We are pushing pause on the island vs peninsula debate for now and moving on to other details. This weekend it seems to be the discussion of paint colors.

I love, love the look of colored cabinets. We aren't looking to resale anytime soon so this kitchen remodel is 100% for us and what makes us happy and what we want to look at day after day. But at the same time I want to make sure it's done right.

Right now we have white cabinets and a teal island which we love. The counters definitely don't enhance the colors, but they do still make me smile. We plan to soften the look with something similar to one of these two colors. Both work well with how the rest of the house is coming along.

My current kitchen for reference. We'll be redoing the floors with lighter wood. The counters will be some kind of white quartz.

I am leaning towards adding more color to the bottom cabinets. I absolutely love the look of a farmhouse sink against some kind of color instead of just white. We are moving the large pantry cabinet into the butler's pantry (right in the walkway in the back right) so the counters and uppers will extend to the wall. Our thought is to go with color along the bottom cabinets (and island if it stays). White uppers along the back wall with the cooktop. The pantry now in the butler's pantry I think we'll paint white as well. What about the oven/fridge wall? I'm thinking white?

And while we are talking color let's think about the hood. Should I go with a ss chimney or add that pop of color with the decorative hood like the photo above? Or just a white decorative hoid. I am so back and forth on this decision too.