Keep the blue & replace the boob light.

Great look! Adding a warm color to accessories and the beige on the other wall bring it together. We have a mostly beige home (French beach style). However, our huge area rug has soft greens and blues. A room with all cool or all warm color is boring.

I like the blue, too. With plenty of white in your kitchen, including your white backsplash, there really isn't too much blue.

I would probably go with black cabinetry hardware though. The room could be quite "chilly" with stainless cabinet hardware.

Too Blue for my taste. I did the same thing for my daughter's room, too strong of a blue after I did a test on the wall. Figured it was the cheapest thing I could do, change the paint color. I read the Houzz article from last year and the quote I liked best regarding paint color was "if you can answer the question of 'What color is that?' in one word, then you have the wrong paint color." Better to say ...is it blue, is it silver, is it green???? I have found Restoration Hardware paint colors are the safest to choose from......subtle rich colors.

Once you get the stainless appliances in they will ground the blue color- so it is just not so "there"

Like ur!

I like it

If you want to soften it, I used a Ralph Lauren glaze over blue and love it. Pretty easy to do and ties in the white. http://www.ralphlaurenpaint.com/faux_techniques/indigo_denim

My kitchen is about the same blue color and I love it. I have white cabinets, white appliances and counters are a taupe quartz that match the color of the wood flooring. My accent colors are yellow with a few accessories in various shades of blue. All of this spills into the breakfast nook. I get tons of light and made cornices above the windows covered in fabric that is yellow and shades of blue.

I went with a beautiful Pantone blue in my kitchen and love it. No regrets!

I went with a similar blue for my open floor plan ...decided the space really needed a pop of color since I have a tendency to go with neutrals. Glad I had the nerve to do it...

I'm always happy to see people get up their nerve and use a 'real' color in their home instead of something you can't quite figure out what color it is.

I would like to paint my kitchen a Blue Grey. Flows into living room so would have to continue on at least one wall.
I have oak colored cabinets and white appliances. This is a rental apartment.
Does that sound good to you?
It has a high ceiling.
Dbl window at end of living room.

@eneguess - love the navy blue! Can you tell me what color it is? Also, what is the wood on the island? I want to do a wood island with navy blue cabinets. Thanks!

Love the blue.

I love the blue in your kitchen, it looks crisp and fresh - and is unexpected.

Change the red table cloth to yellow or a blue white and yellow print. The kitchen looks very fresh and cheery. Good work!

Mary is right, boob light has to go;)

I would never recommend anyone to buy stainless steel appliances. I am sorry but they are high maintenance when to keep them look clean. Terrible.

Hello, I was wondering if you were considering new countertops or back splash? You could soften or make it less stark by adding another complimentary shade of blue or a beige composed with blue streaks or glass chips. Just a thought.

nice new stove-love the blue

I'm with the others who say if you don't like it now, it won't grow on you later. Get something you love now because it will be a quick fix. Otherwise, it's going to be 6 years before you get around to changing it.

I think that once you see the stainless steel next to it, it will feel better. It co-ordinates well with the tan you already have.

What about getting a softer shade of blue? I went with BM light blue on my ceiling and love it.

The blue isn't too much, especially when you get your doors on the cabinets.
The lighting needs to be addressed if you can. 4" recessed, strategically place, will provide a more complete overall lighting. My concern, as I view your picture, is the range with no protection under the cabinets. I hope that the paint you are using is flame retardant because it will surely blister from the heat from the burners.

I like it. I may be a bit biased since I plan to do a blue/white/yellow kitchen once we get out of our rental.

I like the blue. Also, a side note about color : when staging a home for sale, we were told to avoid anything but neutrals. After much discussion, we impulsively painted a wall in a dated and blah kitchen a lovely shade of green, painted the cabinets white, changed out the hardware, and updated a light fixture in the breakfast nook. The home sold in 2 weeks after languishing before then. People loved that green color, just wish I could remember what it was. It was bright and cheery.

Once you get your stainless steel,you'll either love,the combo with your blue walls or decide to change the color. All things considered, paint is a relatively easy thing to change.

I love it. It's going to look great on the other walls as well! I really like how Juudean up above ^^^ did her kitchen as well.

About high maintenance and stainless steel - I love our stainless and just use microfiber cloths to wipe p down the stainless and dry it. Microfiber is the key for me ( anyone use something better? ) Most days, I have to touch up the few areas with fingerprints on them but the redt stays clean and shiny.

Without microfiber, yes.,,it,would be a pain to clean.

Microfiber cloths with texture + method multi surface cleaning spray!

I love the color. I would however paint the walls in your pictures blue also not the tan color

Soft shades of tan and coral would be beautiful with this also

For color reference

This wall needs to be blue and the side of the cabinet the same color as the rest of cabinets.

The blue looks great!

I agree with Tammy Lawhorn. The wall you have your microwave against needs to be painted the same color as your kitchen... One of the reasons you're not loving the blue is because the beige/tan walls in the adjoining room are too muddy looking next to the clean blue and white combination in your kitchen. The two rooms need a cohesive look, and right now they don't have that at all. Embrace the beautiful blue color you've selected, and get rid of the beige. I think you'll love it when you do.

It's a great colour. However, I would not emphasize the crown and door trim and the white cabinets - it's too much visual 'noise'.
What if you painted the crown and door casings the same blue inside the room? Then the blue wall and cabinets will be the only focal points in the room?
Just a thought.

Also, I can't really tell if the ceiling is white.... it would be nice if it had a very small % of the same blue - like 10% blue added to the white, for the ceiling only - What do you think?

The blue looks good. Consider painting the microwave cart white and the inside walls of the built in shelf unit blue but leave the shelves themselves white. Your kitchen will appear larger and the shelves will provide interest from the horizontal lines provided by the white. If you don't plan on painting the dining wall then a large piece of artwork with blues will gel the two rooms. If you want to paint the dining wall but are cautious of the blue from the kitchen choose a lighter shade than what is in the kitchen. if you have a color card for the blue you have choose a lighter color on that card. that way you are sure to get a color that will compliment the kitchen blue. good luck!

I love it and would complete it with a beach or nautical theme.

Love it!!! Love it !!! Love!!! what an amazing shade of blue. FANTASTIC, you will enjoy being in your kitchen cooking up amazing meals.

I am trying to like blue...and your blue is beautiful. It makes me wonder why I have to try so hard to like blue. Keep up the good work, the blue is beautiful!!!

I think the blue is great and will look even better when the whole space is painted blue. If you find the blue to be too much at first, I always find that adding large pieces of artwork help break up the wall colour. Creating a focal point other than the blue wall will help take your attention away from the blue and to something else, like the artwork or a statement light over your table. I would also add a secondary colour as an accent, like a yellow, or if you prefer a less intense look, a light green.

Josie, are you planning to paint the peninsula seen in your first photo (with husband)?

It may be on your list, hope so! Under the white countertops, the tan does nothing to frame your kitchen attractively.

As a bonus, I think painting the peninsula wall blue would be the perfect balance across from the microwave wall you will be doing.

I was thrilled when a lighting designer came to help me with my kitchen/great room and she said that blue would be a great color for the space. I love my blue kitchen, it makes me smile! I also have white cabinets and an old oak Hoosier cabinet and love the combination!

overall think it looks calm though.

don't be afraid of color. It's the least expensive way to refresh a space and can completely transform how an area looks and feels. This is a fabulous color--looks very much like the Sherwin Williams "Adrift"" I used in a client's kitchen leading into living room recently and it's amazing. Give it a week or 2 and it won't seem nearly as radical as you fear

I still really love that blue with white. I'm thinking that the inside of the bookcase could be painted blue .. but that might be a little too much. Looks really good!

If you still feel it's too blue when you're done, you could extend the dining room color into the kitchen through stenciling.

Other colors that go well with the blue:

Overalls are perfect for painting. Nice blue but personally dont see why all the walls would be blue...have u considered a back splash and may be accent walls. When I have second thoughts painting I usually end up not liking it...