I prefer the noble grey

The photo above at the top is actually from Houzz. The designer wouldn’t respond to the color inquiries. I tried my best to replicate in our kitchen and bath, can send you this formula if you want it.

You can see how much it changes in different lighting and times of day.

Beautiful kitchen! What counter top did you choose?

We did Frosty Carrina in the kitchen and London Gray in the bathroom - both with the same color cabinets.

Your kitchen looks great Sarah! Are you happy with the Frosty Carrina? I'm about to make my final decision on that same countertop in the next couple of days. Wondering if you found it has enough personality for you. We are doing a stone feature around our oven/range so the designer we consulted suggested a quieter quartz like FC. There are so many pretty ones out there but she thought they would compete to much with the stone.

I really love it. It actually has much more personality than appeared when we saw the sample and even the slab.

Sarahdjennings, thank you so much! Your photos are making me really happy with this choice. I just made the decision yesterday afternoon. :)

Just noticed in one of your other pictures the beverage center, we have purchased the same or very similar one, are you happy with that as well?

The same backsplash? Love it. Get more compliments on that than anything.

Love the beer/wine fridge too

Hi sarah - beautiful kitchen! I am also thinking about Frosty Carrina and trying to figure out backsplash options. Love yours. Would you mind sharing?

Thanks!

What luck! We are considering very light grey cabinets with Frosty Carrina. Would you please share your paint formula?

Your kitchen is gorgeous!

I'm obsessed with our backsplash tile and get so many compliments because it's such a unique size/shape of subway tile - not the standard 3x6. You can find it here: https://www.missionstonetile.com/essentials-4x5-Subway-Tile-Whisper-White-Glossy-p/astpfwwg4x5.htm

The accent tile above the bar/beverage center was special order (and expensive!!) - it's called Epinal - Thassos & Spain Grey from Jerusalem Heights. http://jerusalemheights.com/images/EP2.png

Thanks! I will definitely check out the Mission Stone & Tile option. I've looked at some of those beautiful and special stone mosaics and they are gorgeous and very spendy!! I am leaning towards a taupe cabinet color and yours looks to be a lovely grey on my monitor. If it is at all taupe-like in real life, I would also be interested in your formula.

Really appreciate you sharing the details on your gorgeous kitchen!

Mission Stone and Tile has that same subway in all different colors. Check those out too! There’s definitely no taupe undertone in the cabinets...

Hayley, it was a custom color... happy to send you the formula if you want to shoot me your contact info!

Love the size of the subway tile! I'm trying to track down 2x4s that aren't super pricey ($22/sq ft for off-white tile??) and I think I like that size even better.

Mission Stone and Tile has so many unique sizes and textures. They run about $11/sf.

https://www.missionstonetile.com/essentials-4x5-Subway-Tile-Whisper-White-Glossy-p/astpfwwg4x5.htm

Astrid, looks like they have 2x5 too

Hayley, I’m out of town but will take a pic of the paint can when I’m back

sarahdjennings Can you post pics of your bathroom too? Thanks.

Here is bathroom with London Gray

sarahdjennings What made you decide to go with London Gray instead of Nobel Gray?

Too much gray with cabinets and counter. Kitchen we used Frosty Carrina. I like how both turned out!

Ooo, that is my concern too. Do you think this looks too gray? It's Ikea lyrhyttan light gray cabs w/ nobel gray. Not great lighting in the Ikea store :P. The other color I was looking at was pure white, but I read some bad reviews about staining in that color and it looks a bit sterile to me (2nd pic). Have you had any issues with frosty

carina?

I think there's enough contrast between those grays in the 1st pic, but really depends on the look you are going for and what your backsplash, paint, and hardware will look like. Any ideas about those? I actually really love the Frosty Carrina. I did not consider it until late in the game because I thought it was a little bland based on the sample, but when I saw the full slab, I changed my mind.

Oh forgot to address staining. No issues with staining - anything that has initially stained comes right out with liquid barkeepers friend.

Ooo, good to know about the Frosty Carrina b/c my initial thought was that it looked bland too.

I plan to do 3x9 subway tiles that have slightly uneven glazing so they catch more light than traditional subway tiles. I haven't picked paint yet. Any recs for this gray-ish color scheme? Something more white?

Maybe look at Benjamin Moore Intense White - it has a gray undertone but much lighter than those cabinets and Nobel Gray counter

@sarahdjennings i know this is an old post. Do you mind sharing your custom paint color you used on your cabinets? I can’t seem to find the perfect gray.

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