It should go under where the vent pipe is.

I'm not sure about the Iron Ore color given the black on the island and back splash. I know your mock up isn't as dark as the paint color, but it seems washed out to me. Didn't you do wild color in a bathroom? Not up for acid green on your wonderful window wall?

Use the Sherwin Williams photo above for guidance rather than my rendering. It is not a washed out looking color. Here is an actual photo of the paint in my powder room. I'm worried it will be too dark for the kitchen. But then again, I was also worried about going too dark in the powder room.

I do have an infamous bathroom where I have a USC color theme but I don't think cardinal or gold are the right compliments to this kitchen.

As someone pointed out, the cooktop was installed under where the vent pipe was in the photos. Here's an updated photo of the island with the cooktop and hood.

I remember your USC bathroom! :-)

I'd pick a grayish greige to complement the floor a bit. And more medium to darkish...not dark dark. You'd be happy with a slight shift on that wall...and around the slider, with nature outside, is a good place to do that.

I like it best when your marble and island are the only dark areas in the room. A dark wall color eats into the freshness of the look you have going.

Stunning kitchen. Love what you've got going so far. Not a pro, but I would agree with Calidesign

It doesn't look like there is much wall to be painted, but what there is I would paint with a pop of citrus.

Agree a darker contrast would def help 'pop' the look of the kitchen; white is too bland, but color choice is too individual a matter - not goin' there...(-:

you have to work with the floor...it is a big element...and it's quite nice for the subtle warmth it brings.

Your kitchen is modern so I would keep walls white.

Here are my pics. Iron Ore isn't black enough.

I hope you're doing some island stools made from Walnut. the wood addition would look great w/your black/white theme.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

This is one of those times I wish there was more consensus to help nudge me in the right direction. Most of you are split between going gray but not too dark, or go black. I will say that I definitely don't want a bright accent color that is going to become its own feature. And I get the rationale for warming things up with greige or working with the floor but I feel like a wall with brown tones will change the modern dynamic of the kitchen.

My preference is for the walls to stay white or some shade of gray/black. Someone said there isn't much wall to be painted, but if you keep going past the panoramic doors to the right, I'm painting that area the same color. I just didn't color it in Photoshop.

What you don't see in my photos is a wall opposite the island that juts out, that wall will be more of an accent wall where I'll be more creative.

Cali - The adjoining room is SW Zircon. There is a walkway between the kitchen and the adjoining room, the color of the walls in the walkway will either be white or zircon. I'm hesitant to paint the walkway zircon because then I've got black, white, zircon, whatever color goes on the wall with the glass doors plus the accent wall.

The darkest color on the Zircon strip is Grapy which I've already used on an accent wall in my stairs. It's a bit too purple for the kitchen. Summit Gray is the next step down on the strip, which is too light. Here is Zircon and Grapy together, the purple tones don't come through in this photo.

Beth - Did you see the photo of my powder room above? To my eye Iron Ore seems is more black than most of the options you posted. I think I like Wrought Iron best but it might just be because the swatch bigger than the others.

It won't be too dark in your kitchen. Go for it.

Sorry I do not have an opinion about your paint color because I am not good at picking paint colors. I am only posting to say your bathroom pictured above is so COOL. Wow, love it!

I'd like a little more feedback on this. If you look at my first rendering, you'll see I cut off the paint on the return wall. But I'm wondering how to handle the corner to the right, which I left white.

There's a little enclave to the right where you see the door. Then around the corner there's a little wall that pops out on the adjacent wall. There will be a TV on this wall and I plan to treat it as a true accent wall with a brighter color or 3D tile (similar to powder room above) or something like that. Here are photos showing these areas (disregard the mess).

This is a straight on photo of the future accent wall and enclave to the left.

If I give this wall a strong accent color, won't it be weird to have a white corner sandwiched between the accent wall and the window wall with dark paint?

I can see painting this corner the same color as the window wall, but then what about the door? Just paint everything the same color? Would that be weird?

If I give the accent wall a white treatment, like the white tiles in the powder room, I think leaving this corner white would be OK. But if the accent wall is not white, what to do?

iron ore in your bathroom looks darker because of the lack of natural light, and it being a smaller room.

But, try it, if you have any left over. it's only paint. (I still like something blacker. or if you want a purple hue, try one of these:

this one is Cyberspace SW

have you found the deeper color for the big window area? do that. I would treat all the other walls from the adjacent wall right of window...all the way around into alcove and across tv wall with one color.....lighter by a couple shades from your dark shade..and you can tilt it more "berry" or more gray, or whatever you want to do. Then I would paint the door your contrasting gloss stand-out color. TV watching......keep everything pretty contiguous....and have a little bold thing going on with the door only. But there are many ways to do it....Do what you like.....but a lot of breaks in wall color treatment , for me, wouldn't be worth it...find a beautiful saturated color....coordinating with your window wall....

You have enough going on with the high drama cabinets and counters. Match the subtle ivory of the floors if you have another area for color. Otherwise, pick a color for that, and don’t look back.

Terrible fingerpainting, but what your whole house needs is a good shot of color, used in the right doses to set off the black and white. A kitchen has very little wall space, and even if the one wall extends, that’s still a good use of color, IMHO. Add a couple of sculptural chairs in the green, or red, or orange, and that will give it the bit of vibrancy.

If that is the actual view out the large windows why the competition w such an aggressive color? Just explain that.....I really want to hear the reasoning. I find that abrasive color so totally countertuitive. Please provide education.

Regarding your question on where to stop the painting, I think you are right that if you make your accent wall white, it's okay to leave the dark color just in the kitchen before the wall turns the corner. That will give you the brighter option that I personally think would be best. It keeps the emphasis on the beautiful outdoor view. But if you want the accent wall dark, I would use the same dark color as the kitchen and continue it all the way through the alcove and on to the accent wall. A darker color will better hide the TV on it, but will really change the look of the space. I would paint the walls first leaving the door white, and then you can always go back and paint the door the same color if you feel it stands out too much. It should be fine though with all the white in your kitchen and other doors I assume are white.

Thanks for all the suggestions, that's a lot of great advice.

Cali - I don't want a dark color for the accent wall. Either white or a bold color. But I don't want a bold color on the window wall, so having one color wrap the way around is out (unless it's white).

You may not have a sense of scale from the photos but the kitchen is pretty spacious. For perspective the island is 13 feet wide and the accent wall is 12 feet away from the island, and there will be a table and chairs between the island and accent wall. So doing something bold there won't compete with the cabinets or the view.

I appreciate the suggestions for a bold color on the window wall but I definitely do not want a new feature in such close proximity to the cabinets. I have so much eye candy that works well together. I don't want a clashing color that will take focus off the kitchen.

Some of you have suggested a color that works with the floor. I understand the logic there, but I fear that will soften the kitchen and totally change the vibe. Maybe I need to Photoshop the window walls with a beige color so I can see for myself.

I guess nobody thinks one color for the window walls and the corner, then a different color for the accent wall is a good idea.

I like Cali's suggestion to keep the accent wall and the corner white then pick a color for the window walls. If I do that, to give the white accent wall an "accent" wall I'd like to do something like this:

Can you sense a new thread coming for what to do on the accent wall? lol

I like the idea of keeping that wall white, and like the white accent, but I'm wondering how it will look with that vent and the black TV. Are you able to move the vent? If not, I'd keep the wall more simple.

Unfortunately, there is no way to move the vent. And there is another vent below it, near the bottom of the wall. That one is just as wide and about 50% taller but it's not really in the line of sight, especially after a table and chairs are in front of it.

The upper vent can be made less of an eyesore. There is a pretty large restrictor plate covering nearly the entire opening of the vent in the photo. The plate was originally the same silver color as a metal duct and it stuck out like a sore thumb. So my hvac guy painted it black to make it disappear and now you can't see it. I can have the plate painted white to match the vent cover, that will camouflage it and make it look more uniformly white. But there will still be some black above the plate where the vent is still open. Unless we also painted the inside of the actual duct white, not sure if that's doable or a good idea.

Cali's comment about the vents got me thinking about some other options where I only highlight the accent wall between the vents. That way the vents don't conflict with the accent feature and are part of the neutral space above and below.

I didn't include it, but there will be a TV on this wall in all cases.

If I keep that back wall and corner white, I could do something like this:

A possible issue with the last photo is that the window wall is still going to be dark and the back walls are white, so we're introducing yet another color on the walls. Too choppy? On the other hand, this injects a bright color into the kitchen. As I mentioned earlier this wall is 12 feet from the island and there will be a table and chairs in between so it's not right on top of the cabinet area.

If I continue with the dark walls all the way around the room, I could paint the vent covers the same color and make the accent white (excuse the lazy photoshop, you get the gist).

I think this makes things less choppy but I'm still not sure I want so many dark walls in the kitchen.

Thoughts?

Your vision as it was originally with the white walls and the pops of black on the counter and the back wall were correct. Stop second guessing yourself and no to painting the walls gray, black or any other color. Your focal point is the stone on the back wall and your secondary focal is your island. Enough.

cpa - You think I should leave the wall with the windows white? My objective in painting that wall a dark color was to highlight the adjacent white cabinets and make them pop instead of blending into the wall. I thought some contrast there would be good.

Do you think these options turn the wall into a focal point? It's not a lot of paint and the large windows already draw attention that way, especially at night because I have a great city light view.

I know several people have suggested it, but I don't love the idea of painting the rest of the walls, I'm inclined to leave them white.

It's funny how one's opinions evolve. I originally liked the second version better with the return wall painted but now I'm starting to lean towards the first one where just the area around the windows is painted. It's more balanced and more uniformly frames the windows, right now that look is feeling more "intentional" to me.

To be honest, when I made the photos in my previous post, my interest in making that back wall an accent wall started to wane. I always envisioned doing something unique on that wall but it might be too much.

I had the wall painted yesterday. I ended up using Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black which was the closest match to the black cabinets. It's basically their true black color. And I only painted the wall around the windows, not the adjacent wall. I think that was the right choice.

Here are photos at night and during the day, the daytime photos are tough to get right because of all the light coming through the windows and the high contrast with the black. The photos look almost identical to the renderings.

Don't think I'm going to put anything other than a TV on that back wall unless I see something that really inspires me and will enhance the kitchen. But I think adding anything else to the design is probably overkill at this point.

The color looks great. I would continue the black on the next wall, ending at the first corner, which will disguise the fact that the doors aren't centered on the back wall. The lack of symmetry may not bother you though.

Like the framing effect w use limited like that. Your view and outdoor environment looks wondrous. You could put some potted plants in front of some of the fixed glass panels. With time and getting used to this large open kitchen/in and out the entry points etc I think you are going to like it more and more. Are there spots for small benches and chairs ? It's great and fun to think how different people would handle the space With its "lean" footprint.

Cali - I am big on symmetry and yet this asymmetry never bothered me. Maybe I'm just used to it. Anyway, I don't want to add another big black element so I'd rather have the asymmetry. I rather like this framed look, and painting the adjacent wall might create worse asymmetry.

Herb - It is a nice view, and the view of the city lights at night is even better (hard to see in my photo). None of those glass panels are fixed, they are panoramic doors which turn 90 degrees and can slide away to create a giant opening in the wall. So shouldn't put anything on either side of that wall.

There is a large space in front of the other wall that we were discussing in the thread. The one with the big vents. I'll have a table and chairs there. So that's what's left to do in the kitchen - pick out the table, chairs, bar stools and the ceiling lamp that goes above the table. Plus some changes to the fridge wall because my fridge and freezer have to be replaced (long story, different thread).

Can I see a photo from standing back to take in the whole room?

cpa - Are you trying to get a sense for where the back wall is with respect to everything else? Here is a photo of that. Please ignore the mess on/around the table!

If you actually want to see the entire space in one shot, the room is too big and my camera phone doesn't have a wide enough lens. I have a lens that can get the whole thing on my dslr so if that's what you're wanting to see I'll take it.

Great job using dark paint to add depth to the room. I don't consider that to be an accent wall, as it doesn't demand attention as it would if painted a bold bright color. Painting the glass door wall dark makes that wall recede, giving the feeling of a depth. I do hope that you refrain from painting the white cabinet wall dark as well, for it will chop the field and make your cabinets look small.

What is hanging in the center of the wall, below the clock?

DK - That wall isn't presently an accent wall but I was thinking about making it one. There was a time when I thought that wall was begging to be an accent wall but for now I think it's best left alone. That thing hanging from the center of the wall is an Amazon Echo Dot (which communicates with the Alexa Clock above it). There will be a TV on that wall when it's done, that's why there's an outlet in the middle of the wall.

And I agree about the cabinet wall, I don't plan to paint that.

Is there space for table & chairs at the glass wall? Take advantage of that view for intimate dinners of a few guests...maybe?

TV wall with some storage underneath- Add storage in small spaces?

What will you be doing with the wall by the table?

And yes, I'd love to see a full shot.

I really like all the choices you've made. Including the one not to make
the TV wall an accent. I would put a Frame TV there though. And keep
all the rest of the walls the same color. BUT,I can also see the
potential in doing all the rest of the walls in something like 3D
panels or a paper if the simpler paint only treatment doesn't stand up
to the fabulosity of the rest of the space.