I am noticing that you must have undercabinet lighting and when that is on, your backspash looks very yellow in the photos. In the picture with no lighting, your backsplash looks very nice. Might be a good idea to change those lights or bulbs under the counter and get something with a whiter light.

I prefer decor to be where the people are - below door and window frames, and cabinetry tops. If you do a nice job there, eyes will never notice the places the you see everyday as empty or not filled. The eyes need places to rest too. Your cabs are sleek and modern, so I can't imaging putting stuff up there. How about a piece of art on that gray wall right of the peninsula and behind the sofa?

You can replace that stone for under 4K. Painting the peninsula would cost that much, and leave you with a much weirder result than a new lighter budget granite would.

the eye does need places to rest. I found a modern yet soft piece of wall art this morning online and it might just work on that wall next to peninsula. I've had a painting there before and grew tired of it. just not the right piece. This piece is round with soft edges, gunmetal with flecks of gold, which might pick up the black in the counter granite and we have accents of gold in the great room, incl the inside of the gunmetal countertop pendants. I looked for large round baskets to hang above the cabs but I don't think I need more brown/bamboo tones in the room and even this metal piece might work up there on one side. I am resonating with your advice to keep things eye level, decoenthusiaste.

GreenDesigns, replacing the granite is not an option at this point as we are choosing to travel more. maybe down the road. I will store that contrast in expense, however.

Here's a link to a possible piece of artwork, leaning toward modern/contemporary, that I mentioned above: https://www.crateandbarrel.com/marisol-wall-art/s211711 

30 inches

Really like your peninsula pendant, you have a lovely kitchen. I would update the stools to coordinate with the pendants as a start.

good idea, Sandra, on my wish list!

Cheryl: If you look at the stone it is a mix of black, cream/tan and grey. I would embrace the grey (and it sounds like you already have grey in other areas of the room). I would suggest repainting the green on the walls to a light grey. Then get bar stools that would go better with the seating in the dining area.

Suggestion on style:

[Find the perfect bar stool or counter stool on Houzz[(https://www.houzz.com/products/bar-stools-and-counter-stools-prbr0-br~t_430)

Jamie Ludwig: We just had the house painted the Revere Pewter so cannot afford to repaint to a light grey. Fortunately, the walls don't read green to us or to anyone else but in my photos they must read green. RP does have green in the ratio, but for some reason we don't see it. Quite chameleon this shade is, however, depending on the time of day. Grateful it doesn't read green! Not that I don't like green but I wanted a shade of grey and it's pretty good, not perfect, but good. I do love those barstools you noted above. The parson chair design would be lovely here, classic and comfortable. Thank you!

Yes, in the photos you posted they looked mint green to me! Funny how colors will do that. The Revere Pewter is a lovely grey color. We just painted grey in our kitchen/greatroom and found that the lighting can play funny tricks with the grey paint. One thing you might test (if you want to go more to the grey and tone down the brown/green) is to switch your lights bulbs from the yellow "soft" lights to the brighter "daylight" bulbs. The yellow soft light bulbs made our grey paint look very brown at night. But with the daylight bulbs it kept more to the grey color we wanted. It just took us a few days to get used to the whiter light.

Jamie, I will definitely switch out these light bulbs. my dining chairs are a linen. love them! for the counter chairs, going Parson style really appeals to me. given all the colors as noted above, are you seeing linen on those or a shade of grey? fortunately the Revere Pewter looks great with the dining curtains as RP can appear beigey at certain times of the day but not yellow. designing these great rooms is a work in progress as whatever you do in one space affects all others.

Yes, I also have that combined great room, so know how that goes. If you could get a good match for the linen it would be nice, but that may be diffcult. I think matching the style of the dining chairs but doing a grey that would tie into closer to the color of your couch might be easier and look very nice. It would kind of tie in both areas that way???

If you have can lights in the ceiling there are very inexpensive LED replacement lights that are super easy to install (if you can screw in a light bulb you can install these) and they give older can lights a simple slim updated look. Be sure to get the daylight brightness and do dimmable if you want that feature. Something like these:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-2-Pack-65-Watt-Equivalent-White-Dimmable-LED-Recessed-Retrofit-Downlights-Fits-Housing-Diameter-5-in-or-6-in/1000251027

PLUS they save you money on electric costs!

The stools, the stools!! Just changing those will take care of it, it is a beautiful kitchen , but the stools are 100 percent wrong, too thin, too black, they cheapen the quality look you have going!

Prowling for parson's counter height grey fabriced stools. Prefer a stool without rivets/nailheads. Swivel I am lukewarm about due to its capacity to nick the counter (as my current stools have) but fabric counter-stools may not. so I am open to swivel fabric chairs.

do any of you currently have a parson's counter chair at your counter and you love? or know of ones I might look into?

This is not a parson's but more contemporary than what I currently have.

https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/red-barrel-studio-jimenes-26-swivel-bar-stool-rdbs6329.html 

maybe something along these lines:

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Copper-Grove-Bonshaw-Contemporary-Button-Tufted-Chenille-Counter-Height-Chair-Set-of-2/20830902/product.html?TID=Cart:Link:ProductLink:CartItems 

I would not recommend painting a peninsula a different color than the cabinets.

Cheryl, love the second stool you posted. The round one that swivels is OK but I still think having them look simular to your dining chairs will be a better look and tie things together nicely.

Jamie, I found a parson's style, no swivel, lighter gray fabric, and I will post if we decide they are keepers. would like the fabric to match the dining chairs but I have found natural colors/parchment can have yellow in them. The parson's style will reflect the dining chairs, however, and tie in. I didn't go with the second chair link above when I found the ones we sprang for. I would rather not have a tufted back and went for more of a clean-lined back. we shall see . . . thank you for all your help!

Great post a photo when you get them, I would love to see the final look!

the parson's from Target did not pan out. cheaply made. the ol adage, you get what you pay for is true for those particular chairs. So back they go. Very difficult to find affordable counter stools that are well made and don't depend on an allen wrench to make them solid if you get my drift. I will visit a couple of furniture stores next weekend as I'm now skittish to order online and assemble furniture. back to the drawing board . . . . .

You have a lovely home and great taste!! I'm glad you took the advice of others by not painting the peninsula.

Cheryl - I also think your kitchen is lovely. I too have the dreaded baltic brown granite, which I actually am rather fond of :)) The only thing that jumps out at me is your stools, I think if you changed them it would make a huge impact. Forgive me if you mentioned this already, but do you use/need all of them? They look a bit crowded to me....

tgb1: I really think I only need 3 as well. definitely crowded and not needed for just the two of us most of the time. I am "in process" for finding new ones, in fact. Checking out Pier One today as I've read some reviews of a couple possibilities. Baltic Brown lives! I don't mind it that much though I'd like a quartz in white/grey. But not enough to spend my travel money on countertops!

Cheryl - if u feel like it - go into my kitchen ideabook and you should be able to see a pic of when I was deciding between 3 different counter stools. It may help you to get a visual.

tgb1: I checked out your bar stools. The wire ones such a great choice! Are they comfy as well as gorgeous? Where did you find those, May I ask? You have a lovely kitchen. And home. So well considered. Serene too.

The Tig Chair! love the industrial look with the baltic brown granite. Note the wall art above from Crate & Barrel, I got that for an adjacent wall to the kitchen counter. It complements the pendant lights really well. I looked at the measurements and it's not quite high enough for us tall folks. But I did go to Pier One and sat on this stool (SEE below); it is very comfortable, modern in clean lines and also will complement the parson dining chairs in this great room. I went with the navy as that is my neutral accent in this area. The dining chair material is just too hard to match in hue. Plus these stools were on sale which is always a good thing.

Three. Sitting here wondering if I should get 4. But 4’s a crowd?

I don't think you should get 4. With the lower back and a bit more space in between them, I think you'll be amazed at the difference it makes.

Tia M: the stools directly above are from Pier One, come in grey as well as navy. Currently on clearance and few are available in navy. Navy is shown above. I think they are called the Eva Ash Counter Stool, orig $249, now $174. Available as both bar stool and counter stool.

Three it is. i sat in one today and it is comfortable. Though my husband and I are not exactly wide, he is 6’6”. i think 3 is plenty for this peninsula as tgb1 agrees above. And my 12 yr old grandson who visits often needs one with a back as he sits at the counter with his iPad as I I cook.

The above Pier One counter stool did not pan out, as it didn't fit my husband's back. These do but the decision now is color. Comfort level is good. We like the swivel capacity. Not high end but not willing to pay that price right now. The two color that might work in a Performance Fabric are Stone and Baltic Blue. We do have blues in great room. Care to weigh in?

Stone is no longer available, alas.

Said chairs now placed at our counter. 3 of them total.

They're a bit bright for my taste but they do look comfy.

Fewer stools look much less crowded. I'm not wild about the dark legs, they really stand out against the counter. Sorry to be so negative :((

they look brighter in this photo for some reason, esp the third photo. I think I added too much light when I edited the photo! In person less so. a bluish grey. I like the dark legs, way better than the brown colors. the dark legs are like the greys/black in the granite.
they are comfortable, even for my 6'5" husband.

Tia: I wish I could tell you. This was ten years ago. I'm pretty sure this particular style is 'out of date' like so many things go by the wayside after ten years, alas. I can say that I would upgrade. These floors take vigilant work and if I had children at home, there is no way. I have a grandchild who is a frequent visitor and not hard on floors. I have one cat; if I had a dog, these floors would take a beating. That said, I still love the color, its richness, and no regrets for us.

update: the stone color of Pier One counter stool came available so we took back the blue and are now waiting for the stone ones to arrive. A better color for our existing finishes and a more classic neutral. the journey continues . . . .

These stone-colored counter stools are a decent fit. Trial and error but I'm happy with these--swivel, comfy, color meshes with existing decor. And affordable. I would have liked something a little more modern but all that we tried were not comfortable enough. Bright snowy day and lots of glaring light in here today. Weigh in if you'd like. your observations, suggestions welcomed.

Phew! I think this color is so much better lol!!

Why did u add the table at the end of your peninsula?