We will be living with the kitchen for a little while before thinking about a backsplash. I wonder if anybody has any suggestions or if there are things that we can do (or could have done) to improve the overall look/feel of the kitchen. Thank you Here is a link that might be useful: Finished kitchen

I think that ORB is the go-with-jsut-about-everything finish. It works with the golden tones in brass and copper, and contrasts nicely with the cooler finishes like nickel, chrome, stainless, etc. In my remodel, I am using ORB (the dark kind) and mixing it with a chrome faucet, and mercury glass. I think your choice will be fine! Just don't throw a third really different finish into the mix, and it will look great.

Hi, everybody: It finally happened. The kitchen is done and I believe the colors and contrast match perfectly. Like most everyone else, we'll live with it for a while before deciding what do to with the backsplash. Again, thanks everyone for helping us deciding the contrast that was best for us. Joe Ps. Her's a link to the pictures and there is also a before and after set. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_p Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen remodel

Saltlife- I-N-I!! woot woot! Thanks for the encouragement. White Dove is high on my list to look at for cabinet colors. I am definitely wanting to bring in texture to the space. I love the fabric on the couch in my inspiration room. Raee- Simply White is another white I've made note of in many of my houzz inspiration rooms. Thanks! Rosie- notes taken, we are having some built ins on each side of the stone to ceiling fireplace. One side will likely have book shelves, check :) Ruby- the hardware color is giving me fits....at first I was set on black/orb....but I think I will get less tired of a silver color over the long hall. I'm still a bit undecided as to which direction to go in....I like them both. EAM44- Thankfully my builder has an interior designer on staff to help me make the paint choices....but I will say that I am very familiar with Chestertown Buff as we have it in our current family room and love it. It looks much more yellow and very similar to my inspiration room as compared to the swatch you posted (at least in south facing natural daylight) BUT I am open to other colors perhaps a little more cleaner than CB. We also have Hawthorne Yellow our current kitchen and it's "too" yellow for what I'm after. Unfortunately the inspiration room used a custom color that I'm unlikely to be able to replicate perfectly. Thanks for your suggestions, I will add them to my list and evaluate them fully with the interior decorator! Thanks so much to everyone, you guys are all so helpful. Decorating/Design is not a natural skill for me.