Reposting since my first post was a mess.

My cabinet layout is now complete (below attached). I am doing white shaker cabinets, gold thin handles/knobs. Floors were installed Friday and the cabinetry order is being placed Tuesday.

I watched a kitchen design tutorial and this person said to always use 3 colors to avoid a boring kitchen. The third color can be a ’pop’ of color. So my question is: I have a small house open floor layout and when you walk in my front door this is the view you enter dining area with direct open view to peninsula/ kitchen and living room to left. The Peninsula is directly in front view and I plan to add 2 stools or chairs.

Should I make the peninsula a different color and/or if not where could I add a 3rd color?

Or just do a color pop in chairs and add accent accessories same color as peninsula chairs/stools to tie another color in?

Ignore wall color and light hanging down in pic will be gone… doing recessed lighting- Entire house will be painted different color after kitchen is in. The fridge is not staying there.. its just where it landed when they put in floors. Fridge is going in cut out wall on left.

i think im panicking that the kitchen will look like a white elephant when entering the house.

last question: I have pure bright white Hunter Douglas shutters in living room and dining room but doing soft white Shiloh cabinets (not the brightest white).. is this a mistake? the dining room shutters are probably 4-5 feet from peninsula/kitchen.