Hi lav
Personally, I wouldn't put blue only on one side of a kitchen. I'd want something to balance it out since its a deeper and richer color than white. That's why I did a blue accent on each wall to balance out the depth of the color in the island.

You know I liked glass cabinets with a blue background too because I did my china cabinet wall with a blue background :) I also did my plate rack w/ cups in blue.

You could always do your chairs blue or put pretty blue accessories on the peninsula if you decide you need to add blue to that side of the room too :)

Hope this helps!

Beagles- Thanks! I will have a little blue in the backsplash...and the blue on the back wall of the upper cabinets...and probably a chandelier like this, over the banquette.
{{gwi:1585867}}From Lavender Lass farmhouse pictures

I don't really want to paint the cabinets blue, but I will have blue on the dishes and the fabrics in the keeping room will be blue, green, yellow, maybe a little purple or pink. Probably a combination of plaids, florals, and maybe a little toile. Kind of a french country kitchen meets a little english cottage. Still working on the rest of the details :)

Oh, and I'm still thinking about using a cobalt blue, wood stove!

Beagles and anyone else, who's a fan of blue in the kitchen...I was thinking about a cobalt blue wood stove or maybe a french blue. This is a cook stove, but it's the right color.
{{gwi:1585869}}From Courtyard Garden album

Then, I found this one...now that's beautiful! It's not blue, but it's almost a blue black, at least on my monitor. {{gwi:1585871}}From Courtyard Garden album

I have a blue kitchen - it's my fav colour. My advice would be to use some of its complement (orange) somewhere. For example, terra cotta tiles, or peach or coral accents somewhere. And/or some coordinating dk blue or grey, instead of trying for an exact match of the counter colour - it is wayyyy easier to find a coordinate than a match. I wouldn't just plunk down a blue counter top in an otherwise white kitchen - it might look too out of context.

OT, LL, but I had to say, I like that you and Summerfield are able to keep in touch for updated plans. And, I really think this rearrangement--to get you better access to the mudroom from where you park AND where your barns are is really nice!

I like blue, but I cannot comment on decorating--I'm not skilled there. :)

LL it is going to be lovely- you know I like your woodstove and am jealous that you get one and mine got vetoed!

If you want to try to match your paint color, do what we did w/ our granite and take a little sample of the counter to sherwin williams. The paint we got from the match to our granite is our favorite blue paint in the whole world. In fact, we just painted some of the rooms in our vacation house w/ the same blue.

Skip the blue counters and just do the baking center cabinets in blue with white marble tops. I took the liberty of re-arranging things for better traffic patterns and flow. The door to the DR works better as a straight shot rather than cutting across behind the cook. This way the cook has traffic free protected prep spots on either side of the range. Just do plain Lumber Liquidators butcher block on the range and sink run with white cabinets and do blue behind some glass cabinets and do the backsplash in blue tiles. Save the special bunny tiles for behind the baking area.

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Wow! Your plan has really progressed Lavender Lass and I love the changes. I especially like Green Designs suggestion to move the DR door to improve traffic flow.

I like your ideas for wood and marble countertops, but I am hesitant about introducing a third type countertop. Also, would you have white dishes displayed behing the glass doors? If so, a blue background in the cabinets would be lovely.

OT - I am sooo jealous of your hot tub. I would probably swap the sofa and dining table on the screened porch.

Your home is going to be fabulous! I love your choices and design.

Thank you all for the suggestions!

Cooksnews- Good idea about bring in some terra cotta...maybe for pots.

Kirkhall- Summerfield is amazing! :)

Beagles- Good idea to match the paint color...you still have lots of fireplaces!

Green- Thank you for offering an alternative design. The other one fits the house better, but this one is interesting, too.

Dilly- Not all white dishes, but they'll look good with the blue. Good idea about the porch.

I saw this pic and thought of you. It shows green beadboard, but I can also see a nice soft blue being used.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/crisp-architects-traditional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~193137

Dilly- Thanks for the great picture! That would look wonderful, in blue :)

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[traditional kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by new york architect Crisp Architects