Many things to consider. Most people here will want to see photos. What’s the natural light in the room? What’s your countertop? Adjoining spaces? Get samples together of all your finishes: countertop, flooring, cabinets and look at them in your space.

Many of your kitchen inspiration are white cabinets with white walls. KM dove white seems pretty warm to me, I don’t think of it as sterile. I get that you may want some color on the walls, though. There are loads of options if you don’t want white - greens look nice with wood tones. Blues, also.

I would keep the trim the same as the white cabinets then do an actual color not white or beige for walls I use this often for a real neutral I cut it 25-50% for a shade I like in the space . Wall colr BTW does not brighten a space , lighting does that . I use LED 4000K for kitchens IMO the best . Waht are your counters, what do you plan for backspalsh? IMO backsplash and wall color are the last choices you make and often pulls and knobs too.

I just looked through the pictures of kitchens on Houzz and the first 58 pictures had white or neutral walls. It makes you feel like this is the only option.

Truth is, kitchen walls are a great place to bring in some color and add some life to your design.

I like bold color statements, but if you are not this brave you can soften the colors, but don't think that your only option is white or gray or beige.

Thanks for the suggestions! We are waiting to finalize the counter choice after the kitchen gets installed. I’m still between white or black for the counter choice. Will decide on backsplash last. The hardware will be with gold tones perhaps brushed bronze. I am wanting to use the same color throughout the first floor as it is an open concept. I am not as brave to go with a bold color, was thinking of more muted tones

although black is a great option, it always has a bit of a dust haze on it.

there are so many great white options, just sayin'

These are the most recent pics I have of the future space (drywall is up at this point). The big window is south facing and will be living room area. 2 smaller windows are across and will be kitchen area. Third picture are the floors

You could keep the walls white if that works better in the adjacent spaces, but do a more interesting backsplash.

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Your choices so far are good and they are neutral. You can absolutely bring some color in. How about a soft gray/green color to bring a hint of color in?

Benjamin Moore:

2145-50 Limesicle

852 Appalachian Green

533 Calming Aloe

498 Glade Green

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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. @patricia - what do you mean by “cutting” the paint? Adding white to it? Something else?