I agree with calidesign. Choose the paint color LAST. Get your furniture, decor, area rugs, lamps, artwork, and so on in the space first.

Omg Was gonna say all the above. Stay white. Add the color you want with the furniture

Really really pretty space by the way

Calidesign makes a great point! The space is very warm, so sticking with a warm or neutral paint color is best. Also agree that the provided colors may be too dark for the space. The space is very light and open right now and a dark color may make it feel closed in.

I appreciate you all so much! I did not think of any of those great points!! When I walked through the home the paint had a yellow look to it and I did not want it to look yellow. Is there a particular warm white that anyone would recommend??

Also my husband hates the white uppers and wants to use the same stain for top and bottom cabinets? Will that look okay?

It will look ok! Not amazing lol! First add all your furniture and paint and everything and decor to the counter - vases, flowers, bowls, jars ( LOVE the Mackenzie child’s collections for this stuff!!!) and then ask him again lol

Lol i Would love that idea but we are building this house... the pictures were from the model home we walked through. We get to make any changes we want before we start construction. His theory is it’s easier to paint it later if I still want it white...

Ooo totally forgot about that. I hear you lol. Visually I like the two tone. It’s up to you if you willing to sacrifice that for the hubs lol ☺️

You only get light in from one side of the space, and it's under an overhang. Keep the white cabinets as they are. I would also make the stove vent white. Your husband gets the stained wood on the bottom cabinets and also all over the floors. That is plenty of dark brown for one space. And if you're using the same floor tiles as the model home, go with a slightly darker grout so it blends in better. Choose a neutral white like BM Dove White for the walls if you need to choose before you move in. That allows you to decorate with any colors you wish.

I agree about the wall colors. However, I must disagree about the two toned cabinets. I prefer them to be all one color, with the exception of an island. My point is that there's not one right answer to the question of two tone cabinets.

Benjamin Moore OC-27 is a beautiful greige color that I used for my dining and formal living. The 26 is a shade lighter and will also look beautiful if you’re looking for a lighter shade like everyone suggested.

I seriously appreciate everyone in here, I am so overwhelmed with all The choices in building this house. in our contract we only get one paint color for walls/ceilings and another for trim. Trying to pick one color for a whole is Making me crazy. I figured If I can find one good neutral i like for this area the rest of the rooms I can paint again down the road once we get settled.

If you want the whole house one color I'd go with a soft white, or talk to a professional colorist at your local paint store. They will be glad to point you in the right direction.

Warm light color, not gray.

This is probably a dumb question but I am honestly clueless about anything interior design... Should the white cabinets be the same color as the walls Just a different sheen?

Yes. Do them as close in color as you can. You don’t want either to look yellow

Try BM Elmira White

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/hc-84/elmira-white?color=HC-84

If you are still on the fence, you could check out www.hello-paint.ca for large format peel and stick paint samples. Our clients have found them very helpful in the past.

The grays you’ve selected will all read green in the East light - I had both Edgecomb and Revere in my old home all with southern exposure, and the colors were gorgeous. Put samples in my new home with North and East light ....and I got green cast everywhere. I ended up using an online color consultant who recommended BM Simply White - we LOVE it. Gorgeous soft white with a touch of cream. We used BM Balboa Mist for our walls in two other rooms with Simply White as the trim. Rather than doing samples stick ups, please do big actual paint samples on the wall. It’s worth the time and money not to make a huge mistake.

Im having a hard time bc its New construction and I wont have the ability to see the color in the house. So I’m hoping to find a safe neutral that is kids/dog/farm friendly. White absolutely terrifies me with our outdoor lifestyle so I’m almost to the point of going back to square one and rethinking the floors/cabinet stain.

Jaimi- If you have pictures of what the space WILL look like and you know the light, then maybe do what we did (we also didn’t have access to our new home until JUST 24 hours before the painters were to start) - hire an online color consultant. The two colors she picked for us were exactly perfect, and I would have bet a million bucks I would likely ignore her recommendations....but we were prepared, threw them up on the wall with the EIGHT other colors I thought we’d want...and she was spot on correct in her recommendations. Here’s the link - I would highly recommend these people, though there are other companies that provide similar services: https://thecolorconcierge.com/