Well, it would be striking! For sure, I'd want a very light counter to keep the whole space from becoming too dark.

What exactly do you want us to do with all those plans? That's a lot bigger question...

I provided the kitchen floor plans so you you have an understanding of the kitchen layout - what part of the kitchen would be painted what color. the Granite color is White Peaarl - creamy color with beige line and thin gray. it is very light and thre are 2 large windows facing west

When doing contrasting upper and lower cabinets, I prefer lighter uppers because it helps draw the eye up. So if it were me these would be my considerations: black lowers with oak uppers with either option on island, all black cabinets with oak island, or all oak cabinets with black island.

I also worry that Snowbound doesn’t offer enough contrast with Drift of Mist.

Where is the kitchen designer for the gigantic kitchen? .........

"I'm happy with my builders color choices and design suggestion on my home as well as other builds she as done"

Why are you crowd sourcing opinion?

For what it is worth? All oak on the cabinets, upper and lower - black on the island. I don't love an upper lower split in color or stain. ......and it usually results in a finish fight with cabinet hardware, as one will always look best on of the finishes and rarely great on BOTH colors. As in.......champagne bronze will look prettier on black, than it will on OAK.

If you must split it? Black lowers /oak uppers and please skip !!! the panel on the fridge and let it be stainless exposed. Same style hardware, and use matte black and champagne.

Oak on the island with matte black hardware.

Paint on walls? That is something you test on site, in your own light. I wouldn't pick it online.

The best way to decide is to take the most visible kitchen wall in an elevated drawing, and get yourself some colored pencils.....: )

JAN MOYER: in a similar vein of white oak & black: i have something like a U shaped kitchen with pantries on one wall, cabinets (lower only mostly, divides kitchen from a family room) on the opposite side, and stove + few cabinets in the center arm, with large spacious island in the middle of U. with black island what would you think about black for full-height pantry also with everything else in white oak for this kitchen layout? one designer thought pantry should be oak, other thought black would be fine. i'm worried all oak on 3 sides of U and black only on island would be too much oak.

Tracy Zeppenfeld - i'm no pro like Jan but just visually from what i've seen, i agree with her about not mixing top/bottom colors.

when it comes down to it tracy - do what will make you (not your builder or folks on houzz) happy :)

Is this a Kosher kitchen? It would explain some of the layout and duplicate appliances.