My 30-year old kitchen is about to be retired. We have researched and gained an education (much of it through Houzz) on pitfalls to avoid, design options, and space efficiency. The one area that should be an intuitive selection is one where I am very much stuck: color. My kitchen is thoroughly used, weekdays and weekends. It occupies a central portion of my house and is L-shaped. I have one north window wall that does not get a huge amount of light, along with another semi-light bay window at the foot of the L. Most importantly, we do a lot of cooking with tumeric, a spice that for all its health benefits, stains like no other. I would love to hear from other cooks who really use their kitchen if white should be avoided. I am leaning toward dark wood, but for a medium-sized kitchen lacking lots of light I'm afraid of creating a black hole. Thoughts, please?