Charmean Neithart Interiors, LLC. Hi Sara. If you are going to paint your cabinets white, I suggest you sample some creamy or buttery whites. Try Monterey White HC-27 or Navajo White 947 both by Benjamin Moore. If you are going to have wood floors, I would stain the base the same color as the floors. If you are using some sort of paver or stone, then paint the base the same as the wall. Have you selected a flooring material? Here is a kitchen I like that is light, but in a Spanish style...


Also, I like this source for Spanish homes, flooring, backsplash materials, walls...
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Hope that helps. Charmean Neithart

Sara Thank you so much for your advice! I have the color samples and I'm meeting with my cabinet guys on Monday. I think I am going to opt for no baseboards like you have on some of your pictures. Do you suggest painting my mantel above my fireplace the same color as my walls ( I think we'll go with the elmira white) or should I paint it to match my cabinets? It is a very open floor plan so the mantel and cabinets will both be seen within the same room.

Charmean Neithart Interiors, LLC. Elmira is much more creamy than White Dove. I usually prefer Elmira for a Spanish Colonial. White Dove is a perfect white for Colonial, modern and other styles. A Spanish white should be milkier, Elmira will look beige when you first see it, but it is a beautiful white. White Dove also work's great for a very bright Mediterranean look. Hope that helps. Charmean Neithart

lacasadekells Thank you! It helps very much. One last question for you on this topic -- do you also use Elmira on the ceiling? Or do you go with a brighter white? THANK YOU!