sounds like lots of colour going on. What colour are your window treatments? what about timber chairs which pick up the flooring & colour in your bench top (stained IKEA style or bentwood) & then some grey accessories... its about your eye matching the same colour for uniformity. does that assist.

True, after 13 years our timber floor has collected its share of stilleto-heel dints, dropped-items dents, dragged furniture grooves and lots more (despite really trying hard with pads under all chairs and tables). One day we will simply have it sanded back and re-laquered. I would never change for tiles or any other flooring, though. You can't beat timber for comfort, temperature, appearance and above all; not showing every speck of dust. We did the same with timber benchtops in our previous house.

Love your focal timber! Take a couple of sample pots, pop some paint on A3 paper, and stick them around until you are happy... but try Dulux Wentworth (dark, rich blue-almost- black) namadji (grey palette) or even wayward grey (charcoal, with some hint of yellow/green in it somewhere... could make the timber sing. ) If you are worried about it getting too dramatic or overwhelming, one possibility is to use two colours on your cabinet. Have the uppers in a light shade and lowers in dark, or one "block" in a strong colour and the remainder more neutral . Both approaches can be really effective. (Look at Tilly's kitchen for a strong/neutral success story!)

Part of the appeal of the cupbaords in your photo is that the clever cabinetmaker has used real timber, possibly a timber veneer, to grain match the doors. This means that even though are a lot of doors the timber has come from the same tree, and the grain pattern is continuous across the doors. Not all kitchen cabinetmakers have this level of craftsmanship and such a good eye for detail, and such craftsmanship comes at a price. The products that you mention are good imitations of timber grain, but like a wallpaper have a "repeat". This means that it is next to impossible to get grain matching across doors. For some people this doesn't matter, but some people find mis-matched timber grain really annoying. You need to decide what type of person you are, and decide to spend big, or look at other options... The photo is of some mismatched, timber-look doors. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls