I see what you mean. I wouldn't say you have too much going on with color, since the perimeters are white, but I'd just say that the two blues aren't great together. Full disclosure: I'm safe and conservative when it comes to color, so you can pretty much ignore anything I say on the subject. :)

I like both your wall and island colors, but maybe not together. Would you wear them together as items of apparel? Pants one color, top the other?

It's possible other elements in your kitchen (e.g., backsplash) will be able to tie them together and it will all end up cool and fabulous. What do I know?

yes, Linelle - that's my worry. i like them both but not sure together. i'm pretty conservative too with regard to style and color.

and the walls didn't look blue - looked straight gray, until the island was put in

gah

i'm going to wait and see how it looks once it's a little more finished. i'm not sure my GC can take another blow right now, like I hate the wall color / change it

First of all, I LOVE your color choice on the center island. My eyes literally lit up when I saw the pics!!! At first glance or first thought, the two colors may not go in my head - but seeing them in your kitchen doesn't look bad. I would give it some time.

I just redid my bathroom and I hated my paint color choice. I questioned my decision over and over and then finally told myself to give it two weeks before painting again. Within two weeks, and the rest of the bathroom getting finished, I started to love my original color choice. I guess what I'm trying to say is, give it some time. Right now the kitchen is still coming together so it's easy to second guess yourself. Once everything is done and comes together you may really love the wall color.

I like what you have going on. But I'm also someone who doesn't like anything too "safe".. Just go with what feels right and remember, don't worry yourself too much. It's just paint luckily :)

I like it! Why don't you wait until it's done and live with it awhile before you decide. Walls are easier to paint than cabinets:) like linelle mentioned, maybe you can tie it together with decor or backsplash.

Agree w/Linelle that the two colors don't seem very compatible. The Silver Pine is beautiful. To make it stand out more, I'd go with a more earthy, neutral on the walls, but one with some depth to give you the oomph it seems like you're looking for.

BM Elk Horn would be beautiful with the Silver Pine and the White, IMO

I like both the island color & the wall color but not together. Seems like the walls either need to be a neutral. Maybe gray? Or a shade of the green that is on the island? Can u take an island door to a local paint store & see if they can recommend a wall color?

I would wait until everything is in. Let your whole vision come together. If you don't like it then, change it.

I think you need to wait until all the cabs are in and the painting complete, live with it a while, and then change it if you don't like it then. It is hard to know what the finished product will look like until it is finished.

It's hard to say since it looks different in every photo, and it looks bad in some but okay in others. Funny that BM suggests pairing it with a light blue gray that doesn't appear to have any green. But maybe you do need a lighter wall color. The saturation of color seems about equal in the wall color and island where you want the island to stand out from the wall and be your dark element.

The second pic with the different light looks like the cab and wall color look great. It reads that the cabs are less bright and the wall is a beige gray. The first looks like a brighter teal/turqoise and the walls look like a blue gray. It's so hard to get a true sense in pics. My camera on my phone always takes pics that don't look accurate, then throw in everyone's different monitors and then you have a hard time telling color for what it really is.

How do the island and walls read to you?

What are you using for a counter on the island?

I think may_flowers is onto something about the saturation of the two being so close. I think the wall color kind of mutes the impact of that glorious island color.

I love blue- definitely my favorite color! I think since the tone of blue on your island has a lot of green in it, and the blue on the wall has more purple undertone that they don't quite go together. I agree that a more neutral wall will help the island pop even more. Bring in turquoise and or mint in your accents I would say. It's going to be killer! Love it.

I think it depends on what else you're putting in the room. What are your fabric choices? Do you have a lot of accessories? Will dishes be displayed in glass uppers....or open shelves?

When you first get 'blocks' of color in the room, it can seem overwhelming, but once the other items are brought in...then you can see if the colors all work together :)

For instance....

Fabrics and dishes do make a big difference...and really tie colors together! Sorry, pictures are all vintage (for my kitchen) but you get the idea :)

thanks, guys. yes, i think that the saturation comment is maybe right on point and what's bothering me. i've had a very hard time with grays - can't seem to find the right shade in any of the spaces where i'm tying to put it. they keep showing up blue! i want(ed) a light "true" gray that was not reading blue and that actually had color. i had swatched out gray owl, but it was much too light. argh.

lavender, i don't have any ideas about fabrics. i am a fairly minimal person re: knick knacks and decor - i like to have things nearly bare! weird, right?

countertops will be sea pearl quartzite

i agree with tibbrix, i also feel u need more of an earthy color to pull out your silver fox..... feel as though they are not compatible, sorry. i feel your pain, i know it is so hard pulling it all together. ....

If you go into a paint store like BM or SW they can give you true grays, true whites with no undertones. I always pick a pink undertone and I hate it so I go there and they help steer me clear with their charts and swatches. Whew!

I went with Revere Pewter and Edgecomb Gray for my wall colors and they both are great with all of the blue accents I use. The revere pewter especially is great. Not too cool in tone. Gray is super hard.

I love rever pewter! Using it everywhere in my house but the kitchen. Lots of people I know have used it and it always looks fantastic.

I just wanted to tell you, that silver pine with black glaze is AWESOME! I did my front door similar.

And then imagine it with the Sea Pearl countertop, omg is that going to be gorgeous or what?

I say wait and see how you like the blue walls after everything is in.

When you go to the paint store find a color swatch that most resembles your cabs. Hold it next to a gray, a gray/beige a beige, a color as Tib suggested and so on. I just did this the other day as I had to completely reprint our living room due to our ceiling wood clashing with it. I had NO idea what to go for, but like I mentioned and with the help of the paint guys I figured it out. Well, after putting up five samples. Lol however, the winner stood out immediately.

While researching grays, I recently came across this wonderful Tennessee company's blog: http://www.bynumdesign.com/blog/tag/coventry-gray/

It has a great discussion on five of their favorite grays: cool BM Coventry Gray, Booth Bay Gray, SW Argos, and warm gray's SW Morris Room Grey, SW Anonymous, with a photo of SW Argos. I remembered this when I read your post. Fun fact: Jennifer Lopez's kitchen cabinets are BM Booth Bay Gray.

(1) BM Coventry Gray, (2) BM Boothbay Gray, (3) SW Argos, (4) SW Morris Room Grey, (5) SW Anonymous

Sherwin Williams Argos (warm gray)

thank you, guys. KD is coming monday morning for the templating and we'll discuss colors again. i just snapped a few more photos tonight, with only overhead lighting. looks totally different, IMO

very confusing. but i am still going to take a long hard look at other color options.

Wow, you're right, totally different in the last couple pics--in which I think the combination looks great. Both colors come off more gray (less blue) in those pics. In some of the other pics, I agree, it looked a bit off. But I think getting the counters in will really change how the color on the island is framed, and so will probably shift your perception of it a bit. So I wouldn't jump the gun on making changes.

I like my kitchen colors better in daylight than under artificial light. During the summer that's fine, because it's still light out when I'm making dinner. But in the winter, I wonder if I should have chosen a different color. So think about the time of day/lighting conditions under which you will be doing most of your work when you make your color decisions.

I think it's gorgeous and def goes together. It's all about the hue. Not flashy at all. You did good girl. Smart.

I totally agree with what cawaps is saying about how wall colors look different from morning to night, and even season to season. I found this out when recently redoing my livingroom. I really struggled, and something I found quite helpful if by chance you had not thought of this and really do want to consider other colors, is to get big pieces of posterboard and paint them with the colors (sample sizes are totally worth the $) you are considering. (after you have narrowed it down to 2 or 3 at most). Then tape them to the wall, and move them around the room so that you end up seeing them at all different times of day, and in all different areas of the room. It is amazing how much variance there is. Even when I look at my LR in an instance, each wall is slightly different because of shadows. But this did help me pick the one I was most comfortable with overall. HTH And your kitchen is going to be gorgeous!

I would like to see a lighter gray...maybe the one you have at half strength?? Even with the morning light, the present color looks kinda' gloomy. Love that green color on the island, though!!

What a difference lighting can make. It looks much better in your last couple of pics.

I did grays and used the poster board technique beth09 mentions. Doing several boards with the same color helps so you can have them in different sections of the room at the same time. Not only will your lighting effect the appearance to your eye, but as others have said, the fabrics, furniture, and accessory pieces will all make a difference. I brought different pieces into the room and put them next to the boards to see how it changed the color. I chose warm grays, SW Collonade Gray and Agreeable Gray. You definitely want to love your color in all lighting conditions.

Will you have anything else on that wall or pendants? Even if go minimalist, your Sea Pearl and trim will effect perception. Will counters be installed soon?

I think that you should wait until the Sea Pearl is in. That is going to change the way everything looks. Then, if you are finding that the wall color still seems "off", you might also find that you have some idea what it is that you would like to see -- if it is a hint of blue or green, or warmer or cooler grey, or a color from the Sea Pearl.

I hated my cabinet color choice at first. Getting the counter in helped some but not enough. I could tell that my wall color was just too blue. Changing to one that had a bit more green to it made all the difference.