I recently went through the process of choosing which white paint to use on our cabinets and decided on Benjamin Moore White Dove. My cabinets were installed last week and I love the color - it's a warm white but not too warm. We are installing Taj Mahal quartzite which looks similar in color to your granite. Have samples made so you can see the whites in your space. I ordered several whites from Samplize.com.

Will painting cabinets let you love the counters more, or should you wait until you have lived with current combo and then decide if you need to change all?

My advice would be don't paint. You have white walls, white trim, white lights, light flooring and light counter top that all work beautifully with the cabinets that you have. What are you planning to do to add warmth and color to the room?

Paint is not as durable as finished wood. so you are adding future maintenance.

Will having all white really reflect your personality - are you a white on white person? I have a sister in law that truly is a white on white person - she loves white and her home is various layered shades of white. She worked for a nuclear power plant and my brother was a laboratory manager - they are clean freaks - shoes off at the door, mow the lawn every other day, repaint the house every spring, 30 minutes early to everything, very scheduled, very organized, would never consider owning a pet. Their wardrobes are mostly white, ecru, gray and light blue with little color.

Is that your personality?

White works best when there is a ton of natural daylight flooding a room or when you have studio lights set up for a photo shoot. Many of the pictures on the internet are not achievable looks for real homes.

If you do decide that white is really what you want there is no substitute for testing a variety of whites in your space. You want all the whites to work together. This is often achieved by using a single color of white and using different sheens - flat on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls, satin on trim, cabinets and doors.