London White

Patria White

The Grimslov cabinet reads off white, almost cream...

I think I would do the darker gray counter IF the kitchen is not small, If you get under cabinet task lighting and have good general lighting as well. I think it's a classic look. A lighter counter would be fine...but of the two you mention I just like the darker option for its characteristics on its own. There are many light counter options.....not sure why you are down to these two but if the space has a magnitude with overall sq footage, good counter stretches , not closed in,etc, the dark seems an agreeable one.

The kitchen is 13 X 15, and we will add as much light as we can but there is just one window and a window in a door. Went back to Ikea today to look at Caesarstone counters (the current sale is the draw) and think that Piatra Gray looks good, but wondering if a light counter would brighten the space. Frosty Carrina might work (thoughts on the color with Grimslov white?) but then really wonder what to do for a backsplash. The Piatra Gray while dark, coordinates well with gray subway tile or possibly off white subway. What do you think??

I'm in the process of doing Grimslov cabinets. I ended up choosing Frosty Carrina because it's 'whiter' than the London Gray, although LG is very very pretty. Just a little too gray overall for me. I have a very small kitchen with no window (condo), and really want a white kitchen to brighten it up. I will bring color in with a light blue tile backsplash.

BTW I did walk around the store with door samples and found that most of their kitchens that were set up didn't have good enough light to see how it would look with the counters.

Thanks to both of you. I did walk around Ikea today, and decided against the London Gray that way because it seemed too gray with the Grimslov white. The Frosty Carrina seemed to be a good "match," but I am drawn to a Carrera backsplash and am afraid of all the different whites together!

The Piatra Gray is striking with the Grimslov white, and I think that it leaves me with white or gray subway tile or maybe a carrera subway tile for the backsplash, but I am afraid that it will look dark in a dark kitchen.

Your thoughts??