Do you want your ceiling to make a statement, or to just support the style throughout your house? Having a bright ceiling can definitely make a room feel lighter, but with light walls and dark flooring, don't be afraid to use a complimentary color to the Swiss Coffee, or even go a shade darker. A color like [Bleeker Beige hc-80 from Benjamin Moore[(https://www.houzz.com/products/bleeker-beige-hc-80-benjamin-moore-prvw-vr~299293) throughout your entire house can make it feel warmer. Also, every room can have it's own character! If you want to go simple with a white in the kitchen or living room, try texture with ceiling panels. Plus, there is always the option to go bold! Painted Ceiling Panels Bold Ceiling Color Dark Accent Ceiling Color

Redsilver, not only are we talking about a material being somewhat different, we are talking about character of materials, which can change drastically based merely on shape. Go into any stately major building that uses stone floors -- be it cathedral, palace, historical ruin, hall of government, etc. -- and you will never find this rustic flagstone look. That's for a reason. Instead, it will be something that looks refined and/or sophisticated. As another example, sculpted carpeting was for several decades the rage and/or just popular. Now it's almost never used because its character does not match the level of sophistication most people's tastes have developed. In general, the flagstone look is the sculpted carpet equivalent of stone flooring. That's the argument against the material itself. But K & D also made a great argument against the use of multiple competing materials within a confined space.

Have you looked at Alabaster? Different rooms are going to show differently with lighting by day then by night. Best thing to do is select a couple of the colors you favor and get a couple of poster board cut in to 4's and leave the outer edge of the poster board white so your eyes don't play tricks on you. That is really the only way you will know if it turns green, blue or other in your particular space. I do love Shoji White. Shoji White is the perfect warm white with a gray undertone; it looks beautiful with wood or metal finishes. Yet, you need to see how it looks in your space even though it's under construction. If you have lighting in then you can see your picks placed on a few different walls so you know they don't change AM to PM lights on and off. Modern Gray is very pretty and if you find it a hint too dark given SW sells larger sample cans you can have them lighten it 25% (25% will be a very, very little bit lighter or you can do 50%) after testing it by taking the can back to them and telling them to lighten it. Concerned it might be cold, but do love the color. If you google Modern Gray by SW you will see it changes a lot in different rooms.

White for the cabinets. I agree with @schnoodlemom. Give SW 7000 Ibis White a try. And don’t paint the edging on your counter. It’ll be fine. By the way, you can re-laminate your existing counter while keeping the substrate for very little money, if you are interested in making a change in your counter material.