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Hi, if it's any help I went through this recently too. We built our first new home and colour selection was a nightmare for me, I wanted everything white! With so many different shades of white I was concerned we would get a 'stark' look, I can tell you that's not the case. We have Lexicon quarter on our walls, white ceiling, white porcelain floor tiles, white Caesar bench top in kitchen, white Polyurethane kitchen cupboards, white shutters, even a milky white splash back and marble fireplace surround, I thought it was too much at first...but...when you start furnishing and dependent on what style your after, I was going for a hamptons/coastal relaxed but modern style it will all come together...I found neutral colors bright pillows and soft light really make the home 'alive and inviting' and it always seems fresh, I have some of our home pictured on Houzz, just click through to my account and you can get some ideas :) you can never go wrong with white IMHO or have too much because it's always a great canvas to work with and always in style. Like illegally blonde said its the pieces you place with the white that pop and you can always change to what you feel like, I also have had 3 toasters dependent on what mood I'm in, the white always gives me a blank canvas to work with :) I hope this helps, happy to help with anything you might need :)

I suggest Laminex Diamond Gloss in 'Kashmir Granite' for your new benchtops and splashback. I have had this exact bench top colour in the Diamond Gloss finish in my own kitchen for just over 10 years and still love it as it has not dated. I also have Antique White cupboard doors, however mine are vinyl wrapped with a satin finish making the doors appear a more 'cream' colour which was not exactly as I planned, however I still love them. I had planned for my Antique White doors to look more like yours do, which appear to have a more standard finish; I was unaware that by having a 'satin' finish as my husband wanted, would change the colour slightly. Also, as I hate cleaning the grout in tiles, I had my splashbacks made the same as my benchtop and love how easy they are to clean. Another bonus with the 'Kashmir Granite' laminate is that is looks great with lots of different accent colours, such as red, orange, olive, brown, black, stainless steel, white and many others. I would highly recommend this Laminex colour. As 'olldroo' wrote above, the Diamond Gloss gives a harder finish, and I can honestly say that after 10 years, my benches are still going strong. They look as good now as they did when they were installed in 2005; my children were 4, 6 & 8 years old at the time and my benches have seen a lot of everyday child usage, as I don't live in a display home. Whatever colour you choose, if it is a Laminex colour, Laminex will happily send you a larger sample approx. 12.5cm x 12.5cm (5" x 5") of the colours you are interested in so that you can get a better idea of the colour and finish than what is shown online, in their catalogue or on their Laminex chips (no, I do not work for Laminex and never have). Good luck with it all and I hope you don't mind my very long response. I would be willing to send you a couple of photos of my kitchen should you wish to see what the benchtop colour looks like in use. - LH.

The resurfacing idea with poly paint is great, however I wanted to change the look of the doors, was planning on getting some hamptons/French country looking doors or shaker doors. Wanted to get rid of the flat no character look.