Thanks to everyone for the pics and thoughts. I went into the shop to pick up door samples today and the building has an old fir support post that has some new fir trim adjacent to it. I found the light-stained maple sample was almost exactly the same color as the new fir, and the light-stained cherry sample was almost the same color as the old fir. The samples are a couple of years old, but they probably spent most of that time in a cabinet away from light, so they might not be as dark as exposed cabinetry would be. Circuspeanut - do you know if your cherry is stained? It looks like it is just a shade or two darker than the fir. I'm wondering where a light-stained cherry would end up. I spent some time in a granite/tile shop today as well, and while I think I like the cherry better than the maple on it's own, I prefer darker counters/backsplash and I like them paired with the maple more than with the cherry. So today's thinking is fir windows/trim that will ultimately go medium, maple cabinets that will be a couple shades lighter, darker counters/backsplash, and a floor that is stained close to where the fir will end up. Now I need to wait for me full-size door sample to come in. I could very well be swayed by the cherry and end up rethinking it all!

Here is an idea for not having trim around the opening This isn't the way I will do it exactly ..I will not have the opening as high as this, will probably only go up 4" and then the window sill.... but it does show how it would look with corner bead...(Is this someones kitchen here on the forum?) ./DSC_0139.jpg.html" target="_blank"> On the left side there is only one 21" cabinet and then a open small snack bar and then a 36" open walk space...so on that side I don't think it will feel cramped. But on the right there will be the corner cabinet and then go into the back of the U with stove and then another corner cabinet and then the wall with cabinets and the Ref. At the end of the U there is a space of around 5 ft in depth and 9ft in width and that has a small breakfast table in front of 3 windows....so even though the kitchen is small there is a lot of window light and light from both the den on one side which is the side we are opening up...and the DR on the other.

I know this is an old posting but no one really gave helpful advice at all. So just in case any future readers are looking for the same answer, I would say that the door trim would take priority, then you can but up the window trim to the door trim so that the window trim is cut off when it meets the door trim. Or you can get creative like these folks have where the window and door share a piece of trim. And even if your home is traditional you can still find beautiful trim styles that match the style of your home, like these styles here.

My cabinets are being refinished in simply white and where the cabinets end on both sides of the kitchen there are two doors. We are planning on painting the wood door white and the other pocket door is already white. My contractor is telling me to keep the lighter trim and that it’s not necessary to change to simply white. Everything I’ve read on here is the opposite. I don’t want simply white to look dingy next to the brighter white trim and doors. Do I paint all in simply white including the doors? I also have another door sliding in the back of the room. Paint that simply white and all trim too? Wall will be edgecomb grey with Kendal charcoal island. 🤔