Judging by your plan, if you’re kitchen is south facing, it’s going to be flooded with light. I tend to prefer darker colours in poorly lit places but lighter colours for sunny rooms. I’m not a big fan of grey but Ammonite is a very subtle shade and I think it would look good on the perimeter units. I fear that a darker colour people suck the life out of your bright sunny room. The island can then be any colour you like as a contrast. I feel that a whole kitchen in Pelt might be a bit too much, but the island in Pelt would look amazing. It’s a beautiful colour and would be a real talking point. Without wishing to be controversial, I think the days of the dark blue kitchen may be coming to an end. It might look dated very quickly. If Pelt is the colour that’s captured your imagination, then go for it

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Hi Kate - I think you have so many options with this room and you and your partner's preferences are not mutually exclusive. There's a multitude of ways to play it - dependent on your overall design you could have the grey green on the bottom cabinets with white wall cabinets above, or vice versa. You have all white cabinets and then pick out some features in a grey green paint (something similar to Green Smoke by F&B) maybe your window shutters/window seat and the back of the kitchen door and transom window and/or the alcove cupboard fronts? If you are keeping the dark floor my preference would be to go for lighter worktops, and worktop colour will be a big component of the overall look along with cabinet colour.  To answer your question re feedback from those with these colours/styles. I have the bodarp grey green unit for my bathroom basin with drawers. It's the same finish as the kitchen. I find that the matt finish does show up more finger/splash marks than a glossier finish. They clean up fine and it's not a major issue but might be a consideration for you - I only have two drawers, you are looking at a lot more than that!