I would either order large samples of each color, or make painted sample boards. You need to take them into YOUR space to see what the color does with the light that comes in. Have as many other surface samples on site as possible.

Why blue? Green is much more in tune with the setting, and the cherry cabinets. Blue is going to look a little intrusive, unless it has a lot of green to it, or else it's just very gray, to align with the stone.

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I would lean gray and look to use a color from the stone. I agree with the other commenters that blue doesn't seem to be the best fit.

Blue is my favorite color. 😊 I'd like it to be the accent color in the room, and I have pottery I'll be using and displaying that's rougly in the color range of Prussian Blue (but not as bright). Nevertheless, I was first looking at greens until the architects recommended going for contrast with the landscape on the exterior, instead of green, since a green would never "match" a natural green and would look "off." We're in the middle of a meadow in view of the very blue Blue Ridge.

Downpour Blue and Endless Sea both have a greenish-blue tinge in certain lights. I do have samples of all of these and have painted them on boards and looked at them in natural light, on-site, and in various kinds and colors of artificial light in my current house. (The lighting in the new house isn't installed yet.) I have 21 sample cans from SW and BM, including greens, but I haven't looked at the more muted gray-blues because I'm not usually a fan. I also have samplizers of some colors. I just need to decide!

of your choices provided I would pick Prussian blue. but I find this lighter shade a lot more interesting and attractive with wood/ stone and everything else. It is just the island so go for a shade w life and to stand up to all the other elements.

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IMO cherry cabinets look best when not mixed with a painted cabinet for the island Let the stone be the star in the other spaces and the cherry cabinets left . If yoy want to add some accent in the space do a simple counter for the perimetr and a fab real stone for the island counter

Yeah, blue would not be my choice for this kitchen.

How big is the kitchen and the island? What is the layout like? These are things that also determine whether it would even look good to do a second color.

Personally, I would not try to match colors inside vs outside - lighting and windows will make them all look different anyway.

I like the idea of a green as well. But I understand the blue desire ( although that is alot since the whole outside of the house is blue ).

What about going really dark ?

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Good luck! The house sounds wonderful!

I don't know how someone can define a "natural green". I live a block from mountains with trails that I hike and run in and if you stop and look there is every shade of green under the rainbow in that forest. They range from blue greens through grey greens to yellow greens. We are using Nature Lover which is a BM colour

Take a look at BM Vanderberg Blue #721. It's in the blue family but has yellow in it. The other color that I'd suggest is BM

#720 whick is in the same family but lighter than the Vanderberg Blue. Both are beautiful colors. I would definitely get a sample first and see it in the space before deciding on anything. It looks to be a beautiful space when it's complete. Good luck.

I would look at SW Distance. It’s a blueish-greyish-purpley color and very soft. It might look great with your stone and satisfy your need for something that leans blue.

Thank you all for these suggestions! I will go get some more paint samples.

For some more context regarding the exterior color, absolutely there is every possible green around us, I totally agree. There are also prominent rock outcroppings in various shades of gray. The architects originally wanted dark gray for the exterior, but DH doesn't like gray, so we went to something that would look more like this modern blue "modern barn" house, below. The idea was that it would stand out in the landscape but still feel like it "belonged," like a red barn, but, uh, blue. (And this is a farm.) One building will be blue siding with black frame windows (no trim), and the other building is stone with black windows. They're connected by a glass link in the middle that also serves as the entrance to the house.

The kitchen is about 14x16, and the island is just under 9ft by a little over 5ft. The main sink is in the island. Here's a layout:

Blue "barn-ish" modern house/inspo pic:

Here's a close-up of the stone:

I totally understand wanting to use a color that you love. I always want to put blue and green everywhere too. 🙂

I like several of Dewayne’s suggestions. Not that you need anymore, but I love BM Knoxville Gray. It’s a complex green that leans more blue and gray as the light changes.

One more selection to consider:

If you have not lost your mind by now with this project you never will.

You live on the inside. Do I see blue, any blue in here with the cherry and stone? No. I don't. Why? Everything else seems to suggest organically natural. I see quite a bit of pink in the stone as well. I might see a very warm grayed out green island.....but blue? No, and especially not on slab doors/drawers, which starts to feel more city in that blue. In any blue on slab: )

There is no law that states your island need BE a different material or color.

You're committed . The stone is in place.

Keep the island same as perimeter cherry and move on: ) OR

Realize nothing lives in isolation.

Peppercorn island below, gray soapstone.

Making an island blue will simply make every red tone YELL at you. Like a flag waving in the breeze

You didn’t design a house around the fact that you love blue. What was designed, with those very orangeish and reddish materials, is not welcoming to any of your too saturated blue choices. You will have to add a lot of brown or gray, to tone them down, to barely have a hint of blue. Greens will be better.

You chose the materials to feel natural. Blue moves you to a bit forced, lessens that organic feel.

This feels natural, organic....rural, earthy.( SW peppercorn......(meaning it's green content that warms the gray.)

Lay out all your materials and play: ) Flooring included. Chunks of counter as well.

Island the same as the perimeter cabinets. No paint. IMO, a painted island will be a distraction. With a build like this, you don't need another focal point. Choosing a counter top material will be a lot easier, too, with only the cherry cabinets and white oak floors to consider.

I do understand your want for color and your island is large enough to make a great statement. I am leaning with the ladies above though - a beautiful cherry kitchen with natural soapstone and gorgeous views sounds like the better option. Bring your blues/greens in accessories and accents all around.

Have you seen the layout in a 3d design program? That might help a lot in your decision.

Good luck!

Green would be my choice.

I’m with your hubby on the gray. I would never purposely choose it. What a depressing color!

I like Emily's suggestions of Van Deusen Blue best.

Maybe you should create a poll.

Different greens are one of the few colors that can be mixed with one another without looking off.

However, I too agree that with such stunning views, you don't draw attention to your island by painting it a color. Especially since cherry does have some "movement" of its own. Do the island in the cherry as mentioned.

I really love this green/blue color (Behr Dragonfly) with cherry wood (the stairs are cherry)

Thank you all for the ideas! I will check out these colors.

@lisa, those stairs are beautiful! I had looked at Benjamin Moore's Dragonfly earlier for the exterior, and then we couldn't paint the garage door that color.

@Mark Bischak, exactly! 😂😭🤡

I was going to say exactly what Jan said,,,,go for the charcoal. it will look so good w/the stone and the wood. you can accessorize w/blue in the room by doing art, pottery, glass, etc.

Salty Dog on the island would be huge mistake. these colors are better suited for a beach house

I can't even picture what this looks like outside w/this stone! Are you sure? To me it's way too 'patriotic blue'.

I think something like these look way better w/your stone

Are you doing wood accents on the exterior? I just don't see salty dog as a top choice. could you post a pic of the siding in that color along w/your stone?

This picture w/all of the wood and stone really reflects a lot of yellow.

For the interior,

You'd need to tone down that patriotic blue and look more towards this shade:

Gentlemans Gray

I love this, what Jan picked.

some others that would look nice.

And some some hardware options that work w/the stone:

Farrow/Ball Down Pipe would be ideal for this stone. I love this color

Here's the actual paint swatch w/your stone.

and use this quartzite. wow. gorgeous.

This kitchen was done w/Down Pipe. takes on a blue/gray tone, right? shown w/the wood, It's pretty

or, have you ever seen Cielo Quartzite? it's leathered in this pic, but it does have blue undertones

If you went w/this I'd stick w/the wood or white cabinets, unless you want a silver/gray color

these next two pics are the blue/gray colors that would look better than those nursery school blue tones.

The Mineral gray or even Charcoal blue would look better. what about the Labradorite?

Here is soapstone w/a similar light blue/gray cabinet color (I stuck in a cherry cabinet to portray your perimeter cabs) The three work together

Here are some grays that are warm toned. w/natural wood, any of these would be lovely, especially w/the black/gray of the Soapstone

Kendall Charcoal is a nice tone. it's not blue gray, but more of a warmer charcoal.

these are also warmer charcoal tones that pair nicely w/the stone.

Natural gray soapstone, natural cherry cabs. would look nice w/the colors above, or below

With the cherry and this ^ type of soapstone, I think this color combo would look nice in the kitchen:

Last color combo that works w/the stone (French Beret and Witching Hour have blue undertones)

get your countertop and flooring before deciding on any of these colors

LOl..... The thread is a great example of crowd sourcing result.

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I sent my client a 3 page colored pencil rendering of variations. Why ? Black cabinets, oak,,,black w/oak/ green with oak, oak with green....etc.

The final green is sprinkled throughout the house.

So. Inside the FEEL and Flavor of the space you want, will exist many possibilities that work well.

You can extract/isolate and say "Hubby hates gray" , any shade. But there ARE many shades and some are icy, some are warm, some tinged with brown, or with green....and yes...blue. Hubby might love the whole of the space and realize " wow, I thought I hated all grays. "

Building means unifying rooms - not matched - just sharing a........feel. What does the room evoke when you enter? The vista to an adjoining space is as important as the room you're sitting in. What DO you want to feel when you gaze from a couch in the great room , INTO your kitchen. Warm, rustic, natural ,organic, REAL.....?

It's not just about color: )

Blue can be GREAT in your bedroom, It can exist with other colors in a family room rug, in art!. It simply doesn't feel best as any island in this kitchen to some of us here.......remembering we are the crowd, you must live there.

Wow! The experts deserve that title with the advice I am seeing here. Very beautiful fireplace, and very beautiful suggestions for the kitchen.

Wow, thank you for all these suggestions and all the wisdom! I went out and got some grayer color samples and I also decided to go a good bit lighter.

@Beth H, it looks like we're going with SW Slate Tile! That was one of your suggestions, and my KD also suggested it when I told her I was flummoxed. It looks good with my door sample, and my samples of soapstone (and montclair danby, if we do that instead). It doesn't read as a "blue" blue, but with a hint of blue.

I know a number of people suggested I stay with cherry for the whole kitchen, but believe me when I say that in context with the rest of the room, it would be too much wood, too much cherry; we need some variation. Everyone on the "team" agrees on that.

About the choice of SW Salty Dog for the exterior, it works with the stone outside, and it doesn't look as bright as it does in the images that were shared here. It has more depth in natural light. The other materials outside are: thermal bluestone on terraces around the house. Blue-gray gravel driveway/parking area. Cedar under all the overhangs, including under the deep entry overhang and the ceiling of the foyer which is visible from outside because the foyer is all glass. No shutters or trim on windows or doors. Window and door frames are black, doors are all glass. Even so, I do like that Gentleman's Gray color, so I might check that out.

@2rickies Given how I've been on the other thread following your house build, if you go too gray, I will come to your house and repaint your cabinets while you are sleeping. You are the one who looks at them, you love blue...(and green is the new IT kitchen color, being used everywhere, not just the mountains, so take any advice on green in that context.) But like I said to you before and another said above, test in the right light. The natural light at my current home and the light at my build are completely different--interesting how different latitudes and longitudes do that, eh. I did giant test boards in my current home's driveway, thought I'd chosen what I wanted, and it looked totally different on site.

What about these options from Benjamin Moore. They are a little more blue in person and go with your house choice, but stony enough to please the crowds here.

Do you have a photo of the cherry finish you will be using? Are all the cabinets cherry? What style cabinet? I totally get wanting a color you love. I wouldnt give up. Go to Joanne’s and get some large sheets of paper or posterboard. Get paint samples and disposable brushes and paint them up. It will really help visualze the color. I hope you find a blue that works. I also think that charcoal could look good.

@Keen B, I'm laughing! I had painted big boards and looked at the colors at my current house, indoors and out, and they do look different at the new place, even in normal daylight. I'd narrowed it down to two SW colors, slate tile and smoky blue, both blues with gray undertones. I took all the samples, the cab door, the soapstone, etc, to the build site, and they both looked good with the stone. (I know it's not visible in the images, because the colors my phone sees aren't the true colors, but there are a lot of blue-gray tones in that stone...) DH doesn't like gray, and he thought slate tile read as gray, not blue (it did in some lights). I picked the color that reads as slightly more blue (smoky blue). Between the exterior and the island choice and switching from greens to blues, I have 26 sample cans, and I haven't even started looking at interior wall paint!