4. Could I paint the trim Linen White where the cab meets the soffit, but then a slightly different color for the trim that is going where the soffit meets the ceiling, allowing me to use that color throughout the rest of the house? ACK! HELP !!

Kandt, If you are able to choose exactly which colour to paint your cabinets, then I would match the trim. Do you have trim existing? Will you be replacing/repainting all the doors/trim in your house? We are completely renovating our craftsman style house from top to bottom- so I am painting everything with the same white Benjamin Moore cloud white. It's white with just a hint of cream in it. Was even able to match my wood blinds to it as it's so popular many manufacturers have very similar tones. (By the way my kitchen cabinets are stained- but the trim will remain white- except for the crown molding over the cupboards- will then do white CM everywhere else.) Having said that- we are having a vanity custom made- but I think it will be a brighter white than the cloud white. I think in that bathroom, I will adjust the trim to match the vanity- but I'll wait until all the fixtures are in, and make the final decision then.

http://www.countryliving.com/homes/renovation-and-remodeling/waterfront-living-0705#slide-1 or gustavian grey/blue would look super with your choices.

Teehee1984, you ask a very good question I can't recall coming across previously on any GW forum. Let me begin by offering a disclaimer that there are others on the forum whose decorating expertise far surpasses mine so they may have a better answer. I installed Kraftmaid Biscotti with Cocoa Glaze cabinets in my kitchen, formal dining room, master bath and for a custom fireplace mantle in the family room 2 1/2 yrs ago. Matching cabinets for the family room were ordered less than a week ago to complete the project. In my small patio home, the kitchen, breakfast and family room are all one open area. As in your home, all woodwork is painted white. My walls are painted a soft gold so the Biscotti transitions nicely into the gold. I resolved the color differential between the cream and the white in two ways: 1. Use of a lot of white accessories -- For example, in my glass cabinet in the kitchen only white china and two white bird figurines are displayed. For the family room cabinets I've collected various tropical bird figurines, all in stark white. There will also be a few cream pieces since this is a larger display area. 2. Trying to bring both colors completely around each room so that there is consistent flow. Photos could certainly show this better than words, but I haven't tried to post photos on GW yet and don't have time to try to learn at the moment as am busy with work. The white woodwork obviously goes entirely around each room. An example of purposefully doing this with the Biscotti is installing a 7" deep shelf, near the ceiling, along two adjacent walls in the breakfast room. I'll include a few white accessories on those shelves among other items. My new cabinet installation will begin in about a month and may take as long as 3 weeks since the cabinet counters have to be templated after the bases are installed. I could work on posting the photos for you at that time. How soon will your kitchen remodel begin? By the way, I ordered a few KM cabinets in Canvas for a bedroom as part of this upcoming remodel. It's a lovely color but still does not quite match the woodwork in my house either. Anyway, hope all of this rambling helps. Let me finish by saying that your new kitchen will be so beautiful that the difference from the woodwork will most likely be only a small blip on your radar since both colors will be in the white category.