Not sure what we're looking at here - is this the entire kitchen area? Why aren't their any drawers? Range goes where? Be careful with installing your cabinets too high - will you have difficulty reaching the second shelf? I'm only 5'3" so placing cabinets 24" off counter top puts me at a great disadvantage. Sorry eagledzines! Check out Hafele cabinet hinge options and see if you can incorporate any of those....

A soft, warm grey shade would look lovely, and can be as dark or light as you want. A warmer shade will work with the brown stained wood floor, and the grey will complement the black granite. You could have an undertone of green, blue or tan if you didn't want a pure grey. And it would look nice with any silver metal hardware, either polished or satin/brushed, so you could choose pewter, chrome or nickel. It would still work with white trim too.

thank you very much to everyone who responded! I'll look into espresso and charcoal grays. As well as the steel backplash. Emmarenes, I'm living abroad in India, and the only granites in my budget are the local ones. I was advised against the gray and white local ones because i was told that they would not hold up well in the kitchen. I could have gone with a black galaxy as well but i have that granite now and despise it because of the way it hides ants and bugs so well. we live in a tropical area and there are always critters here and there. My first choice was a Brazilian white granite but it was triple the price. This granite is called Shiva pink, so it has a pink salmon and gray look to it. Im really hoping I don't hate it once it's installed. The stoneyard was a 9 hour trip up and down and i was just pressured to make a choice after several undecided trips. And I'm getting new cabinets put in. but I think I can wait for them to put the slab before staining the wood. Thanks for that idea :)

you can check with gray and glass cabinets with a recessed light on it. It gives the dazzling look to the workstation. Try to keep the upper cabinets have glass doors. and keep it plain grey wooden or ply in the downwards. install the recessed lighting in an uniform sections below the upper cabinet section to make it bright. Try to put up a pelmets and valances styled dark colured curtain if there is any window. as its a grey and white finish so try to choose the curtain that is quite matching maybe a light grey can go better ....