How about leaving the color the same in the kitchen area, then a bluish/lavender in the dining area? Not too dark. Sort of periwinkle?

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Paint the door and door casing the same color as the wall, and you might want to tone down the red to a more orange brown tone.

A fresh green color would look nice also with your granite and cabinets. Check out this green wall color. I think it would be great in your dinette area.

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I am thinking of ditching the Red and going all one color.

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You could play it safe and succumb to the gray trend. It does look nice. In the kitchen a light gray (find a gray tone from the granite). Then, in the dinette area a few shades darker gray. It will look fab.

kilim Beige and not relaxed SWKhaki?

A color like BM Spanish Olive would be beautiful in your rooms. You have warm tones in the wood and granite so you want to choose a paint color that complements those tones. I agree that it would look nice to paint the kitchen and connecting room the same color to keep the feeling of openness between the rooms. Good luck!

I have trouble with the tan warm tones of the kitchen walls, cupboards, and granite, and then all the white in the dining room. The white needs to go, or be repeated in the kitchen for the rooms to flow. Not connecting for me - so glad you are painting. The idea of pulling a grey out of the counter top sounds good. And the red seems harsh for the tone of the cabinets as well. Love the granite and sink.

I have painted cabinets that are glazed. they look off white with brown in the crevices. Countertops are granite that has gold, beige, grey, brown in them, similar to those above (winblad85 post). The island is dark wood. Floors are warm wood, similar to cabinet color above. The room is painted gold, which I see in many pictures. The problem is, I don't like gold much. I'd like to paint the walls a different color that shows off the cabinets and goes with the granite. (I tend to like clear colors rather than autumn colors). The keeping room adjacent has a lime green sofa in it and gold walls. My dining room is the same red as above but not adjoining kitchen. Any suggestions?