Thanks bigreader for your advise. Whites are SO HARD. I have done a test patch with the Casper white half and fear it is too grey/green and too modern. The rest of the house is more warm white tones and the floor boards are warm. Confusing as the laminex bench top has grey tones and the splashback is navy? Leaning now more towards Snowy Mountains Half or Natural White - but what about trims??? Really trying to avoid the yellowish/old look that warm whites can throw as half done the bedrooms trims and doors in Antique White and they look old/tired already after 3 years. thanks for your time

You could have one side of galley kitchen cabinets in a richer shade of white (I'll have to start looking at the choices) and the opposite side in a grey. Will you have overheads too? Then the subway tiles in a softer shade of grey than the grey lower cabinets. I'd love to see photo of door handles.

I wouldn't go those dark laminate kitchen cupboards. I have the exact same and I absolutely loathe them now. I use to love the darker colours but now I wish I had just done them white, light gray or even the dark blue (although dark blue worries me a little too!). That dark laminate brown is such an absolute pain to keep clean. They show up every mark. I like your stone bench tops though but would look at other options to create the look you're hoping for with the joins and waterfall benches etc. Goodluck with it all!

i have not looked into the splashback pricing yet, as i am still stuck onto the colour fr the cabinets. we have to decide it tonight. I have been looking at warm whites, as suggested earlier in the thread. Antique white USA in 1/4 strength i think will go with the grey colored stone. I have read tht in full strength it throws cream tones. NOt sure if this colour scheme will work. i still have to decide the wall colours for the kitchen. We have finalised hog bristle1/4 for the living area with natural white for ceiling n trim.