There are alot of things in that kitchen that are not attractive and that makes the attractive things not stand out. Our eyes tend to skip on things that somehow stick out and do not seem pleasant. So the goal is to eliminate what does not work before you make it better. Agree with much of what has been said. as you agree, the ceiling fan has to go. I also agree that wood valance has to go. black light has to go. Take everything off the counter and only put up one thing that is really lovely. The pictures are hung in a way that when I first saw them, I went "huh". I would take them out of the room entirely first. You also need to lose the pot hanging rack that has not so attractive acoutrement of cooking. If you want a pot rack, fill it completely full of really useful cooking utensils so that it says "we love to cook here". Another option is to only put up nice looking pots and pans only. Right now, it does not add but only detracts from the decor. I feel the same about the pendant lights. If you want to spend only a little money, get something that is completely neutral so they blend in. The potrack and the lights do not complment the room well. Your ceiling accentuates that you have not so good quality dry wall job. You either need to make sure you have a better paint job or pick a color that does not show the uneveness as much. This again makes my eyes see blemishes first before the beautiful things. A part of this is the picture you posted. But if it shows like this in real person, it may be contribute to the blah. Why do you have a chair rail on one wall but not the rest of the dining room? Again, it is off kilter a bit unfinished feeling. If you have chair rails, this is a great way to bring in a second color to the room, thus giving a contrasting color for visual interest. This is what I would do, take everything off/out that does not quite work. Then start adding one thing at a time and see if it works before adding another accent etc. Painting takes alot of work and is expensive. I think the paint color is doable as is. If you don't mind painting, I would go lighter. At Cambria website, they give you coordinaing BM color for each quartz color. Start from there. You have lovely cabinets and counterop. I think you will pull it together. With a little work, it will look beautiful. Good luck. Here is a link that might be useful: color match with cambria

There is no way you're not going to notice green countertops with a white kitchen. I think you either have to ditch this idea and go with something else, or embrace the green. If you stick with the green, you could go white kitchen. Backsplash should also be white and minimal I think, then go with green accents to really show off the counters and make everything look done on purpose. I'd go white, not grey personally. The photo above is a lovely kitchen. You notice the green, but it looks like it fits right in. It could be lighting here, but everything looks painted in a slightly hued tone of white.

Hello Ka Nolan, we agree that you should compare a Brittanicca sample with a paint sample. We also believe that Brittanicca in person can appear cooler in tone than it may appear on a screen (Brittanicca with blue cabinets). As with any design choice we recommend seeing all of the samples in your space before making a final design. As for other design options some of our cool white tone designs include Swanbridge, Ella, Torquay, and a design we specifically paired Benjamin Moore Van Deusen called Annicca. Hope this helps!

IMO you either have a different island cabinet color and all the same counters or a plain perimeter counter and a show stopper island counter and all the same color cabinets but not both/