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I can see the natural maple/chocolate glaze with creamy perimeter cabinets working. I am definitely having trouble seeing aqua subway tile but I don't know if you're try to tie that in with something else in the house or the outside. Why did you choose the pale aqua subway - sorry but I don't see that working. I think keeping the counter tops the same would help to tie the areas together. What else were you thinking of putting on the perimeter counters.

I agree that creamy (NOT white) perimeter cabinets would work well. As for the subway tile--well, first off it would be helpful if you knew what the countertop on the perimeter cabs was going to be. But, apart from that, I think you might want to veer towards a warmer color than aqua. It can be pale, but I'm thinking the basic color of it should be warm.

Actually, I can see your splash in a pale green or blue -- not aqua so much, but I'm picturing glass tile, solid r mosaic. You have blue in the adjoining room, and if you plan to keep the warm beige walls, you could have a sand and sea kind of look. Did you take that photo without a flash? Looks like your lighting is causing a warm cast to the picture.

I would be careful to not go too creamy with the off-white so that you don't get too close to the natural maple.

As for the counters, I have different cabinet finishes with different counter materials, but in your kitchen I might like the smae material -- but what else were you thinking of? Butcherblock? Metal? Stone or solid surface?

Yeah, I can see that now, "sand and sea." That could really work. It would need to not have a black countertop, though. Maybe a sort of golden/sandy-colored counter?