Hi Andrea. I also have north facing kitchen. White dove upper cabinets. Went with Caesar stone Calcutta Nuvo. It's not a stark white and subtle pattern. I've put different colored woods with it to give you idea if how it looks. Good luck with your kitchen.

Thank you--I love this! The bowl in front is closest to what I'm going for with the island/hood. A dark but warm wood tone. It looks great with that stone! What color are your lower cabs?

So far we have looked at samples of a few gray-toned whites from SW--snowbound and pure white are our forerunners, but I think snowbound is a bit dingy, and my husband thinks pure white is too clinical. We're ordering samples of BM simply white, chantilly lace, and white dove. This is enough to drive anyone crazy!

Keep in mind any painted trim and doors in the area.

Yes, thank you Beverly! We will have trim and moulding re-painted too. The only thing that is currently fixed is the wood floor. There is only one door on the far side of the kitchen, which we will paint to blend in with the wall color (not yet chosen). The other entrances are open doorways. This is truly a down-to-studs renovation so we will get to pick everything! I don't know what's harder--choosing everything from scratch, or working with what you already have. There's too many options and combinations!

Lowers are BM Pale Oak. But the contrast between the two didn't turn out anything like my sample boards. (and I bought the correct sheen for the samples). My appliances are white so didn't want White dove Yes, I have white appliances :)

I tried about 8 whites/off whites so I know your pain. My trim is also White dove - doesn't look like diff color in person.

So interesting... who knew white could be so complicated! We are working with designers and they are going to bring over a bunch of slab samples and paint swatches so we can coordinate. This is our forever house, so I don't want to make a mistake and then regret doing white for the rest of my life! And after the money we're spending there is NO chance we will repaint the cabinets in the foreseeable future... oh the pain (and pressure!).

Your Simply White sample will look yellowish next to the Pure White. Don't compare them next to each other! But...I can tell you that Simply White in my north facing kitchen is an absolute white. It's not next to anything truly pure white...my trim and ceiling are also SW.

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Here is the counter material we chose: Mont Venetian quartz. Our designer is going to bring over samples of the quartz and paint so we can see how the different combinations look in our kitchen. Any thoughts?

Gray (for walls?) isn't the best choice for a north facing room..if that is what you are thinking. There is one gray, that doesn't react as a gray, and would look beautiful on the walls.

The Venetian quartz looks very white (on my monitor), so, for cabinets, trim, ceiling, possibly B.M Chantilly Lace will work.

Thanks Judianna... it looks white on my screen too, but I remember it being more muted in person. The designer said she'd bring over a few other quartz samples so we could see everything in our kitchen, all together. We would be open to a more fun color in the kitchen, just want to keep it light and airy. I've read that agreeable gray might work in a north-facing room and complement to all the white. AH! I wasn't even thinking about walls yet. Send help!

Kylie M interiors does wonderful videos on paint selection. Even for us with the dreaded north facing rooms.

Thank you Karen! I have read a bunch of her posts, which is what got me obsessing over the white to begin with. :-)

karen t can i see a photo of full kitchen??

Hi Jen. Here's during install. Light coming from window over sink. Can send more directly to you if you'd like.

@Andrea - what did you end up choosing? would love a photo!

We went with chantilly lace for the cabinets and couldn’t be more happy! We used it on all of our trim and walls in the dining room too. Big fan!

@Andrea - it's GORGEOUS! What's the color of your walls?

Thank you! The walls are revere pewter.

Andrea very pretty. Looks like we are gonna do Chantilly Lace as well... does it ever feel too stark ?

Jen, it really doesn’t. Our fixtures are all gold and the floor and island are warm browns which I’m sure helps. We have the entire dining room painted chantilly lace because we like it so much!

thank you! i am so anxious about this choice its insane!!