@rominamuscat Do you mean the ceiling/coving looks (sometimes) yellow, or the cabinets do? It’s probably a combination of the light (natural and artificial) with the paint colour causing the yellowish appearance. Lighting can often be the biggest factor in a paint colour not appearing as you expect all the time. (In the pic the ceiling looks okay to me). Monitor the colour during the day to work out when it looks yellowish and then you could try changing the light bulbs in the light fitting first, before thinking about changing the paint (It’s a cheaper experiment than repainting and might just solve your issue)!

It really is for aesthetic purposes. I think traditonally cornicing and skirts were used to cover any flaws in the plaster where the walls met the ceiling/floors. It can also give a roundness to the room and avoid shadows where the wall and ceiling meet. On the flip side, if painted white it can give the appearance of a bigger ceiling ceiling and therefore shorter walls. Nowadays a lot of contemporary homes do not have coving. I think it depends on what you like, personally I love it in the right space. What do you mean by low beams btw?

Thanks Ellie! We just started living in it again last weekend so I’m still figuring out where everything goes... outer units are soft grey, and island is pale navy, from Burbidge. I’ll be honest, the island could have taken the stronger shade of old navy, but we are delighted with it. Here’s a night-time pic with a bit of teething mess... it’s panoramic so you can see the whole thing from left to right. Good luck!

How faithful to the period are you hoping to keep your renovation? Many homes from this time would have only had coving in "the good room" and as such it would be totally in keeping to leave the other rooms without. If you do go ahead and install I would definitely go with your plan of keeping the design simple and without too many curves (curves would be more in keeping in a Victorian style home). Good luck!