Teh Caledonia (which is granite, I think) looks nice with the white and floors. Whether to do all one color or two-tone is an entirely personal decision.

Yes, the debate is whether grey in the floors and grey lower cabinets AND grey in the Caledonia is too much.

Caledonia shown with white looks nice.

Way too much gray. Stick with all white cabinets. Then you can then re-do your gray countertops and floors when you realize the gray trend is over. If your kitchen is fairly small, I would also use the lighter countertop options.

Agree, too much gray

I like all white cabinets with a lighter countertop with grey veining (see picture). I like the flooring that you picked out but think the Caledonia countertop is too dark.

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I love the option in your picture. I am wondering now about going with the all grey. Do you think that the white/off-white is more timeless? I like the photo below (counters, not back-splash), and I wonder if this Caledonia is lighter than the one I saw. I am worried that a counter that is too light will be a risk with our busy family of 5 (3 boys + mom and dad). Will this type of granite also go out of style? Would you go quartz or granite??? Thank you!

No gray floors. You need the warmth of a real wood tone. It’s all too economic downturn depressing with all of that gray.

This is a floor panel with the off-white cabinet sample and Caledonia.

White for the cabinets everywhere grays are always tricky to work with so keep it simple . Are those floors going to be through the whole house? Make sure your lighting is 4000K LED to keep the colors true

Too much gray. And gray floors will hold you hostage trying to find something that looks good with them. Forever. Gray floors are also a fad that began waning about 5 years ago.

Agree with the others. White cabinets and NO grey floors. Those floors are also on the darker side which means they will show EVERYTHING, which is the last thing you want in a kitchen.

You do realize gray is on the way out and wood cabinets, including oak are trending upwards again?

From what I can see of your layout-all white will work best

Yes, too much gray for a smaller space, won't give you enough contrast

If you were a true gray lover, I might give a different answer, but it seems you're not sure you are. Also there are grays and there are grays. I love grays myself but I love certain shades- much warmer, lighter-in short much more versatile than this very cool, overpowering, pretty dark shade of Bobdyn that would work better in bigger space, and one needs to really like it too, before it became "in" and after it goes out of favor(which is happenning as we speak, actually happenned yet).

"Timeless" is a very debated concept here..so I won't go into it, I just agree with others regarding your question, in your kitchen, with other materials chosen as they are

I see flooring more as espresso color on my screen, I do agree though wood of such color is much rarer to find in nature thus immediately is less versatile and harder to work around. Warmer, lighter tone in flooring will make things easier for you.

My flooring is also not everybody's cup of tea, but I really love the color..it's much lighter and I still start every morning with mopping it.

In the smaller kitchen, I might prefer lighter counters..if they're granite or Quartz they're going to be pretty resistant(just use trivets, in any case..no hot pots and pans whether granite or Quartz)..but that's personal. Some like natural stone, some like veined, some like speckled.I prefer homogenous color if going with a manmade surface like Quartz, but that's my personal thing. As long as it functions well for you and works with all the other elements, making for a cohesive kitchen..

Now, if you like elaborate/patterned tiles-it's easier to go with simpler countertops. But that's already about backsplash considerations.

PS excuse my typos

All white with white/gray countertop. Simple but classy.

Light grey cabinets below, white above and lighten the floor and counters.

I am now thinking all white (off-white) with light/medium counter in something like peppercorn quartz.

quartz or granite??!

Quartz for durability and maintainability

I disagree with @KD Ranch. Quartz is not more durable than granite. As to maintenance, there are just a few granites that need frequent sealing, typically the white granites (with the exception of Alaska White/White Delicatus/Bianco Delicatus family of white granites which are pretty bullet-proof). The majority of granites need sealing once a year, a 5-minute task. And many granites need no sealing at all ever and are impervious to everything.

The choice between Quartz and granite is solely about appearance. If you want a uniform pattern or no pattern in your counters, choose Quartz. If you like movement and a variety of pattern and color from nature in your counters, choose granite.

IMO granite is abetter choice than quartz I like the darker floor and IMO your home should reflect your life not some imaginary buyer a few yrs from now. I love dark floors and honestly like white cabinets they just tell you when they are dirty they don’t get dirtier than other colors. The ktchen in this pic was ours in our last house it was used a catering kitchen and at the end of the day the floor got vacuumed and mopped and looked awesome . I also do not agree that gray is a fad. If you tend toward cooler colors in your life gray is a great choice if you like warm go warm colored flooring.This is your home and do what makes you happy.

We are planning our home for us, not the next buyer. We will have many years in this home. Considering Caledonia granite or peppercorn quartz. Not too many granite options in our price range, but I love the idea of natural stone. Thinking off-white for all cabinets and now deciding on certain features for drawers, pantry, garbage.

I, like you, currently like the look of grey cabinets but like white as well and I think that long-term I'll be glad that I chose white since grey will probably go out of style (or apparently from what I've learned reading this thread it already has). On the other hand, since you're using IKEA cabinets you could just change the doors out in 5 or 10 years if you get the gray & get tired of it. The floors on the other hand are a lot more work to change. I love the color that you picked but with a large family you will probably have a lot of dirt & a dark floor will show it all. In my last house we refinished the hardwood floors and used a beautiful dark stain. With 4 kids & a dog I regretted that dark stain within a few weeks. The natural oak never showed dirt like the dark stain did.

Take a visit to an Ikea store they are really helpful in helping with layout and all the new cabinets with some really cool storage ideas .

Thank you, all. I am liking the idea of the off-white cabinets, but also considering the granite Caledonia countertop. I really like this look.

Vote for all white here!

The question is how big is your kitchen ?
If it's a large kitchen then you can have 2 tone colored cabinets, I will have the white or cream on top and the darker color for the floor cabinets with light counter tops.
If your kitchen is small, then have all cabinets white or cream with dark conter tops.