Are those LED lights a permanent blue - if so it looks as if you are stuck with the YSL Rive Gauche parfum colour palette! S0, as Insail suggested, go with it for the fun factor and stick rigourously to that palette. It will obviously work with grey. The question is how much would you dare to paint that blue? For a more reserved approach, then why not continue the grey into the kitchen and add black and white picture frames...If you can change the LED colours then your palette is not so restricted.

I have black granite work tops and a huge amount of them and an island - my reason for choosing is that I believe granite is a lot stronger in the dark colours where as marble is stronger in the light colours - I am (hope husband doesn't see this!) a little bit bored of the black work tops - they are classic but a bit dead - next time, if there is ever a next time, I would not play so safe and would go for light work tops with a bit more interest. I would steer clear of work tops unless you are prepared to really look after them and treat them regularly! As for walls - I would go light - and ensure it is a paint that you can wash splattering off! Not a basic emulsion! That way, by going light you can change colour of kitchen accessories at any time to freshen it up and update it. If I was planning a new kitchen now, I would probably go for light tops with up stands and then have a feature surface in a different material - perhaps a rounded wooden block at the end of a unit as a feature. I love my kitchen but I have played it a bit safe, on reflection!!

The monochrome colour palette is a very popular trend in kitchen design. Out of these two Stoneham Kitchens, which one does it best?

Hello Westbury garden rooms, 2 and 3 are particularly nice and on the windows of the house too would be spectacular. I also like black and shades on a theme... Such as deep grey, charcoal and greens.. All dependant on the period of the property and the surrounding features.. :))