You have been a huge help believe me! I appreciate it! While fun it is not necessarily easy! Not sure of a direction. I think I will see them on a maple board and pick which one I like best lol I know I am looking for a darker rich look. Does that make sense?

Great, keep the ideas coming. It is never easy to make these decisions, especially when you are going "out of the box" but it will be so worthwhile.

im hoping. Do you have any ideas on countertops that you think would look good with white perimeter and the plum island? I feel like grey might look cold? Maybe not? I am not against Quartz but not my first choice. I like movement. Not a fan of beigey-granites.

What about black soapstone on the white cabinets, and antique pine/wood on the island?

This isn't purple, but not your average island color.

I really like Soapstone. Had thought of a very pretty wood for island but not sure...and do not know enough about how well it holds up, etc... thank you for the suggestion and picture!

The island in our last home was similar to the one above, and we used antique pine. Sealed it with Good Stuff for Wood. It had a sink/DW in the island. I was good about wiping up splatters, but didn't baby it too much. We were there 13yrs.

Here is a thread on our new kitchen. As you can see, I used color. I love the soapstone counters, and read at ton of threads on GW/Houzz. I use Real Milk Paint Soapstone Sealer and Wood Wax on them. The fabricator was sold on the stuff too.

Thank you for sharing Alliso, your kitchen is beautiful! You have great taste. You must move working in that kitchen. I really like the color of your island.

Remember how you get a plum color. You mix blue and red with more blue than red and add black or dark gray to get the value and chroma you desire on the white/black chroma axis. So the more red you add, the more purple you go; the more blue you add the more blue/purple you get. The BM Dark Purple shows where there is more "red" with a lot of chroma (gray/black) and the Shadow is more blue with a tinge of red but a lot of gray/black chroma. I will post a graphic to better demonstrate what I am trying to explain with words. bbl

Thank you Flo. No matter what I pick, can you tell me how this affects my kitchen? Does it change what paint color I would choose for the wall or countertops? I love learning all this so thank you for sharing. Would there be a reason one would benefit from choosing one over the other?

I am off to learn about the Munsell color system.....

I can see it is complicated and admit to not understanding all of what I am reading. I never knew it was so in depth!

It would seem that putting brass with these colors would warm them up yet almost all the pictures I see of purple or plum colored islands have silver colored knobs or handles. I realize it matches but it seems to me to give a colder look. While I am no fan of gold I do think it looks better. So, if you put brass knobs/handles on the cabinets, wouldn't any counter with grey or silver going through it not match?

My cream colored cabinets had bronze knobs and handles and I had a bronze faucet. My backsplash was mocha glass subway tile (and the island was the bianco antico granite).

I really do enjoy learning and will be researching more on this.

Thank you so much! That is a gorgeous spot! Amazing what one can do. Hoping my kitchen comes out beautiful. I know many will chime in with help and support when the time comes. Flo knows a great deal about color and has helped me so much!

Thanks NewEnglandgal for the kudos! Appreciate it. In fact, I was looking at my BM paint deck this morning, thinking about your island base color! You have captured my imagination. Take a look at Autumn Purple 2073-20. Has a bit more red for a bit more purple look, but I worry you might go to gray and miss the plum look! This is difficult so don't loose heart!

Flo I do love the autumn purple color! Thank you for suggesting it. Very nice.! Why do I have the feeling it is going to be really hard to narrow the color down? LOL So many pretty colors. I wonder how far in advance you can choose cabinets, colors etc in a new build. Hoping to have finalized plans next week. I will update as things progress with my choices and build. If you think of anything else please feel free to comment/post!

I haven't read all the responses, but I say go for it. If YOU love it, it's YOUR kitchen. If you start to dislike it, repaint.

My kitchen cabs are red. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. Who cares if it's trendy, or not trendy. It's YOUR kitchen (again!!)

I like the plums with greys/silver/nickel and a very light olive/army green would be pretty too!!

Keep us posted please!!

Your plans sound wonderful.

Our front door, to the previous house and also the new house (which has moss green siding) is painted with BM Peerage, which has worked well with our light (western Canada) and exposures (previously east and now north),

my plans for cabinets were definitely more reddish purple like this Autumn Purple

(if it matters since they never came to fruition lol)

I do have a very similar color to a color Becky just posted in our custom shelves(doors part)..and other things..

the problem with all these names that when one says "plum" one tries to imagine a plum

and some plums are more blue, while some, are more red))

I called my purple "aubergine" because to me aubergines are more red

but the more I'll try to continue to remember how do plums look and how aubergines look, the more confused I'll become

yes..there are many pretty purples, that's very true. I'd narrow down whether I want it to be this plum or that plum lol..I mean warmer or colder..and try lots of samples. In your light..

on doors if possible. and put them vertically too. as they'll be installed vertically

all my samples worked when I looked at them when they were layed horizontally (I had four ordered)

none did the moment I put them vertically. none was what I expected it to be. Light changed them-and they were all too cool. And I wanted warm. Very warm.

luckily our cabinetmaker let me rob his shop of all samples of different shades of approximate colors that he historically saved...and I took them home, and I think there were 14 doors or so. And I looked at them in this light and in that light, and too them around the house, and generally behaved very strange, to others observing

and the color ended to be some custom color some designer mixed up for her clients in Malibu or something

didn't even have a name lol.

I like that color as well! The problem is I would have to wait for the house to be built and wallboard to be up in order to see how the plum colors would look in the room. Not sure how far ahead cabinets need to be ordered or at what stage.

Ohhhh MAN! It is going to look great! I will suffer through all the paint chips to get to enjoy the final product.

^^in this last one I feel like that green at the bottom belongs with the main pallette

i would love to see this with a wooden counter top!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Flo! I would greatly appreciate that list.

We are doing the GC ourselves. My husband has done this previously and we know many subcontractors. I am hoping the excavating will start no later than 8 weeks-hoping earlier but going to be realistic. I was hoping once we get the plans back (next week) I could start my hunting for choices.

Hi NewEnglandgal - You were asking above about BM Sea Salt. We used that in our kitchen and throughout the house in a recent remodel. We also have a purple Dutch door in the kitchen that is BM Cabernet. I've attached a couple of photos below so you can see the Cabernet and Sea Salt together.

Thank you Tia! Coffeeberry your kitchen looks so nice. I had sea salt in my master bedroom and loved the color. There are so many pretty colors out there, it can be really hard when you have to choose just one. I tend to like warm soothing colors on the walls.

I love the plum or perriwinkle blue color. I really like it.

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greenfish you've reminded me..my dream was wooden countertop too

and the tile was supposed to be this patterned tile..with flowers..

it's interesting..the process of dream becoming reality..

it's like you're in a dialogue with your not-yet-existing kitchen. you form a relationship, everything. then it's there-and you've compromised along the way because of this and that-and you still love it. you spoke with it for such a long time and argued and listened that you became very close friends..)

That is pretty. So many variations and colors. It's fun because even I do not know what color I will end up with! Stay tuned....

April your post sounds very poetic. :)

yeah..I was thinking whether to add "not a pro" but figured it would be redundant:)

April you are a Pro in my book!

Blueberry color with brass will work

thank you, Nancy(is it okay to call you Nancy? tell me i not, I'll edit the post)..you're too kind:)

(all these beautiful shades you guys post make me more... at peace with the world right now)

Yes it is perfectly fine. I changed the name because I figured having my name and state I live in together for my moniker probably wasn't a good idea. :)

I changed the name because I figured having my name and state I live in together for my moniker probably wasn't a good idea. :)

Dude, I totally read it the wrong way, lol. I thought your screen name meant you were Catholic (the plaque above Christ on most crucifixes). Never would've guessed otherwise. Call me blonde. I can take it.

:-D

Oh, and I actually really like the way navy and purple work together, like whaas posted upthread there. ^^^ I keep trying to inject purple into my husband's parlor (navy and cognac leather).

I think it would be fantastic!!

I'm have no advice, but am cheering your decision to go for the color. I adore the look of painted cabinets, and islands are perfect for making bolder choices.

We painted our perimeter cabinets white and the island blue, and I am in love. It gives the kitchen so much personality.

When you get to FL be sure to get in touch so we can meet up.

It gives the kitchen so much personality.

Love the way this is phrased. So completely awesome.

CP, coming down the 25th, will email you beforehand and see if we can get together!

Handmethathammer-I wanted a dark blue island for 2 years and once I saw the picture of the plum colored island I changed my mind. I do love a blue island and I bet yours is stunning! Feel free to post a picture, Id love to see it.

OneDevotedDame I agree! Perfect way to explain what I want-personality!

NewEnglandgal - I think you are starting a new "trend"! With a few exceptions, most of us are loving your idea of the plum island!

I'm new to this forum and love hearing about taking chances on color. As you said, you can always paint it after a few years if you don't like it. I've been leaning towards navy blue or teal green for our island. We're also incorporating a banquette into it. As it faces the family room, I'll be using the colors throughout our family room and kitchen so it will blend easily. I love the idea of plum with green and other fall colors -apricot, buttery yellow, deep red. It would look great together although I'd tend to do more neutral sofas, chairs and other pieces, bringing the color in through throw pillows, art work, your kitchen decor- using lit cabinets on top with the same punch of color showing. As for countertops, I think the wood that I've seen on here looks great with the plum and then you can use whatever you like on the surrounding cabinets. Personally, I'd stay away from the brass hardware and go with bronze. Brass is already "dated" according to the professional guidelines I've seen although, it's still a matter of preference. If you like it, use it. There's also black hardware depending on your other colors. I'm thinking that I wouldn't want to distract from the plum with any shiny hardware that would stand out too much. Have fun with it! Rules are meant to be broken when it comes to color otherwise, we'd be living with the basics only.

I love the colors, both clean options that compliment one another!

I hope you post pics when you do it!!