Hi Feeny, Thanks so much for the advice and confirmation. I have been leaning toward Benjamin Moore's Natural Wicker (950). I would like the color to be something pretty on its own, not just a backdrop for everything else. What do you think of that shade? Any alternatives? So appreciate your response!

I think natural wicker is a beautiful shade, but I would call it a yellow (or at least in that family). Are there yellow tones like it in your granite? I know Kashmir white has variations in shading between different slabs, so it is quite possible your slab will have some yellow tones in it. If so, then I think something like the natural wicker could work. But if the granite doesn't have those tones in it, I'd be just a bit worried that you won't end up with a harmonious effect as a whole for your kitchen. The samples of kashmir white I've seen usually have maroon specks and some gray, yes? That can give a brownish-gray tone to the overall effect of the granite, which is why I'm suggesting taupey grays (i.e. grays with some brown undertones). I'm hesitant to suggest specific colors without a piece of the granite in front of me because I'd only be guessing about its tones. Having said that, you might try a chip of something like Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter next to it (a taupey gray) to see if that is heading in the right family/direction of colors.

I have also noticed Revere Pewter fanning through the deck, but I don't have a sample pot of it. I'll go to the paint store soon! I don't have my actual slab yet; the stone guy is bringing some slabs on his truck Monday for me to choose. I had requested that he try to find the lightest possible variations, so I will see what comes Monday. (For that matter, I could still change the granite at this point but I do like the kashmir white countertops I have seen very much. I like marble but it's out of my price range, plus I'm a busy cook with 5 kids, so upkeep is a concern.) Does revere pewter read cool? Greenish? thanks, if you have time for a reply!

Here's a photo of Revere Pewter, plus a room with it (keeping in mind photographs rarely show the color as it will appear in your room with your lighting). It's not that I'm the least bit positive Revere Pewter will work with your particular granite, it's just that it is a beautiful, versatile neutral shade that looks to me more like some of the background tones in samples of Kashmir white granite I've seen. But I really feel quite strongly that you should be able to hold a paint chip or sample up against your granite and backsplash (or samples of both) before choosing a color for the walls. Otherwise you end up choosing individual pieces of the kitchen based on colors and patterns you like, but without thinking about their effect as a harmonious whole.

Thanks so much; it is beautiful, and I see on the ben.m. site that it is listed as a "warm" neutral, which I would prefer to cool shades. (We live in a somewhat drafty house in New York.) I won't decide until I've chosen my slab. In the meantime, I'm off to the paint store, and appreciate your advice.