I'd go with gray painted.

Off topic, are you really planning to trade in your nice large capacity washer and dryer for the kind of stacked unit shown in the rendering? With the top-loading washer on the bottom? The ones I have seen in that configuration are tiny, apartment-sized units. It looks from the backpacks and cubbies like you have kids, and more than one. I can't fathom downsizing washing capacity with a family. The washer and dryer you have now have front controls. Is there a stacking kit available for them? There often is for models w/ front controls.

muskokascp's current W/D look like Samsungs. Comparable-looking units on the Home Depot website are 4.2-4.5 cu ft for the washer and 7.5 cu ft for the dryer. The largest "unitized" W/Ds on the HD website had a a 3.4 cu ft washer and a 5.9 cu ft dryer. That may be full size, but it's 20% smaller than what she has now. Just sayin'.

As far as the bending down thing goes, I've never understood that argument. People have been bending down to access their dryers forever (stack units excepted), and no one complained. But as soon as the washers went front-load, all of a sudden, bending down became some horrible chore to be avoided (it could just be that the appliance manufacturers coincidentally discovered a profit center in the form of the pedestals).

Oh gosh I am not down sizing the W/D - I am using the same ones that I currently have. There is a stacking kit that came with it so that's not a problem. I had stacking units in our last house too so it will be fine. In the next 4 months we will go from a 6 person household to a 3 person household which will be a nice change re laundry needs!

Excellent! Sorry for derailing the thread.

Carry on with the cabinet discussion:

1) all wood, slab doors in a dark wood, maybe quarter sawn oak, white painted cubbies including the cupboard above the sink.
2) white cubbies and cabinet above the sink, all other cabinetry painted grey
3) all charcoal grey including cubbies with white counter
4) charcoal grey cubbies and cabinets but white cabinets on the w/d wall

I would choose the all grey cabinets with white counter. I think the color should match or at least blend with the kitchen gray. Then you could use some red accessories to tie to the PR. What color is your kitchen counter?

The kitchen counters have white macabus quartzite on the perimeter, soapstone on the island and caesarstone raven on the grey counter. Gee that sounds busy but it's not really!