I can relate to this question. I like light wood; I like white. I really like them equally, and I'm in the camp of "you'll never guess what a buyer wants, so go with your own preferences". Obviously, this means within reason; for example, no matter how much you loved your years at Clemson, you should not paint your cabinets orange with purple accents -- well, you shouldn't do it and expect a buyer to love it. And obviously the whole thing should mesh well with the rest of your house; for example, if you have all white trim around your windows and doors, white cabinets might echo them nicely. Having flip-flopped on this topic, we chose to go with light wood for several reasons: - Wood tone is considerably cheaper than painted cabinets. If I were absolutely dying to get white cabinets, I'd splurge on them, but since I'm wishy-washy, why not pay the smaller cost? - White is more likely to be knicked and dented through everyday use, meaning it'll last a shorter amount of time. - White will be more work to keep clean. - White has been a super-trend for a while now, but while it's still unquestionably "a thing", it's being pushed out by grays and other paint colors. - Wood tone can always be painted to any color, but painted can't realistically be made into wood tone.

With the open concept, I don't think it matters that one corner of one room has dark cabinetry. You can have light walls and backsplash. Which floor plan are you doing? I prefer the first tile. It looks like it's got gray and beige, which will be easier to work with than the peachy tones of the travertine. That's kind of a Tuscan tile, which was popular in the 90s and still, unfortunately, is hanging around in tile shops. My goal would be to tone down the reds of the Bordeaux by letting the granite be the warmest element in the room. Ideally you want to go look at slabs and bring a sample of both floor tiles and the cabinet doors. You'd want to pick a slab that has a lot of cream like this one.

A neutral brown, medium tone, will be the most timeless and will go with everything. Avoid grey floors and too dark.

No cheepchinesecrapola crapinets. Pick a real color.