the lightest shade. no don't paint your tile

I'm a fan of the darkest shade, but I don't think it works with everything else. So I'd pick one of the other two - probably agreeing with others with the lightest shade being the most versatile.

goflyrm,,,,,you would just be putting lipstick on a pig. At least the shade matches the countertop. You want to go through all the hassle of painting that tile? hell, just take it down and put up something else! You could even put up bead board and that would improve it. Did you want to paint it the same green? no. I'm not really even digging the painting the brick stuff but you seem to be on a mission! Why are you afraid to remove even some of that brick paneling? I know you said u are afraid of what will happen, but what exactly is that? And is a reno in the near future?

I would choose a warm white for the brick walls, and pick a darker green from your inspiration mat for accents-maybe the doors and/or window frames. Light greens can get hospitaly in a kitchen pretty fast...and don't paint the floor tiles-will get scuffed and look crappy quicker than I'm typing this comment

can't go wrong with Swiss Coffee. Neither too white nor too yellow.

I like SW Creamy in kitchens; warm but not too yellow-I like the Behr Malted Milk, it goes with your wood-and your tiles (still do not paint), maybe use the creamy on the trim, and where the brick face goes into the other room (where it turns a corner?) or use the malted on any flat surfaced wall, and use the creamy on the brick. Bricks always look good painted white-and FYI-those ceiling panels can be replaced with the pressed tin ceiling panels pretty easily-

You hit the nail on the head with the cream color. It is a soft neutral and goes well with everything else in the room, and as well it looks like it will flow well with the colors in the adjoining room.

I'm going to disagree and say to leave your trim the color it is, assuming it is the same throughout the house. I would especially not paint it green.

What would give a major update to the room would be to replace the valances with something in a shade of green like you have for the paint samples. I'm not sure of your style, but something a little sleeker would look great.

The darker sage green is the one to go with. You certainly don't want a mint green kitchen.

You could also mount the roman shade even higher over the window to add height to your room. Mount the shade right under the wood molding, not just to the top of the window.

First of all I would paint your cupboards off white and your walls blue/grayish. Change your doors knobs and get rid of the silly valence/curtain 1970 looks in the kitchen window. Your floor can wait but a nice big colorful kitchen mat (rectangular would look awesome!

no. paint the baseboards tho.

for where? to go over the existing tiles you wanted to paint? are those peel and stick, vinyl?

no. You are paying extra for the peel and stick option. doing a mosaic backsplash w/regular tile is not difficult. Your current tile looks fine. Wait until you can remove it and do something more permanent.

if you put those on, you have to deal with adhesion issues. plus, now you are adding extra thickness. what about the top under the cabinet where it ends?

just take the tiles off the wall and put up a tile you like. those vinyl ones are about 9 bucks each. You can find real tile for less and it will look better.

Looking good! I would not paint the tile - the current tiles are close enough in color and I'm not sure the paint would be durable anyway. I agree with Beth, just leave the tile as-is and do a real tile backsplash when the time is right.

I have to say, the room looks much better without the valances! If you decide to do something above the windows, consider hanging it so that it just covers the top trim and none of the window itself. I like the shades posted earlier but also wondering if a simple DIY valance might work?

DIY valance

Yes, I'd say leave your shades (or replace with something else if you'd rather), but replace the valance with a sleeker style. :)

Your floors and the ceiling are two big distractions to the look of your custom cabinets.

A nice roman shade would make a big difference. You can DIY them. This is one of the better DIY's I've found out there that look pretty good. Pick your own fabric. something in the beige family with pattern and accent color.

http://www.iheartnaptime.net/no-sew-roman-shades/

also one from you tube with step by step.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4VWE4JFEFs&app=desktop

You can also buy these for a bit more. Check Lowes. You may luck out if they have the same size in stock as your window. Obviously custom ordered ones will be more. (blinds.com if you do decide to order).

I love the darker sage option. Good luck!