or something like that!) can look sophisticated. Once my in-ceiling speakers are installed I'm going to feel very cool, having deep, bassy jazz playing in there at the same time as in the living room during a party. With the under-cab lights on dim and a few candles lit, I'll be scattin'!

Eandhl - me too! :) Do you have it in your house? I love your short little comment - I wish I could keep things that short but alas......

Daisychain01 - Hi! :) In your picture it's PERFECT (and of course may have turned out perfect in my kitchen) but when I had it fanned out along with the other whites in my hand at the store, the Cotton Balls - much to my surprise - seemed to blend better with the Fieldstone gray color of my cabinets. I can't remember now if the Cloud White was too white or too creamy but it would have been one way or the other, although I seem to recall it was my second choice, then my first, then my second, then my first - haha. I think she told me Pottery Barn uses it too (?). Anyway they painted the cab doors today and then a fresh coat tomorrow morning (Fri.) so as soon as they're up I'll take pics and post. Wish me luck! And thanks so much for including the pic! That bathroom is very sweet.

Mtnrdredux is a big fan BM Cotton Balls. I think she refers to it as an antique white. Apparently, it goes well with all her Farrow and Ball colors. I haven't seen her around here in the very recent past, but she spends a fair amount of time over in Decorating.

Have to add how much I love your kitchen each time! More, more, more pics!

Oh Breezygirl you're so good to me! :) Thank you. There's never much more to show cause I only partially remodeled the room, you know? Just new countertop, backsplash, sink and faucet all on only one wall (!) and new paint. Although within the next few days I'll have all new polished nickel hardware on all the outlet and light switch plates as well as door knob plates on the main doors AND we're bringing the transom back to life so all new polished nickel hardware on that too (chain, latch and hinges)! It's funny what we can come up with when we can't afford to do a real remodel. ;)

I'll have to google her screen name to see if I can find some of her comments. Thank you!

theresse, no Fieldstone here though I really love it. My woodwork is Lenox tan, kit cabs are dark red and walls are plaster that they mixed a little of the Lenox tan pigment in so they are very slightly mottled and not perfectly smooth. I wanted them to look old.

Hi Theresse,
The exterior of my house is BM Fieldstone and we used Gardenia as the white trim. I found it to be a nice soft white. If you want me to take a picture just let me know.

HTH!
Christine

Eandhl and Christine - I would love to see pics!! Thanks.

We have White Dove on our uppers. It reads as a true white, but on the warm side. If you're going for a creamy white it's probably too white.
Have you considered Farrow and Ball Pointing or one of their creamy whites?

I love seeing your pix again and how the light reflects off your counters. It must be so nice when you have your candles burning ;)