https://www.countryliving.com/home-design/color/g4295/green-kitchens/

Yes!

Bold and beautiful choice of cabinet colors for your kitchen. The soapstone will be perfect.

Yes.

Thats a shade of green I particularly like and I love soapstone. If it makes you happy too, go right ahead and don't look back.

yes/ just fine......but its a light green [i like the green] so be ready for the contrast . alternatively here are some granites.....theres more than one way to work w the beautiful cabinet color. good luck .

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Sounds great. It will look more top heavy than most kitchens do but I don't think that is a problem. It's just not what we've become used to. I'd lean to the more grey side of soapstone.

Yes, the soapstone can work, but for me that would make the space too dark. I have lived with dark and light kitchen counters, and much prefer the light ones.

The right slabs of Taj Mahal quartzite could also work with that cabinet color.

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I think Chispa makes a good point especially with the chestnut floors. The Taj would bring it all together nicely.

For goodness sake…that shade of green is not dark. Some of you just can’t get your head around a kitchen that isn’t some shade of white on white.

The key to a bright kitchen is a good lighting plan. My kitchen has been posted here ad nauseum. But, here it is again for those who haven’t seen it. Stained birch cabs, medium stained wood floors, soapstone counters and Celadon green backsplash.

The kitchen gets plenty of daytime light. However, as you can see, even at night, the kitchen is not dark.

In short…green anything with soapstone is a gorgeous, complimentary combination. Go for it! Just have a effective lighting plan.

Here are some closeups of the green tile and soapstone:

Chispa and Shasta, Taj was my first pick but I changed my mind because of the cost. It is beautiful though and I agree it would look great with my hardwood floors.

Darbuka, thanks for the pics, I love the green tile with the soapstone. I agree, the cabinet color is very light and I have tons of natural light in my kitchen, so even with the soapstone it would not be dark.

Are you using the soapstone for the backsplash as well?

Shasta, I haven’t decided yet. I was thinking maybe just behind the cooktop.

I agree with darbuka--no way is having soapstone going to make the kitchen dark or top heavy (???) .

And I think a short backsplash made out of soapstone paired with the entire space between the cooktop and the hood is a great look.

Gil Schaefer does that a lot in his kitchens--this one is yellow but you get the idea:

Also, Taj Mahal is so overused in addition to being expensive. I love that you're doing something different!

Diana, how much impact does that beautiful stove have on the look of that kitchen? To me, it’s the focus. Without it, I’mo is not attractive to me. Just my opinion.

Oops… meant to say, “Without the stove, the kitchen is not attractive to me. Just my opinion.”

Well, Shasta, the stove is definitely a beautiful feature of the yellow kitchen above. But I would like it even if it had a different stove. I guess that's a matter of opinion--I happen to love the yellow cabinets, the soapstone, the beautiful wood floor, the light fixture and the beadboard between the short backsplash and the upper cabinets. In sum, I love all of Gil Schaefer's work!

I love soapstone so a yes for me . I have no idea what your space looks like so can't comment on the use for the backsplash too. I do love th cabinet color so maybe the black can be backsplash but I need to see the space

I think the soapstone should work well but to be certain I would try to obtain a sample and put it next to the cabinet door.

Love that you are doing the green cabinets with the black counter. Can't wait to see the final looks of your transformed kitchen!

Gee, I sure hope so, as that’s exactly my plan for a “new” 78 year old home with fir floors we will be renovating soon! I am planning to use either Virginia Mist or Black Vermont granite instead of soapstone (I’m scared about my actual tolerance for patina), but I adore that combination. Check out this story on Houzz—“Kitchen cabinet species and stain for VG fir floors”
So does Alice Waters, apparently. Sorry. Not savvy enough to add link. But that’s the title of the story. And the picture is my inspiration. Good luck!

I'm with Chispa on this one. There is a possibility the soapstone could make the area dark: dark color & it's not reflective. The green cabinets with dark soapstone & dark wood floors is a beautiful combo, but you have to know your light & your need for light.

If you have a sunny kitchen OR you don't mind having lights on during the day OR you don't have cataracts developing OR you're primarily in the kitchen in the evening, go for it. Otherwise, live with samples or mock ups (large piece of black posterboard as a counter) for awhile & see if you are bothered by the darkness & matte finish.

Posters here show professionaly produced photos of rooms as examples of what your real life, average room could look like. But you can never duplicate that beautiful lighting in your own home. You don't have expertly placed lights with soft boxes & screens to balance the shading. You don't use Photoshop to blend different exposures, & to even out the whites, tone down the highlights, & bring up the shadows. You in real life have to live with dim light & shadow that gray out colors. One dinky window over the sink doesn't do much to overcome the shade. Personally, I can't abide artificial lights in the daytime & can't just flip on the lights -- (autism/sensory issues).

It’s a classic, traditional or even modern look depending on what they are paired with. Suggest looking on line at sage green cabinets with soapstone to help narrow down backsplash, hardware, lighting, and wall color for a combo that will achieve the look you want.

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A mood board approach will be helpful and be sure to bring home lots of choices and test paint colors, as your flooring’s stain/room’s lighting will have an influence.

Just for fun, here is a lighter look with wood on the island for added warmth.

If you read the entire discussion, you'd see that Kristi (the OP) already said that her kitchen has a lot of natural light, and that the green color for the cabinets is NOT dark.

I have a kitchen in my vacation home that get a lot of natural light and has dark counter tops. It's NOT dark in the least.

I agree, @Diana Bier Interiors, LLC. It sure does appear that @awm03 didn’t read the entire thread…or, read it carefully. Kristi did say she has plenty of natural daylight. She won’t have a need to turn on any lights during the day.

Why awm03 brought up cataracts in this situation, is a mystery. I’ve had cataracts. They did not affect my vision within the house. And, it was a simple, painless laser procedure to correct them.

And, while it’s true people will post professionally taken photos of examples of what a kitchen could look like, others like myself post pics of our actual kitchens, sans photoshop, with the elements the OP is contemplating.

Really, @awm03. Read the entire thread next time. Kristi does not have “One dinky window over the sink...” She stated quite the opposite.

Hi darbuka, I think some people here just like to get on their soapbox and pontificate.

darbuka, no need to get in a huff just because I pushed some issues to consider. What Kristi describes as "tons of natural light" may be sufficient, maybe it isn't once she gets dark counters in place. Does it hurt to ask someone to think through the darkness factor, especially if one has a dark floor too?

I brought up cataracts because I'm at that age where I'm developing them, and I'm surprised how much more light I need to see well. It's a very common condition, so not off the wall to mention them.

We're all here to toss ideas around, not to dictate to people what they can or can't post. In my experience, dark, matte counters *can* suck light out of a space, and it's a valid point to consider.

I didn't say Kristi had one dinky sink over a window, I was talking about most kitchens in general don't have the great lighting that one sees in professionally produced kitchen photos. I summarized it for you since you misread my point.

Maureen, beautiful kitchens in your post. Thanks for sharing!

Just a lovely, classy, and dare I say refreshing color/material combination.

Subjective brightness is interesting. Sometimes our eyes need a dark light, to make the light things look brighter. Anyway, LED lights make achieving any desired light level and temperature cheap, easy, and efficient, no matter what colors are used in the kitchen. Hope OP includes under cab lighting.

It really is preference. I like the look of white kitchens with black granite. But….personally when I see the examples of your green cabinets with white counters, I lean in that direction.

I can see a gray soapstone.

I love that combo! Go for it!