I think grayish wall color is popular these days, and most new kitchens in Houzz seem to have grayish wall.

I wish I could paint with light gray tone but I agree beige matches with the floor.

of course they can be painted after the cabs are in. I mean, think about that for a minute! People paint their kitchens all the time.

while the beige isn't ugly, it's a little on the blah side. I can't see the rest of the room so I have no idea what's going on, decor-wise.

are you bringing in color or some other elements w/the countertop, the backsplash or counter chairs? will you be displaying some pottery in the cabinets w/the glass? are they lit from the inside?

If you do a backsplash, please take it all the way up above the window for a more cohesive look. that will also cut down on some of the wall color.

Beth, countertop will be white (slightly grayish), and cabinets will be lit from the inside and I am planning to display some pottery yes. But otherwise not sure how I would decorate the kitchen. Also backsplash not decided yet. Hopefully i have some money left over for the backsplash. :)

therightlook, yes definitely the photo looks really nice! I agree beige and blue gray is not the best combination.

We recently redid our kitchen and I didn’t even think the wall color was an issue until everything was complete. Then our beige-y yellow walls were really out of place against the white cabs. We ended up painting the walls a soft gray/greige and we love the results. So it’s definitely doable after the fact. Good luck, whatever you decide! For what it’s worth, I don’t think your current color is bad!! Maybe just takes some getting used to.

dasha81, same here. I didn't give a serious thought about wall color, and now I feel it's out of sort. I think I will have to wait and see the end results to decide since it's still not complete. Hopefully I get used to it!!

The wall color and the floor color tie it together. But....BM Touch of Grey would give it a nice spice of happy grey....not dismal grey and would pull the grey off the island. You have a LOT of choices. Great looking kitchen and pendant lights!

Beautiful kitchen! Just looking through your ideabook. Were you going for something like this?

wickedwhite, yes, similar to those. I love grayish island with blue undertone.

Can we see a few more pictures of the space? Including adjoining space?

Now is the time to post a pic of your backsplash selection. That may tip the scales for either working with or clashing with your walls.