Usually when you go for COLOR all of your materials are white or neutral. You have a counter material that has a lot of movement, and what you may find works best with it are colors from the stone - boring? Possibly. But whatever you choose has to harmonize with the counter. I see charcoal and other deep greys and greiges in that surface as well as some browns. You could grab some other dark neutrals and see how they look in your space. These are glazes from Fireclay Tile.

Also what about a wall mounted fireplace on wall with the tall display cabinets.

I would keep the corner cabinets and display more colorful items rather than plain glasses. Feature a large (3' by 3') painting, print or textile between them.

There are lots of colorful tiles on the market today. Here are a few:

Colorful Southwest Santa Fe, NM · More Info

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Keep backsplash neutral. Paint back of display cabinets a color, or wallpaper- tone on tone for texture. Add in color with rugs, towels, curtains, dishes....

I do really like the stone look/brick look at a backsplash.

Thank you for all the suggestions, Can we talk about Paint also?? I would like a wall to have a red color in it. Maybe a burnt red/ orange how does everyone fell about that?

With red paint, .....it's kinda go big or go home.

This looks good because it's applied to the wall and the backsplash..........and it's the right color because it leans orange. Looks like a back painted glass backsplash. Additionally it has the right under cabinet lighting that creates the sparkle. Your kitchen has no sparkle.

BeverlyFLADeziner are installing under cabinet lighting tonight. I am looking for the sparkle.

Any sparkle with this tile?

The arabesque tile is fine. I’m not sure red paint is really the way to go. Try red accents on the counter, perhaps some red in an area rug.

Do you have inspiration images? Because throwing red into a space does not always work. Show us your idea of a kitchen with red that you like.

eam44 I am getting a sample of the fireclay in the cardamom sample. I am not sure really about red. I don't usually gravitate to red, I was hoping it would help, I tend to gravitate towards blues/greys nothing to loud LOL. I like the warmth of the undertones in the wood. This house we bought couldn't handle a darker kitchen so I went with white.

That’s great. I hope you find a glaze you love.

Blues will harmonize better with the colors you already have than red. Think navy, deeper tones, cool or neutral.

Celery green tile. Or old-fashioned Mexican hand painted talavera tiles. Both will allow your red highlights.

I think you should go with colors that you normally gravitate towards in your home and daily life. Try to find a way to add some texture too. I have a full white kitchen with a wood island, but I added bead-board and open shelving that allows me to add the colors I gravitate towards; mostly terra-cotta. I also added a terra-cotta range which helps break up the white.

can someone tell me what this tile is called? besides subway tile. I like this alot. it has texture.

this is what I can find locally. what's your thoughts

I was going to suggest burnt orange on a wall, but, then you mentioned liking blues etc, so how about a nice clear (no muddy looking) blue green/aqua. Maybe a few accessories to go with it, in darker aquas, or add some light touches of red in a few accessories. That goes great with aqua walls.

The tile is in. it's from Shaw. Taupe is the color I love it! I'm having a hard time with paint still 😣. The under cabinet lighting is great but does nothing for my pics.

which RUG?

So after many months of this kitchen we have decided we are getting new flooring. I don't like this. Looking at VL, what color do you think I should go with a darker wood floor?

Save your money...don’t do floors. Yours are fine. Get new bar stools with color. That will make a huge difference.
Check out World Market or Wayfair,

jiddie do you have an idea for the bar stools?

Look at the Backless Paige bar stools at World Market
If not color...maybe not so brown

You can do so much with the floors as is. Scroll back up all the really good examples Beverly gave.