Lovely combination! Only you can decide if you will tire of green.

If worried, wood might stand the test of time and just use green on the island. It will break up the expanse/create a focal point. If you tire of, it could be stripped/stained or easily painted a different color.

What a nice big kitchen! it is a beautiful combination for sure and agree that only you can decide whether you will get tired of it - do you tend to tire of decor you buy? that might help you understand your own tolerance

(FWIW I love painted cabs, but they seem country to DH , except for white so that is what we do - I will say we did white cabs back in 2016 and I still love them but it's totally personal preference)

are you moving or housing the fridge as part of your reno?

I realize that colors can be deceiving on monitor screens but your ”green” looks more blue on mine? I agree, only you can decide. It’s definitely a current trend, along with wood tones.

I believe that backsplash tile should wait until the counter tops have been installed. It's much easier to avoid a mistake that way. Are the floors you've chosen as grayish as they come across on my monitor? Is there a reason you need to replace your current floors?

la_la Girl: Yes, definitely housing the refrigerator. It has always looked like the kitchen was unfinished to me because of how they left the refrigerator. K Laurence, yes, it is a green with a lot of blue in it.

Katinparadise, I'm going to wait on the floors for now but this is the direction that was suggested by the designer. I've got time to figure that out. The current floors are serviceable - not perfect but good enough for a while. We aren't quite ready to have to pack up everything and get out of the house for an extended period. Our current floors are in every room except the bathrooms so it is a big project.

I would use the same material for the backsplash as the peripheral countertop, and a coordinating material for the island. We did this with our very small kitchen.

Consider making just the island green and also the coffee station, perhaps in an unfitted style.

I personally like a kitchen with a mix of colors/materials. This can be hard to get right. When done well, kitchens look stunning imo with the right mix of wood, white, black and/or color cabinets, etc.

Ask your designer to provide color renderings of several options. Post them here for feedback.

The only uh-oh in your plan imo is the floors. If you think you will be changing the kitchen floors, do this *before* the cabinets and appliances go in. Wait a year to do it all together if you have to.

I prefer the warmth of your current floors to the cooler color of the designer's choice. Are your current floors laminate? Are you refacing your current cabinets? I love green cabinets but the do tend to skew a bit traditional IMO. What style is the rest of your house and do you gravitate to or use that blue/green color anywhere else in your decorating?

I think you have some misses here if longevity is what you are going for and it starts with the flooring choice. That is a trendy choice.

Are you replacing your exisiting cabinets and improving on the layout? Refacing current cabinets? Or just painting what you have? Are you keeping the knotty pine ceiling and beams? What about window casing and baseboards?

Your combination of counters and backsplash choices aren't working together. If you love those counters a simple porcelain or ceramic tile with them will take you much further. I do not recommend combining the travertine stone backsplash with a quartz.

Your color selection is NOT green. These are green which is a fairly neutral, classic color that is easy to live with.

I would also consider the oak with a stain applied to add some depth and enhance the texture. Really I'd scrap most of what you've selected. It's weak.

Lol BeverlyFLA …. i wasn’t sure if it was my monitor or perhaps I’m getting color blind.

I do not like the backsplash if you insist on fake stone then use it for the backsplash too. As for cabinet color tha does not read green on my monitor . Why the change in floor ? The ceiling will drive all the choices so I need more info. Drawers behind doors are a real PITA always. Is this an actual kitchen designer or a cabinet sales person ?

It sounds like you have lived in this home for sometime. It's fabulous you have the opportunity to make it your dream kitchen. As already said only you can weigh how long the green will appeal to you. I once read in a design book the bolder, more different your choice, the faster you will tire of it. Because of this one hears of color in kitchens most often when people can afford a kitchen re-do every five years or so. It's also a great question to ask as it is limiting your homes worth and resale if that day comes. I am sure you will get many compliments and envious sighs from your neighbors. They too will wish they could have a stand out kitchen. Even so, wood is the most universally preferred followed closely by all white. To sell ,the realtor will have to come across the exact buyer who likes the color you chose. They will price the home accordingly. Buyers will see a color they know will be a huge expense to change. It's not like paint on a wall. You are choosing designs that are very popular right now. Another popular choice is counters and back splash out of the same solid surface material.

Very helpful, thank you! Current floors are laminate. We have 4 dogs so I appreciate the indestructible nature of laminate and LVP! Plus this is a beach home and sand is always everywhere. I am leaning towards refacing but have just started to get quotes to see the difference between painting, refacing or replacing. The house is a Lindahl cedar home built in 2008 - I'd call it transitional - big windows, vaulted red cedar ceilings in every room. Casual, big cabin vibe. It's a coastal home with expansive views of the woods. There are big windows all across the back wall of the house and all you see is big trees and the sky. My desire is to add some more modern touches. I do gravitate to blue/green and have a cabinet that color, plus used it in both bathrooms. I guess the fact that I'm hesitating to have green cabinets everywhere is the signal to me that I might want to mix it up. And I the comment about the green tending to run a little more traditional might be the reason why, beyond just the color. As I sift through pictures for ideas, I am drawn to the ones with light wood shaker cabinets (white oak perhaps?) that are paired with white/cream or sage green - maybe do the island in the green I love? and I notice I also am drawn to touches of brass in the lighting and hardware. I want the kitchen to feel light, more modern, comfortable. We kick-back in the great room but we spend a whole lot of time in the kitchen, especially when friends and family are visiting.

Design Interior South the picture you included is like you were reading my mind. I am keeping the ceiling and our current flooring and the window casing and baseboards. I haven't decided yet whether I am refacing or painting or some combination such as refacing the uppers and putting in some new lower cabinets - replacing the

shelves/doors with drawers. I've just started to get quotes to decide what direction to go based on my budget.

Cathie i think there are some layout issues it would be wise to address on your plans. If you notice I did the following

1. Moved the fridge into the triangle so its at a much more functional spot.

2 moved the dish washer to the other side of the sink so there was adequate room for the fridge

3 extended the counters all the way to the right and included a coffee station cabinet

4 moved the microwave to a drawer style in your island

5 this made way for a feature hood on your range wall and provided a 3 link tie with the wood finish cabinets (hood, island, coffee bar) without using all wood since with your ceiling and flooring you have enough

6 this leaves lower perimeter to use your color

7 keep uppers a neutral warm white

8 taller upper cabinets. Your current ones are a bit stunted for the height of your ceilings

Your kitchen is very nice! I would avoid all trends. Keep the floors, replace the black appliances with white, get a white countertop, get a pretty runner for the floor, and do NOT replace the over the stove microwave with a hood. Keep the wood cabinets as they are, and add hardware.

Pink counter stools? Love it!

Keep the black counters. B.M. Kitty Gray is the cabinet color.

B.M. recommends this color coordinate (walls),

and this color for trim and ceiling

'Bright" doesn't have to be "light" colors. Saturated is bright.

My 2 cents:

• Blue-green cabinets are beautiful, but you do have a large kitchen. I'd do the painted cabinets on the perimeter and natural wood on the island.
• If you want timeless, or as close to timeless as you can get, don't use the quartz with the fake fat veining. It was never a good look, doesn't come close to looking like real stone, and is becoming much less popular.
• Don't use a manufactured stone on the counters and a real stone on the backsplash, especially the two you are showing--the veining is not compatible.
• I'm not a fan of the cherry colored laminate, but if you're changing the flooring, don't do that bleached out gray LVP, which is also overdone, especially in low-grade builder homes and flipped homes. If you must have LVP, select something warmer and more reflective of genuine wood.
• Definitely move the over-the-range microwave somewhere else. That is probably the worst place for a m/w, especially in a large kitchen such as yours.

Here's a fairly large kitchen done in Farrow and Ball "Green Smoke", walnut island, oak flooring and leathered Oyster White marble on counter tops and backsplash. I would never tire of this.

Diana Bier Interiors, thank you very much! I love the kitchen pictured. I've been questioning the quartz selection too. I am still at the stage where I am gathering ideas and estimates and appreciate all the input.

Here's a sketch to give you an idea of your kitchen once painted in the bluish green you're considering.

If you have to ask, I would not do it! Kitchens cabinets are so expensive, you should go for a color if you are someone who adores color and you know you will not tire of it.

Is green your thing? Have you loved it for years, purchased other furniture or clothing in this color for a long time?

Instead of doing green cabinets, find less expensive, more changable ways to get the greens you love:

- Green table, chairs, or stools.

- Green tile backsplash.

- Paint your wood china cabinet green for a big pop of color.

- Green runner

- Green wall paint

I'd be hesitant to committ to a new colored cabinet now knowing you will be getting new flooring. It is complicated because the new flooring will not only have to look good with your cabinets but will also have to look good with the color of the wood ceiling. It feels like you are backing yourself into too many variables to deal with down the line.

Yes to what others said about dated quartz next to stone splash.

I don't love the color you chose next to the greenery outside your window. The two greens don't mesh well to my eye. I'd seach for another green if you are going to do green cabinets.

I'm not loving your designer. :(

Are your cabinets in need of repair? If you can live with them until you redo the floors, I'd replace the countertops with inexpensive white tops, leave the cabinets as they are, get green stools, green chairs.

I really love your current floor TBH. Your kitchen is such a nice size too. You may tire of green as you will have so much of it.
I personally would go with white or cream. Please come back and posts pictures when you are finished. Hope your Reno goes well for you!

Was going to suggest same thing as Kendrah. Your kitchen looks great and a refresh with pops of green will work wonders.

Let's say you've been at this kitchen for a while? : ) This is you below......In piecemeal fashion, driven by the ceiling?

And a couple years hence....you're here

I would not do quartz in here, and even if I did, that would not be the backsplash.

The first thing, is get the dated elements such as micro over range, rectified, The hutch, while sentimental...maybe needs to go. The fridge certainly needs housing...

You're wanting LVP for the way it held up, but an engineered hardwood has the advantage of refinish when needed, and will have a wider selection of tones.

Start with the floor : ) and the layout before it. Backsplash is the least of everything.

Show a floor plan with ALL the space, give it a dimension, every detail.....include the adjacent areas. We're seeing the same view, in multiple posts and before ANY color is the most efficient layout. Measuring tape, draw, .........

A version of this for the kitchen and add jpegs all surrounding the kitchen.

Context is key. Seeing the vastness of your room via Jan’s repost of your space, I now really actively dislike green cabinets in here. You need either a wood the same as the floor or paint the same as the wall. Without anchoring the cabinets to the floor or wall color they will look like unmoored dollhouse furniture floating in a huge space.

+1 to painting same as the wall color - I’d want the floors and ceiling to be the star (fwiw I would only do real wood floors with that ceiling)

The kitchen has had no changes since we purchased the house 3 years ago so I can't take credit for anything in it except the black walnut table which I brought. I don't mind the look of the wood cabinets with black counters except that we lose everything on those stupid black counters and they always look dirty - show every dang streak. And not a fan of any of the shiny bits in it either. And I am going to build in cabinets around the refrigerator and add a breakfast/coffee station so matching the existing cabinets will be tough. In another home I did white cabinets and added color in the backsplash and granite countertops. I love that kitchen after 20 years. So maybe I should think about that. I cannot tell you all just how much I appreciate all of your comments. You've given me a lot to think about and work with. Time to take a turn in a different direction! Thanks!

In another home I did white cabinets and added color in the backsplash and granite countertops. I love that kitchen after 20 years.

There is your answer! 20 years of staying power.

That's really the purpose of this site, and this discussion board. To give you ideas to point you in a direction you might not have gone. I do believe that if you're going to fully renovate the kitchen, you should start with a good layout, and a good budget. Cabinet color is not the first thing to be determined.

Cathie "In another home I did white cabinets and added color in the backsplash and granite countertops. I love that kitchen after 20 years."

Sometimes there is no reason to reinvent the wheel. If you love something, do it!

I would consider...

• Replace the deep refrigerator for a slimmer counter-depth model.
• Move the refrigerator to the far left.
• Move the left-hand wall and base cabinets to the previous location of the refrigerator.
• Move the dishwasher to the other side of the sink.
• Swap out the black countertop for a light one (e.g., Pental Terra Sol).

I love the green and I would definitely mix it up with some wood finish that compliments your floor(if you keep it) or even better with something creamy, off-white, given that you already have a lot of wood element in floor and ceiling. May be contrasting the island will be a good idea. And either do the same quartz backsplash or a beautiful tile, not natural stone. I will stay away from thick veins on the quartz and gray tones on a new floor if you are considering chainging it.

If you keep the same cabinets, that fridge area needs a little facelift... Either some cabinet over the fridge, or paint/change the china. I would love to se a counter depth fridge, it will elevate that area big time. And don't forget the lighting. Your space can take some substential pendants over the island that will 'gather' the room. Good luck!

Your instinct to question the all-green is worth listening to.

In a large kitchen, a single cabinet color across every surface can feel heavy even when the color itself is beautiful. The green you have chosen is sophisticated and pairs well with that quartz, but a lot of it unbroken can start to feel like a theme rather than a kitchen.

My recommendation would be to use the green on the perimeter cabinets and bring in the light wood tone on the island. That wood sample you have reads warm and natural against the cool green and the white quartz - it will give the space visual breathing room and make the island feel like an intentional design decision rather than a leftover.

The cream and beige backsplash ties both together without competing.

One thing I would caution against - mixing green painted cabinets with cream painted cabinets. Two paint colors in the same kitchen rarely age as gracefully as paint paired with a natural material like wood. The contrast between painted and natural feels intentional. Two painted colors can start to feel indecisive over time.

Go green perimeter, light wood island. That combination will look current for a long time.

If you want to talk through the full layout before committing to anything, I do complimentary 30-minute Zoom kitchen consultations. Feel free to reach me at 407-880-6903 or dino@rachiele.com.