It's no different in concept than painting an accent wall a different color. It creates visual interest. I like the paint color they chose to coordinate with the tile. I would have put the toilet seat down before photographing it, though. :-)

Thanks for all the great ideas-from mirrors to glass cabinets to unique backsplashes and nice use of lights . They all look great! Gizmonike-you kitchen looks so incredibly clean and clutter free! Gorgeous. Glad to hear that you spend most of your time at the prep sink. That was a previous question I posted as my main sink will be against a wall but the prep sink will be in an island facing out towards the patio. happy to hear there are no regrets. As others know I am trying to adjust to not having my sink planned around a window! so this is helping. Thank you!

Thank you for your help. Here are the after pictures excluding decorative accents. Wall paint BM Palladian Blue, floor tile 12"x3" grey marble polished porcelain, accent wall tile 24"x12" white marble polished porcelain with white marble stone pencil border.

In the Cheryl Smith pic, yes, moving the refrigerator off center farther to the right does appear to bring the fridge close to the island. If you're right handed, that looks as if it would work out well to use the island as a landing zone. If you do have the cabinet door on the right side of the refrigerator open to the side (left of cased opening/doorway, you might consider specifically what you would put in it before deciding how deep to make it. You might also at least consider how you might use the short wood "wall" being created on the right side of the refrigerator. You could add more countertop to the left and use only two narrower vertical drawers on each side of the refrigerator. You can add custom venting above the refrigerator (wood frame around rectangle heat/ac grill) but that raises the "floor" of any cabinets above your refrigerator another six inches or so in height . A peninsula between the kitchen and adjoining room can often be more practical than an island, especially if the room is small. An island, by definition, requires walking space all around it. An other thought: If any kitchen corner base cabinet is hard to reach from the kitchen but has another room on the opposite side of it, then adding wainscoting or other paneling to the back of the peninsula could enable you to add a hidden door to access that corner.