Finding a balance between ceiling and floor may be the challenge. What is the paint color of your cabinets and trim? The trim looks very bright white.

Trim is bright white… a lot of it around the house

The cabinets are ivory - from manufacturer so not sure of the exact color

I think, you could change up the feel of the kitchen, by adding in some color. Something a bit bright and cheerful, in accessories, or some art work, etc. The kitchen even though very nice, looks boring and blah, and changing paint is not going to help that.

I'd get rid of the high contrast of the trim white.

Can you paint the trim the same color as the wall color? Looks like a good amount of natural light, I'd consider walls and trim a darker color, not gray, but a brown in the countertop.

Something else lighter and warmer from your countertop.

or

Given how dominant the ceiling feels and another wood tone in the flooring, I’d keep it simple/less broken up by color matching to the cabinets (or one shade lighter). Skip adding anything above the cabinets and if you are open…remove the two shelves as they are busy and feel heavy (add art instead) and a fun rug could add a lighter feel and also tie in all components.

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I wonder.... If you could change your light bulbs to be a little brighter.

At least do this before trying and buying paint. Your issue may be light. Your gorgeous wood ceiling is sucking up some of your light and reflecting it back into the room with a warmer tone. I do agree going lighter in your space could work but finding the right paint color to work with your cabinets and lovely counters might be easier when you have the right lighting.

Here is a past post about lighting that might help you think about your own space.

my white cabinets look yellow Garden Web

Start by changing all the lighting to LED 4000K thta will mimic bright daylight and then you will see the true colors with no yellow . I agree a match to the cabinets might be the best choice with all the other tones in the space just a very light shade . No shelving and nothing above the cabinets will also make the space feel lighter .

It’s funny you mention that…. I RAN from the yellow and went to 5000… brought straight cool white and gray out of counters. Then went to 4000… lived with it a bit but didn’t change counts… made them clash. 3000 at the higher brightness was close to the 4000, but a touch more warmth. It shows up in pics a touch more yellow though.

I should have mentioned… I have color changing LEDs . I went up and down that ladder 90 times and tried to live with each setting. In person…. Everyone agreed… 3000 was it but like I said… at the brighter level as these lights have a normal brightness for the color then a brighter level. Probably really just makes them a 3500

I still think, its the lack of color in there that is your biggest problem.

I usually do 4000K but the lowest I ever go is 3500K it takes time to get used to LED lighting but in this case why not try a color other than white Waht colors have you got in the rooms next to this one ? Or as mentioned a shade of the stool color .

Where would I add the color or shade of stool color? Open to suggestions

I think a darker wall color might give you a brighter feeling ironically. Right now your walls, cabinets and trim are close but not quite right so it reads dulled down . I would either go true monochromatic matching the walls and trim to the cabinets or I would add a blue grey, green or brown tone to the walls and a creamy white to trim.

Perfect thank you!

The wall color is where you would add the color of the stools maybe a bit lighter but smae color family.

May be muted silver blue that goes good with your colors?

or warm creamier

Warm gray/taupe

Pictures via the internet can be inaccurate, but it looks to like the wall color is a bit too pink next to the cabinets.

I would want to go with a color that is a lighter version of the same color.

There are various ways to get the lighter version. There are tools that can find the closest paint manufactures standard paint color, sometimes the cabinet company can tell you the matching color. My tried and true method is to have a paint store match the color and make a sample for me. I make sure the match is good before buying the sample. I buy the sample and a non tinted sample of the white/light base. I create my own samples using an oral medicine syringe to measure the amount of white vs tinted samples, starting with 3 ml each to get my 50/50 sample. If I want something lighter or darker I adjust the amount of white vs tinted until I find what works best for me.  

I then take that sample in and have them color match the sample and make me another sample. I test it to make sure it works and then proceed with painting.

For trim and ceilings I have purchased White base and added 1 cup of wall color to the gallon of white base to tint the base. I test first using my syringe method just in case, but with light to mid toned neutrals it generally works.