I know I'm in the minority on this, but it would drive me CRAZY to work in so colorless a space. I know that "spa beige" is popular but I think it's going to be horribly dated in the not-to-distant future. I think a red dragon would look amazing with those cabinets. I am a BIG fan of green granites. I have Iguana green, it's got a lot of movement and enough white that it picks up on the white appliances. In my bathroom I have a "green fashion" (it's got a lot of different names, including "tropical fashion" and "gaugin") with a dark vanity: There's a lot of variety with what I find searching on "acacia"; one of them - doesn't have a lot of green but the green in it is really lovely; I don't see it in your kitchen. Interestingly, "midnight acacia" looks like what I have in m kitchen.

We're in the same boat.... we specifically avoided trying to match the appliances because we felt like it would a) fail and b) be too much.... so our cabs are a warmer white, bordering on a light cream. We also have white subway... which is another white.... this way things are all in the white family, but not matchy - matchy.

CL777, totally understand... your kitchen is not small at all, its bright, airy and open, very nice.. i still think you should bring a sample of your cabs to put up against any stone u choose...it really will help u decide... my advice to you and anyone trying to pick granite is: You will know it when u see it.!!! i did the same thing and looked at least 30 slabs if not more..some i really liked but i just could not pull the trigger, i just didn't LOVE it. and when u are spending that much money, you better love it. .when i saw mine, magma gold/sedna (2 names for same stone), i knew that was it, i did not want to look anymore. the counter guy wanted to take me to another slab yard and I said "nope, this is it"....trust me, u will know!!! another thing i did which really helped me decide is put a incandescent light up against the stone.. you really get the true colors of the stone. with fluorescents you don't.. that's if you are in an indoor slab yard, of course... bring your cab sample, paint sample, floor sample and anything else u have because it will all help u decide!! best of luck, i know its a tough decision :)

I think you need to take a trip to the home improvement store and check out the stain color options and see if there's something you like there. I googled the Minwax chart for oak and came up with two that might suit you, Provincial and Special Walnut. Or Chestnut from the gel stain list: There are lots of options that would go nicely with your granite and your floors. About half way through the life of our last cabinets (they were about 40 years old at tear-out), I refinished them with a stain and gave them a coat of polyurthane. It came out very well.