I think I would decide what kind of cabinetry you want in the kitchen and go from there. I too have a lake house with lots of paneling. We started with the kitchen which was kind of dark and small so I chose white cabinets to opened it up. From there it was a natural extension to paint all the paneling white to match the cabinets. I left the trim, doors and ceiling beams the original dark stained wood. I feel it has sort of a boat feel of teak and white. I took it one step at a time before making decisions about what to paint out and what to leave as is. I'm happy with my pure white walls. Maybe you could leave your railing stained and add a stained board across where the paneling breaks between the first and second floor. Your patio doors are dark. Maybe you could trim them out in stained wood to match the board above the doors and the railing. Congrats to you in your new abode!

Skittles, I really don't know any thing about Olympic paints but most likely, like all paints they have different levels. I would just get whatever one suits your needs. If you find a color in one brand but want to use a different brand the paint store can usually just plug the color and brand info into their computer and get the formula to make the color in the brand of your choice. Just make sure the use the correct tint base (i.e. light base or mid- base). As far as my backsplash goes, the tile is called Shamrock Shake Multi. I bought it from a local flooring and tile store who gets it from a midwest distributor called 21st Century Tile. So if you happen to live in Wisconsin, I can tell you were you will get the best price (even cheaper than the on line) I found only one online source that sells the tile. Their picture of the tile though is really poor. I would never have bought it from just looking at their photo. Here is the website: http://mosaiccreationsonline.com/ShamrockShake_GlassMu.html Also the online site and 21st Century Tile's website both show the tile with a tan/ beige grout. I used a dark onyx green grout and IMO it looks so much better with dark grout. In my backsplash search I found other mosaics with similar color glass tiles but none that had all the elements of the Shamrock Shake Multi. You should be able to see from my photo very dark green smooth glass, a medium green textured glass and a light green frosted glass. In the mix there is also some kind on stone tile and the stainless steel tiles. I actually bought my backsplash tile before I even demo'd my kitchen because I loved it so much and didn't want to take a chance on not being able to get it later. Hope this info helps you. Good luck on your remodel.

do you think there’s any way to get the sink onto that peninsula? Not the sink and the DW, and a prep space, which should be beside the water source. You could add a prep sink to the peninsula, and keep the clean-up sink in its existing location. With a basement, moving plumbing a few feet shouldn't be a big problem (in the grand plan). You might think that the kitchen is too small for two sinks, but you could choose where to prep, and if you have help in the kitchen, you'd have separate work areas. If you wanted to return the prep sink to counter/serving area, get an integrated cutting board. Having the prep sink on the island would allow you to move the range down toward the window, leaving more counter between it and the fridge, and would give you a bit of step-back space when opening the oven door. I don't think I'd put the fridge any deeper in the kitchen, especially with the narrow work aisle, which is also a traffic aisle to the back door. ETA, I'd keep the wider table. We have a multipurpose room, 12 x 24 on the outside, with window seats and closets on one exterior wall. The other long wall has a cabinet with a prep sink (while it's technically not in the prep space, I love my second sink), another closet and a bumped-in area which is the former exterior part of the chimney. So, we have about the same width to set up tables for holiday dinners. We use 30" x 72" folding tables, which are fine for an occasional meal, but there is no space on the tables for any serving pieces larger than s&p shakers and a butter dish. Every holiday meal is served buffet-style, which is still better than balancing a plate on one's knees in the LR.

Debbie. we did go ahead with Panda White. Although my color specialist suggested walls, trim, shelves, and cabinets all be painted in the same color/different sheen, we painted trim and doors Sherwin Williams Pure White in semigloss...and glad we did. Next project is kitchen cabinets and I’m not sure to do Panda, SW alabaster or Ben Moore white dove. We need to choose the best quartz counter first..that will relate to travertine floor says my designer. Then pick a cabinet paint. Here are some pictures. I‘m waiting on some new furniture.....after many, many years and new drapes. 😊. i think my Color designer is definitely right in saying that new paint can’t do all the heavy lifting. That is where decorating helps it all come together. Because travertine has a pink undertone...hard to tell sometimes...paint with a green undertone will only exaggerate this difference. That may be why you don’t like Carrington Beige. Look up the designer, Carla Aston. She has a great blog on how to update your space with travertine. Lots of good ideas and pictures from other commenters. Good luck!