hmm, been a year or more since I posted, and forgot how actual pictures are posted from our Houzz ideabooks :o)

thanks for your input, appreciate it. Actually, the cherry and walnut are almost exact. I bought a small square piece of the walnut counter and took 2 different shades of walnut stain, mixed them until I got the same color on the cherry cabinets and kept the recipe if needed later. I already have another color mixed in that I can't avoid. The foyer walls that lead into the kitchen is a light gold called Straw Basket. My living, dining room and foyer are that color. The shades of green in the kitchen flow into the open family room next to it has a 9x13 carpet that has creams, golds and main color is green, so the rooms side by side look nice together. We didn't buy the countertops yet, so who knows, I could change my mind on that one. I've just had my mind set on it since 2013. We were supposed to have this kitchen finished in 2014 but something major happened in our lives that put it to a screeching halt. The whole story of what happened has been out there on masses of websites from Feb 2015 when we went public, until the latest article last month. I have 2 dogs, so I don't want a whiteish floor, that's why I'm getting rid of the one we have now :-/ Maybe change from a white counter to one that looks like slate? and go with a slate like floor?

we can't redo anything we have right now. Cabinets are bought top and bottom, but no counters have been purchased. If you had seen any of the articles, which I'm sure you probably didn't, you'd understand why we can't go into major expenses :(

actually, just thought of something, I can't go with slate counters, I already bought an offwhite $500 sink back in the Summer of 2014. So the counters have to go with that.

wouldn't a Carrara floor look more formal than what a Carrara counter that can fit a few different styles? My house is more traditional with a touch of transitional.

I just found someone who used a white sink with a dark slate like counter. https://www.houzz.com/photos/kitchen-beach-style-kitchen-philadelphia-phvw-vp~375167   Mine is a soft off white and not a bright white. I already have the sink fixtures in Oil rubbed bronze along with all the cabinet hardware to match. does ORB go with Slate counters? mine will be an undermount double sink

wonder if a floor like this would go, maybe Daltile has something similar. I'm looking for a colorbody porcelain tile

https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-traditional-kitchen-newark-phvw-vp~3934792

oh great lol, 5 mins ago found out we have to replace our 22yo whole house A/C system

well not so bad after all. All my friends and family tell me with a 22yo AC unit, a new one is going to be a HUGE savings for monthly bills and we can even deduct it on our taxes and get a big rebate from our Electric company :) :)

ok, as much as I liked the viatera minuet countertop, I've decided to change and try to find flooring and counters that go well, more in the warm greys or multi colors slate look. Even 2 years ago when I was choosing the counters and floors, I kept feeling something wasn't flowing. Hope I get the photos to post correctly, I noticed Houzz has updated the way photos from their website post since I last used it over 1 year ago :)

Here is the general look I am going for and possible floor ideas.

here is one of the cherry cabinets I bought unfinished from Conestoga and used a mixture of 2 walnut stains to come up with my own color to match the wood counter for our island (we haven't purchased the wood countertop yet)

that is the old counter top we just placed on it until we take out the floors and the old cabinets while waiting to do the whole install later this year. It's a bit more on the brown tones than what you see here because of the white balance on my camera wasn't correct. The wall color behind it is a bit darker than seasalt, but only by 2 or at most 3 shades

now that I look, the tile above I posted, is Ayers Rock "Rustic Remnant" from Daltile which I already have a large 12x12 tile that was delivered a couple days ago so I could look at it. It seemed to go well with everything, but the white countertops. Now I just have to find the right counters that work well with it? any ideas? Hoping to stick with Viatera since I've done a lot of research the past 2 years on them.

what about either of these counters? or if you have another suggestion, maybe one with more of a greyish pattern line the one tile towards the left?

Above - Wildwood

Above - Monet

hmm, 2nd guessing myself seeing them side by side in this post?

LMAO, WOW, 2 years ago there were a LOT of people making comments on everyones posts. Now I only get one person and the rest is talking to myself? What happened to this website?

You already rejected a good suggestion. You've really set up an impossible scenario by your previous disparate choices. A design has to be thought out from the beginning. All of the elements. You can't bring so many different choices together in a cohesive design. Something has to give.

Sophie is correct. The one "design" option that will work with all 5 different elements was tossed (a design choice = one that will work aesthetically). If you want slate floors put in a matching slate counter top (or something similar) and be done with it.

Your design problem isn't the floor...it is everything else. Your previous choices have painted you into a corner. As Sophie states, something has to give. Either give up on the Viatera Minuet as a counter top (you admit this HAS NOT been purchased NOR installed) or give up on a slate-look floor. These are the 'design' options.

You are welcome to go ahead and throw down a floor that you like...but don't expect it to be cohesive. And don't expect it to be a 'design' option. It will be a personal option...but not a 'design' option.

The Viatera Minuet is beautiful and I understand why you have your heart set on it. Ask yourself one question: Which is more important the Viatera Minuet or NOT having a white floor?

Personally I would put up with a floor I didn't want (and I'm a floor gal) to have the counter top be as beautiful/gorgeous as the Viatera Minuet.

If you feel you want a beautiful DARK slate floor and that is MORE important than your counter top choice....then do what makes sense: get the floor and install a matching slate.

For 'design' options, those are your choices. The previous choices have forced you into this and now you need to make a decision as to which element is MORE important: floors or counter tops. At this point, you probably can't have both.

Try LG Aria for countertop. It's a bit warmer than Minuet.

I might decide on Sea Pearl Quartzite for perimeter. Haven't decided on floor yet. I brought drawer slabs of the cabinets with me to the stone fabricator and the designer immediately showed me 2 she thought would work. I also started thinking of the new porcelain tile floors that look like wood planks. Some of them are pretty close to the wood floor we have in the rest of the house. Depending on what colors I can find of the wood look porcelain tiles, I might change that. Here is a picture of the slab from yesterday

yikes, a $2,000 difference in price.

Sea Pearl Quartzite 50sqft $99.99/sqft at $4999.50
and that doesn't include I think I was told $150-$200 15yr sealant before install.

Colonial Gold by MSI 1 1/4" Polished granite

50sqft $59.99/sqft at $2999.50

https://www.msistone.com/granite/colonial-gold/

Our color scheme is somewhat like this kitchen below just slightly less blue

different ideas with greys and green walls. This floor looks to be wood, or wood look porcelain

ok, so what if I painted the green island antique white like the upper cabinets but still keeping the walls green. What floors would you go with and the countertops for the perimeter cabinets?

@diyher, what are the floors in the rest of your home?

Why don't you continue with the same floors throughout the home including the kitchen? Do you think that would look nice with your cabinets? If your floors are all wood then the house will flow and you won't need to worry about matching the counters and backsplash to the floors.

I can't :( we have oak wood floors throughout the rest of the house except for 2 more bedrooms we haven't installed yet. We have 2 dogs and need a tile floor so if needed, we can fence the dogs in the kitchen if we plan to be away for a couple more hours than normal. Plus, with direct access to the back yard from our kitchen door, a lot of dust and sometimes grass get tracked into that room. I'd rather be mopping up a tile floor than a wood floor with water on a continual basis.

whatever floors we choose for the kitchen, will also flow into the laundry room and probably the powder room also next to the kitchen. Here is the 1st floor layout to give you an idea

although might continue the oak wood floors into the powder room if the thickness can fit under the toilet, or have it reseated

here are a few rooms or kitchens I found with 3 shades of cabinets. Trying to get an idea how to work mine out

the above is similar to mine with the all whites on the left of the room, and the wood cabinets on the right, the greenish walls

wood floor

off white and wood stain perimeter cabinets with light green island.

looks like wood floor?

similar to my idea except my island is a lighter sea salt green

a wood floor

a laundry room, but it has 3 shades of cabinets, wood, white and light green

a grey floor

Here are the floors I chose that were installed January of 2018

What are the floors? Wood? Wood look tile? Looks great!

@ovsl14 the floors are 6"x40" porcelain wood look tiles, color is cappuccino, Tabula is the brand name. We bought it at Floor and Decor and had a contractor install it for us. Here is more about the tile. Click the words and it will bring you to their website

Tabula - Cappacino

Thank you for your reply. Enjoy your kitchen!