My Mom's is more transitional than traditional so we are trying to layer textures and pattern and add some drama with colour. Kitchen is a featurless interior room in an 80's build high rise condo. It has no window so shooting it can be tricky, my Mom sent me these today to show me the new central light installed: Just daylight (it was overcast and snowy today) and the flash with 3 different light sources (flash, the light and daylight), yikes too man light sources!: I find the whites are more accurate in the first shot while the colour of the walls is more like in the second one. It is BM "Rusty Nail in a flat Aura paint while the ceiling is BM "Cloud White" in the same finish and paint. This is in daylight with a flash but no overhead light: This is last night with the overhead and under cabinet lights on and the flash: It's a strong colour that sort of frames the cabinetry but there isn't a whole lot of it. Backsplash (inset backsplash in both sides of the "L" only no side splash) will be a 1x1 mosaic in off whites and soft beiges. My Mom didn't have a huge budget so she wanted to go a bit bolder and take advantage of some of the fun patterns and textures available in man made materials like laminate and sheet flooring. It isn't a space that lends itself to a cottagey white kitchen, old world elegance or sleek and modern so this was ideal and suits my Mom perfectly.

Hi jeniferrlynne, I'm using KM Swiss Coffee for my trim. I don't know how creamy or bright it is, but it looks great with the Antique White. Before the trim gets painted, the AW is just kinda, oh, okay. But with the white trim, it comes alive. I suppose I could have gone through the same gyrations I went through picking the right offwhite for my walls, but I went with my painter's recommendation. Maybe there's a more perfect trim color. At this point, I'm good with it. Maybe someone at KM has some advice. This photo is from my office which is NOT AW, but BM Palace White, a little warmer/more gold. Door casing is Swiss Coffee. The hall hadn't yet been painted in this photo.

look at the gallerys on the formica and wilsonart websites and see if they have any paired w/ that type of cabinet. I found that many that i like on screen, i didn't like in person. order samples from them. they will send large samples (4x7?). one charges a 1.00 for the larger ones - no big deal to me, I ordered several. worth it to see in person. wilsonart you can order samples on their site. formica I called their 800 #. not sure now if they didn't have sample order on site or i just couldn't get it to work... If one you like comes in different finishes, order both/all to compare. they have some really nice laminates out now. Also, google the one(s) you like by name (like 'formica butterum') and see what comes up. I found a good number of pics out there of my choice to look at and see how it looks in different kitchens. may even be one on this site. saves a lot of money and then in a few yrs if you tire of it, you can redo them. harder to do if you've put a small fortune into granite.

We have cream/off-white kitchen cabinets and I painted our trim BM Natural Wicker to match them. I also had the same color painted in our master bedroom for several years.