Making progress! Busy day so far. Second coat of paint, one hockey game, interior and exterior window cleaning, and some more pictures. New color is BM Aura shimmer. It reads blue in real life, almost a matching blue to the Vancouver Day, in a good way. I don't find it conflicts next to the brown tile. The white paint is much better I think but I think the trim work needs work. I still think the windows are a little top heavy, especially with the top trim piece. It could be more rectangular. That said, there are a lot of rectangles in this view. Perhaps something to introduce a curve? I spent some time last night looking at window trim on Houzz. The trim could be very wide and tall: [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/kitchens-traditional-kitchen-boston-phvw-vp~1541411) [Traditional Kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Boston Architect Jan Gleysteen Architects, Inc It could disappear, with trim that goes to the ceiling: [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/shingle-style-home-in-hanover-nh-victorian-kitchen-burlington-phvw-vp~106086) [Traditional Kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Burlington Architect Smith & Vansant Architects PC Or it could connect the left run of cabinets with the right (eventual) one; I forget what this piece is called: [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/portfolio-traditional-kitchen-denver-phvw-vp~207337) [Traditional Kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Denver Kitchen And Bath Angela Otten; WmOhs Showrooms Inc Thanks a2, blue would be more of a blue grey. I originally had baby/sky blue and couldn't STAND it. dretutz - what a nice thing to say, thank you! I am not familiar with Revere Pewter, will look it up. Hi colorfast - I haven't yet bought a paint sample of Gray Owl; may try if I decide against the current off white. michoumonster - thank you for the soft chamois color recommendation, with a name like that, it sounds lovely:) I may still try it.... BM china white I have used a lot of in the past. A few more shots then off to tackle stacking the wood. Gorgeous fall day out there! View outside the kitchen window: And my personal favorite:

Would you do simply white walls with super white ceilings and trim? Won’t the contrast make the walls look yellow? I would in a heartbeat. It's a very pretty combination. There's enough difference in Chroma that one won't make the other look dirty/dingy. But, yes, Simply White is more colorful, has more Chroma than Super White and it is yellower. The contrast of hue between the two could result in Simply White looking like a very pale creamy off-white. Considering the floor, I'd go with a little more color on the walls. Shoji White, Greek Villa kind of pale, subtle greige-y vibe.

if you really love grey, go for it. but I really think that grey toned hardwood floors will never work with a warm toned ceiling. so mockup #6 would be the best bet. what's giving me pause is how it looks against that one wood accent wall. it's so hard to tell how it's really going to look in real life. DIY software is helpful for narrowing ideas down, but it's never going to get the color exactly right. note: I'm not an interior designer. I'm a graphic designer with a good eye. I can help people with ideas and examples when they feel stuck, but by no means am I qualified to make strong recommendations. you have some really big decisions here, and you might want to hire a pro for this! if anything, they can do mockups that are much more realistic so you can get a better sense of the outcome.

@izzieo, I like that shoji white, too! And if by taupe you mean the taupe that's pictured for the painted cabs, it looks like it works nicely with the oak--but it is so hard to tell exactly from a photo! I would say that if you're using white or very light colors, i'd paint the ceilng, walls and trim the same. And/or if you have high ceilings. I don't think your selections are boring! I think the quality of the paint can provide depth even with neutral colors. For me, I think in the rooms that are a color (as opposed to white), I'm keeping the ceilings white. If the ceiling gets too dark I always feel kind of claustrophobic, but that's me! After being on site today, I've decided to keep the trim the same throughout the house, so it will all be oxford white but in semigloss (the walls will be matte). It's hard to tell what colors really look like anywhere but in the actual room and actual lighting! I knew this but got a real lesson today in the fact that my current house's light is nothing like the house-in-progress. I tried to edit my post but deleted by accident! oops... I was going to add that when I went there with all my paint sample boards today, almost all the colors looked wrong in the space. Many of the blues read too purple, and many of the colors I picked were too dark. The one I was looking at for my office cabs looked too "crayola"--it needs more gray in it or something. And even though I actually really like November Rain, it read as more yellow than I wanted in my office. What I did choose, though-- BM Silver half dollar actually looks great in the stairwell. I'm still set on Oxford White for the halls and the great room and trim. I chose a different green for one of the bedrooms, BM Spring Valley, it's light and warm, and I really like it. I might also use it in the laundry room, because I want something soft but cheerful in there. (My laundry room is also my dog grooming room, so I spend significant time in there!) Will be back at the paint store tomorrow, I'm afraid. Now I'm thinking that I might want to do something totally different in my office, like light melon on the walls and dark gray built-ins. At least BM has half-price samples right now!