No matter what you choose, the cast will change according to the time of day, window properties, and adjoining colors. I used Bone China because it was warm and went well with other SW warm colors, but then most of my ceilings are the same color as rooms. Warning: Bone China is highly reflective, so if you have many trees right outside your surface will look green. My son wanted that effect, so he has that in his whole room. Elsewhere in my home, it does not show as green.

Ah! Another Van Courtland Blue fan! In the dining room, I'd paint keep the trim white, paint the ceiling the wall color only 50% lighter, and I'd paint the "Wedding cake" a rich crimson, like Sherwin Williams Crimson Red. I think it would be elegant with the light form the chandelier reflecting off of it. If the person you wish to express gratitude to has their email available on their profile page, you can email him or her directly. If not, you can either find them on another thread and then pop in and thank them, or sure, just start one to thank them. This post was edited by Tibbrix on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 20:10

I'm not a color expert, but I have 2 kitchens each with different shades of white painted cabinets, so I'll offer thoughts based on my experience. For our lake build I wanted a crisp white cottage look that would complement the blue stained island. I was planning on going with the whitest white option. My KD convinced me, as yours did, not to go with stark white. Like you, I was worried it would read creamy, but I'm glad I followed her advice. The cabs positively read clean white in the room. We did go with the stark white with the bathroom vanity and, as she had said, it lacks the richness and depth that the kitchen ones do and looks less like wood and more like a builder grade cab. We did go with a warmer shade on the walls in the open area of the kitchen and I think that helps them stand out as being more white. I wanted a completely different feel in my home and chose creamy cabinets. In both homes I have standard white ceiling paint. This is where the color experts may advise differently, but to my eye it works just fine in both spaces because the ceiling & cabs are on different planes & with the play of shadow & light the whites don't seem to fight in either case. Hope this helps as you sort it out.

BM Simply White ceiling and BM ballet white for walls. Looking at it from other side, I’m again thinking ceiling color, so as not to highlight the post that we unfortunately can’t remove.