Thinking of primer as necessary to cover existing color is incorrect. Primer doesn't cover up color. Primer goes on 'sketchy' because it's primer and not a final coat. Many people think a coat of primer is supposed to be totally opaque, solid, and even. That's not how primer works nor is it what it is for. Tinted/gray primer creates an ideal substrate for the NEW color. If you need a tinted/gray primer for the new paint color, you're going to need it no matter what the existing color happens to be. If the color you've chosen does not require a tinted/gray primer, then it's going to cover with the same opacity whatever color is on the walls - doesn't matter if it's off white or sunshine yellow. Coverage will be the same provided it's applied at the appropriate thickness and the recommended two full coats are applied. Changing your mind about a color after the walls have been professionally prepped is actually no big deal. Might have to pay to apply two additional coats but you've already paid for the prep. All the hard work has been done. If you don't like the color that went up, now is the perfect time to change it. It's like ripping off a band aid. Just do it and get it over with and once it's done, you'll feel better.

Can any color experts out there tell me if SW Moth Wing would be a good choice for the island? Would it give an ample contrast to the SW Dover White. First, I loveDover White. I think it's a pretty white. Some whites are "okay" and some are "pretty" and I think Dover White is pretty, so you could have done a lot worse, IMO. Dover White belongs to the yellow hue family. So, the data validates exactly what you're seeing. If I painted the walls SW Accessible Beige with a PPG Delicate White Trim, would that clash? I'm hoping the paint color I choose will help neutralize the yellow I see. They would not clash. Those three colors go together well - they relate nicely. And it is possible that Accessible will lessen how yellow Dover White looks. Moth Wing doesn't really fit in. It's too close in terms of hue family and chroma to Accessible Beige and I don't care for the relationship on paper or lookin' at the chips. I know Moth Wing and Accessible Beige are on the same strip but that doesn't really mean anything. Color harmony is not built-in guaranteed just because colors are on the same strip. Very often the similar color attributes that land colors on the same strip are the very reasons they don't go together - Accessible Beige and Moth Wing are a good example. If you're not happy with Balanced Beige and don't want to just leave it and see how it works out, then I'd get off that strip of colors and go another color direction.

Are you set on having the island a different color? In both the photos it appears that the island is the same color as the cabinets. Will you add hardware to the cabinets after they are painted? It seems to me that you can come pretty close to the bottom photo that you love but painting the island grey is taking it in a different direction.

Here is how I would expect a pro to spray paint kitchen cabinets. An amateur job should follow the same path. A brush painted job would differ slightly in that you wouldn't hang the doors to paint. You'd place them on a work table or easel instead. It's time intensive work, and should take 7-14 days for a Pro to accomplish completely and cost between 8--10K depending on kitchen size and amount of detail in cabinets. Remove doors and drawer fronts. Remove hinges and hardware. Clean with Spic and Span Rinse and let dry. Scrape any loose finish. Fill any damaged spots or hardware holes that won't be reused. Sand fill smooth. Scuff sand the rest. Tack off dust. Hang in dust free paint booth with wires through hardware points to spray both sides. Or lay on a spinner, and do one side at a time. Tack off dust again. Spray with shellac based primer. Scuff sand again. Tack off dust. Spray with second coat of primer. Spray with first finish coat of a polyurethane enamel (DIY) Or conversion varnish, (Pro product) . NOT house paint. Never house paint. Spray with second coat. If glazing is to occur, that is next. Spray with clear over glaze that is compatible with base coat and glaze. Add more molding or decorative details to boxes, filling nail holes and sanding smooth. Repeat prep process with face frames and exposed cabinet sides using plastic to create a spray booth on site. If interiors are to be done, they are done before face frames and sides. Interiors are difficult, and add both time and expense to the job. Most interiors are laminate and don't accept paint well. Allow everything to fully cure. That's 7-14 days. Clean hinges and hardware and clear coat if you're keeping the old hardware. Install new (or old) hinges and hardware. Re-install doors and drawers and adjust for proper clearances. If you are receiving or doing a job without this amount of effort, then you are not getting a quality job. You are getting a poor quality job that will not last. Anyone who paints cabinets with the doors on should be fired immediately. If they paint the hardware too, go straight to smacking them also, and saving the world from such complete ineptness.