I do really like it. It all comes downs to personal choice. I preferred your first choice as it had more impact and really offsett the worktop. I do agree that the tall units can be quite imposing in a dark colour though. I personally would go for the dark grey on base and white for ŵall and tall units. However I would go for stainless steel rather than black ovens in white units. However this looks good. What are you doing re splashback/upstand?

Thanks Minnie. We are going for 100mm up stands matching the work tops and later on will go for glass.

Looks beautiful! What are you using for the worktop?

Thanks Marina - planning to use the whitest quartz. Believe this is Compac Absolute White...

I think it probably is, a friend used it and regrets it as it shows everything. She's also found that it stains, not sure what caused that. A slight fleck is a little more forgiving.

Thanks Victoria - good to know about the worktop, although I'm surprised as we were told this is the the toughest and most stain resistant white worktop.

Yes, I have no idea what she did to it! I think she finds the fact it shows everything more annoying..

What do you think of having the tall cabinets in Wild Oak Grey please? Pics attached

Thanks B

It looks gorgeous.
I agree about the ovens being s/steel.

Are the units going to be a gloss finish?

The local kitchen company by us that do the high end German kitchens had a full wall in a dark grey driftwood and it was stunning. I love the colour though and used it in my worktops as my kitchen couldn't take a dark colour (north facing!).

The ultimate question is how much do you really like the colours scheme? Could you see it in ten years time still liking it?

What if you change your wall colour and other decor - is it neutral enough to go with future changes?

Re worktop wise, I was also told that Quartz can stain - like any worktop. They pretend it won't but it does.
Corian I believe is more durable - fine line between them though. A slight fleck in it would help disguise any marks.
You could of course cover the worktop with cutting boards where you use it or why not go for a different colour on one section and a darker colour on the place you either cook more or for the breakfast bar (where wine/coffee might be more likely to get spilled!)