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Here is the Venetian:

Here is the Calcutta Massa:

And the subway tile:

What colors/styles are in the adjoining rooms?

Pics of everything together with massa counter.

The paper is a swatch. I wanted to see how it would look under the counter as a cabinet.

We haven’t picked paint colors for the other rooms yet

Here are selections with the Venetian counters.

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An all white anything using CL in a north facing room is going to be minty green and baby blue looking. Chantilly Lace is a green yellow color, and that counter is blue. Hot mess alert. .

There are no blue tones in the counter whatsoever. It has greige undertones. i don’t even see blue in the picture.

First get the lighting right before you even think about mixing whites so all LEDs 4000K a must in every kitchen and in a north facing one for sure. I hate plastic quartz for counters and to me a real granite in white tones is so much better . Wall color are the last thing you choose those subway tiles work with nothing and also the last thing to choose along with wall color. The shape of the kitchen will aslo be ahuge factor in the counter choice and how do you know what will happen when the cabnets go in. you are putting the horse before the cart get a independant LD to help please .

Hi Patricia--thanks for the feedback. We are working with a design/build firm but I'm feeling like we need a little more guidance from them about our choices. We are doing a down to the studs reno of our kitchen, so having to make choices without anything to anchor to (like existing counters, etc). The order of installation will be as follows:

-Drywall

-Paint

-Flooring

-Cabinets

-Countertops

-Backsplash

-Painting touchups

We've had granite before and loved it, but always darker colors... I'm a bit nervous about lighter colored granite showing stains/marks, and I actually like the marble-like appearance of quartz + durability. I

Below is a picture of our first-floor plans including kitchen layout. We've since swapped the fridge and pantry but that probably doesn't matter right this minute!

since whites are so different depending on the house and the light in the room - i would focus on the cab color and counter and make sure those are 100% right — you have seen them together in the room at all different times of day and love them i am assuming? Once those are right and installed then i would tackle the backsplash -

there are lots of blogs etc on selecting whites for northfacing rooms so you could do some research if you have not done so - i have seen SW alabaster and BM white dove recc’d for north facing kitchens - but not sure how those would jibe with your counter

if you have white trim throughout your house sometimes that can be a guide - my trim is SW dover white and it just looks right in the house, made it easy to select cab paint color and then i chose the counter based on that

Thank you la la! We are definitely leaning towards the Venetian counters with Chantilly Lace cabinets. We have samples of both in the kitchen and it feels like the look we're going for--bright white cabinets that are neither too gray nor too yellow. Muted marble-looking countertops with gray and gold veining. We are going to look at the full slab this afternoon!

We are redoing our entire first floor and all the existing colors throughout the house are pretty awful. Lots of beiges and drab whites. The house probably hasn't been touched in 30+ years, decor wise. Not the look we're going for at all!

We tried SW alabaster but it looked too gray in our kitchen. We haven't tried white dove but I'm nervous about it being too yellow with the counters.

It's so hard working from scratch with all this. I really have my heart set on a white kitchen but had no idea there was so much to consider in our particular kitchen!

Ugh it is SO hard! Hang in there - it will all turn out great and the blood, sweat & tears will be worth it 😅