I have had my kitchen area painted with Dulux Cowardly Custard half strength walls for years now and I love it and never tire of it. I love how cheerful and clean the rooms always look and the colour is not overpowering. Other areas in my home have walls in green and aqua blue and the three colours mix together well and stronger shades of yellow can be mixed with it also. I have just redone the kitchen cupboards and did them in Cowardly Custard too with white benchtop and white glass mosaic tiles and my small kitchen looks so much bigger now. A pale colour will not make a room look smaller.

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At first I thought OMG what are you thinking with putting a grey kitchen in with all that beautiful wood. But I did a google search, and found the colours look good together. I would keep the floor a neutral colour and pattern. Not concrete look, not wood look, definitely not slate look. Refer to the photo below, a neutral floor with the grey kitchen, let the wood be the feature.

I would do sink on back wall in front of window. Stove on the side wall that has the window. Could do 2 windows either side of stove. With stove on side you can still chat whilst cooking. Tall storage on opposite wall and fridge