what wall are you talking about...I dont see any.

Ugh, sorry. It's an open concept and faces into the living room. So all of the walls in the adjacent living room, and a wall across from the range.

I'm with your contractor - I think it looks great.

I do kind of wonder if you had done the grout in a lighter grey to match counter, if that would have made it more palatable for you? However, like I said, it looks wonderful to me.

I really like your floors and cab colour together. The shelving and floor colour look so rich with the dark cabs.

Can you add a pic of the room with the walls you want to paint? I used revere pewter in one room and loved it, but in another room with different light it was hideous.

Thanks, Daisychain. I agree about the grout. Bummer. 

Here's pictures of the room and walls I need to paint.

The colors look great in your picture. Raccoon fur, doesnt have a purple look to it. It can give off a bluish look occasionally, but, i have never seen purple. I have a lot of it in my house. I dont see purple in your tile either. I am wondering about your lighting. What type of light bulbs do you have. If they are anything that gives a yellow light, it could possibly make it so you are seeing purple. Please make sure all your light bulbs, are led, and that they are daylight type bulbs, and 3000- 4000 . I prefer 4000 , but, some do not like them quite that white. and prefer 3000, to 3500 . You may find, once you have changed out your light bulbs, that the colors no longer look purple to you. Its a very pretty kitchen.

Fwiw, we will be painting the piano a after we paint the walls.

Thank you, Cat_ky. I will check out the bulbs. They are yellowy because I really really don't like bright white lighting, but maybe there's a compromise in the middle that will help.

I actually don't think the tile or cabinets look super purple, but the BM and I think Land of Color descriptions say they are...

The cabinet color was a happy accident. I actually specified wrought iron for my cabinets but they came back much bluer and the color muse says it's raccoon fur. I love them, so I'm not complaining, but I do think they make the tile look even muddier.

Maybe i can try regrouting with a lighter gray, as someone suggested.

I'd try white. Look at Ben Moore's STEAM. Then I'd add artwork above the sofa. You need something black in that room to balance the cabs and grout colour that are in the kitchen. Maybe black framed artwork or paint the piano black. Altho that is a nice looking piano. We have a similar piano and had it painted black, but it was done after a house fire and the original finish was damaged.

ETA: I really love your furniture and overall aesthetic. Even the R.Pewter looks good in the pic, but I get that you are tweaking to make it perfect.

Regrouting may not be the best soloution. If you want to change the color of the grout, try the grout colorant like Millworkman above suggested. Polyblend makes good grout colorant. You might want to look it up on google.

I might change the caulk between the counter and tile to an in-between color to soften the color change but it really is not bad at all and it's such a great tile, I'm willing to let the color problem be considered "flair".

It looks great as is. The darker grout ties the backsplash to the grey cabinets. Perhaps, a soft ivory for the walls.

Thanks so much, everyone! I've spent the day painting samples and mulling it over.

Daisychain, I actually have Steam up on the wall as a top contener. I think you're right about the black  The ceiling light that's going up has black in it, and soon the piano (once I get up the nerve). Did you use chalk paint? How did it go?

Cat, I looked into the grout colorant pen thingies-- what a great idea! That will be a life saver.

Fori, the flair comment made my day. :) My friend said mixing the cool and warm whites looked "very European" so now I can describe my kitchen as having European Flair. A win. What shade of caulk do you think?

Timi, thank you! Yes, ivory sounds about right. But which one!? :)

I happened to hold up a light pink from the BM Affinity collection  called Head Over Heels to my cabinet and it looks so darn good I'm now wondering if I could get away with Gardenia in the walls and the Head Over Heels as an accent. It's so flattering on the skin and just happy. 

Is that crazy?

Change your lighting before choosing wall colors, please. That will effect your coloring comparisons.

I wouldnt use the grout pens. Use the liquid. Called grout renew colorant. You put it on, and wipe with a damp white cloth, as you go along. I watched a video on u-tube on this, and then I bought some. I havent used it yet, since I just havent had the time.

I think it looks terrific together!! I think people can get too in the weeds with backsplash/counter combos and undertones, and while there are clearly some that clash, this does not :) I don’t think everyone needs to go around trying to match every single undertone or you will drive yourself mad. if anything I think maybe the cabinets are casting a hue on the white tile, but when you look at the pictures that are further apart, it looks so good! I wouldn’t change the grout either. It’s perfect! Sadly, I have no advice on paint color — I obsess myself, but if you try a few, I am sure others would offer advice!

I think the counters and splash look good together.

Agree, I think it looks great. I also agree on the lighting - highly suggest you change the bulbs/lights first (and view the paint samples in the same light). Before we remodeled we had all incandescent, and the few LEDs we had were 2500K to match the warm yellow glow. After our recent remodel, we went with color selectable LEDs everywhere (2700,3000,4000,5000). Like you, I don't like the cold blue-white you get at 5000k, and I also think 4000K is too stark (maybe it works better for modern decor), but we found 3,000K to be perfect - a nice clean white. We viewed paint samples with all colors, and the light makes a huge difference. Good Luck!

Thanks, all! I appreciate the confirmation. I abandoned the idea of painting the tile and have come around to the combination. 

It doesn't not work. :)

I've spent the last two weeks absolutely obsessing over color. Someone on here suggested BM Steam, which I think is almost perfect, but I need something slightly darker. Am contemplating doing a different shade on the ceiling and on the far wall.

Has anyone here used Farrow and Ball? Any opinions on whether it's worth the extra money? We'd probably use a regular (less expensive) primer.

I know it sounds crazy to spend that much time/money obsessing over the color of my walls, but when we first moved in I painted our walls BM Classic Gray but 30% lighter on a whim and have hated it every day for five years. It's this anemic blah color that just drains the surroundings. I want something really beautiful. 

Anyway, thanks do much for the feedback!

It’s not crazy :) several rooms in my house are F&B and I have used their wallpaper (aranami and lotus) not because I think it’s better paint but because it’s limited choices lol. I suffer decision fatigue :) but the colors also just work in my house — 30s Tudor cottage that was inspired by English Tudors.maybe try Wevet, Cornforth white or ammonite?

Oh and I’m sure you are wondering about their primer :) I use the primer. However, my painters were supposed to use the primer in my closet and didn’t — used zinnser. I don’t think I can tell a difference :) here is my closet in stiffkey blue without the FB primer. Still working on the closet and plan to paint cabinets :) I will say several of their colors are just amazing and Hague blue for instance — there is no paint color like it. Stiffkey blue is another fav.

Erika, Wow, that is breathtaking. Seriously. I now need to see pics of the rest of your house, please! 

Is that a vintage art deco light fixture? 

If that were my closet, I'd happily hide out in there all day. Gorgeous.

I just did some extremely rough phone mockups of the living room painted the cabinet color and I think I love it. One is with the ceiling the same color and one is with a lighter ceiling. 

Thoughts?

I just did some extremely rough phone mockups of the living room painted the cabinet color and I think I love it. One is with the ceiling the same color and one is with a lighter ceiling. 

Thoughts?

I like it! it goes well with the furniture. I love when someone isn’t afraid of a moody color :) maybe also consider trying a shade slightly lighter and darker for comparison sake :) and the furniture color keeps things warm and you have a light rug and drapes. I also LOVE that light fixture in the mock ups. You clearly have good taste :) Do you have a piece of art for there? My light fixture isn’t vintage — I couldn’t find one in my price range at the time but rejuvenation makes such good reproductions :) thank you for the compliment. The cabinets are ikea pax — when my husband found out how much the custom closet cabinets were going to be I think he had a mini heart attack :) we couldn’t find them in one color however because of all the shortages but I got inspired by some of the ikea pax hacks and we plan to add trim and paint them.

I will try a few different shades -- smart.

We have Ikea Pax throughout our home and have been very happy with the result. In fact, we removed the doors and header walls of all our closets and replaced them with paxes. So much more functional-- especially in the kids' rooms. Total game changer.

I like it. Its nice when someone decides to use color. So darn tired of all the white, and sterile looking rooms that look more like they belong in a hospital, or some other place that needs a sterile environment.

Catky — agree with you!