Hi there. Completely agree with everyone, you should paint the cupboards. I really like the colours in this picture as I think that the slightly 'greyer' off white cupboards would tie in well with your beautiful grey tiles. You wouldn't necessarily have to go so light on your worktop as in this picture. The laminate you showed in your third picture is really nice, where is it from? Currently doing my kitchen and trying to find a laminate that I like!

Hi there, You can use both engineered or laminate in a kitchen. If going for an engineered board we would recommend going for a lacquered finish rather than oiled. The lacquer will help with spillages as it will sit on top of the wood rather than seep in, which it will be more likely to do with an oiled finished board. We have a few option in laminates that may be of interest. We have a laminate herringbone collection. Our islington Herringbone could possibly be something of interest. It is a 12mm board with is resistant to scratches and water. Perfect for a kitchen. We also have the Laminate herringbone in smoked oak, this would be our Holborn Herringbone. This board is also 12mm and resistant to both water and scratches. We have this option in a natural oak colour. This is our Finsbury Park herringbone. If you would like you can have a look on ourwebsite. If you see something of interest we would be more than happy to send you FREE samples. https://www.floormonster.co.uk/ If you do have any queries at all please feel free to get in touch via email or you can call us on 0141 887 5698. Kind Regards, The Floor Monster Team.

As we are relatively new to Houzz we would love to hear your thoughts on one of our new creations - Cold Cast Bronze Pansy - It measures approximately 950mm x 800mm x 55mm. It is extremely Durable as well as being considerably lighter than real Bronze! It is one of a range we are working on and can be created in a myriad of finishes to suit all schemes. We think it would look as great in a contemporary space as well as in a more formal Garden (you can click on this link to see 5 Design Ideas we have come up with) - I am sure there are plenty more and we would love to hear your thoughts.

What about that mid grey then on the other tiles which is like a silvery tone? So not as light? Is it not an option to have the same wall tiles on the floor as well? Or is it too much?