I would suggest replacing the counter tops with a stone not overlapping too much for a modern look. Neutral white or light grey tones or if you want to go overboard a gorgeous Carerra marble. Keep your cabinets white too, white kitchens are great for re-sale, easy to live with and you can bring in colour with accent pieces such as a decorative bowl on the kitchen island and some coloured appliances. I would personally paint the window white. With a white kitchen you can virtually paint your walls whatever colour you want. I think a pale grey/blue would be lovely for a Hamptons feel which would suit the style of your kitchen but remember if you paint the architrave around your window white then you may have to follow through to the adjacent room. You could also replace the hardware on the cabinets, black knobs and D handles on the drawers would be nice, I used black in my beach house kitchen. See the image below. The blue on the ceiling of this kitchen below is a lovely colour, if you definitely want blue I would choose a blue/grey. Make sure it doesn't throw any mauve as blue's can do this, use a test pot first and ask them if it has a lot of red in the base as you don't want this. I can't advise a paint colour unless you live in New Zealand as I am not familiar with US paint colours. Remember the colour you paint the kitchen walls will also depend on the colour in the adjoining room, you should try to choose something that will work with your adjoining spaces. Putting two new suspension lights over one of your islands would also give a new look to the kitchen. I don't know what the rest of your house is like with regards to style so can't make a suggestion but your kitchen definitely could be Hamptons style by the look of the cabinets. I just noticed that you have stained wood architrave around the other adjoining room so if you paint the kitchen window you may have to do the entrance to the other room etc. White will make the spaces feel bigger, they won't seem broken up by the wood colour. Good luck, would love to see your finished project.

I think that will look just great! You'll have to keep us updated with pics!! I would recommend a pop of blue or orange to make things stand out

The idea of black chairs is growing on me -knowing I will have to dust more often.yikes. I love this piece of fabric(fresh and clean) and was wondering if it would work as toppers or should I be bringing color from counters up to top of window. Could I add a counter color to this fabric as in a button etc? if so would navy accents work here or would it be better to have lime, turquoise, red?

Hi Mary, Check out interior designer Brett Mickan’s projects, Ferdinand st being a big heritage project. He’s really good with bold warm colours and nails the heritage respect without feeling like the place is just a vintage redo. Have you considered getting an interior designer to help? I think in a special project like yours they are worth their weight in gold!! Good luck, I love the property.