I would do exactly that. Sounds lovely.

That is a nice way to make a small kitchen have a more spacious feel.

Beware— I tried to do this (but my cabs are all the same color) and the different sheens made the walls look very different from the cabinets and trim. It looked like we tried to match and failed (which was true). We ended up doing the wall at 25% intensity so there would be enough contrast to make it look intentional since we could not get a true match. A white white might act differently— ours is more of a cream/taupe.

That can definately work. Satin or Semi gloss on the cabinets/doors/trim Flat/Matte or Eggshell on the walls and Flat on the ceilings.

Not sure what your goal is in this idea? I could see painting the uppers and lowers different colors if the lowers were in a much different color, like dark blue or green. White and taupe isn't going to make much of an impact. I'd paint them both taupe or both white.

Thanks everyone. The upper cabinets and walls would be SW Aesthetic White and the lower cabinets would be SW Moth Wing. The Moth Wing is pretty dark so I think there will be enough contrast there, but I'm not certain about the Aesthetic White actually looking white???

I’m not a pro, but make the cabinet a white that works for your walls. The idea sounds lovely!

@blueskysunnyday If you made the walls a 25% intensity does that mean lighter? Were you happy with it once you did that? I was thinking maybe I should do that - do 150% or so lighter of the wall color for the cabinets. So I guess mine might be opposite - lighter cabinets but just the reverse effect of what you did. Thoughts?

There will definately be enough contrast between the two colors (uppers and lowers). Aesthetic White is beautiful but it’s not white, I would consider it a light near neutral.

@texmax13 Thank you! Yes it is more of a greige - but looks lighter when not paired with another white. What are your thoughts using it as a wall and trim color? Too dark for trim or ok? Thinking I want a more seamless look between walls and trim since it;s so open??? But not sure

I think it could be lovely. I did a quick google search to see if i could find pictures for you and I stumbled upon this…

”SW AESTHETIC WHITE

In the remodel of my kitchen and overall in my home, I’ve used SW Aesthetic White. I like that it isn’t too bright, because I have it all over everywhere, kitchen cabinets, walls, trim, ceiling. It’s a softer white, but again, still looks white overall when not paired with another brighter white.”

https://carlaaston.com/designed/favorite-white-paint-colors-and-a-fab-new-paint-sample-tool

@mcglaze yes, we made the walls only 25% as dark as the cabs and trim. I think of it as cutting the paint with 75% white, but that is probably not how they do it. When they were all the same color (but different sheens) the walls looked grayer and the cabinets looked greener. The contractor and the cabinet builder had warned us of this sheens phenomenon, so we had the painters do test patches in various areas of the room. Then we had them come back and try the 25% for the walls and that worked better. It wasn’t exactly the look I had been going for, but at least it did not look like I tried to match and failed.

This is a little different of a situation, but I painted my master bedroom and master bathroom the same color. the bedroom is eggshell and the bathroom is satin. When I went to Sherwin Williams to get the paint, they were able to tell me which lines to get for each sheen so that the formulas would be consistent.

Even though you’re getting the same color mixed by the same company; every line of paint has a different base; so the formula can vary from line to line to get the same color.

I wonder if the people having trouble with the paint being consistant with their cabinets are having their cabinets painted with a Sherwin Williams product or if the cabinet people are color matching to whatever product they use. If the latter, I would probably do the cabinets first and then take a door in to get the wall, ceiling and trim paint matched.