May I caution against shiny kitchen cabinet doors - unless you love housework or have staff.
They show every mark and fingerprint. We have lovely shiny grey kitchen cabinet doors. They looked wonderful in the showroom and the day they were installed. They have never looked good since - especially when the sun is shining on them. 
@Susannah what were your thoughts on this colour? I’m worried now you may be right about it giving a sad feeling. I think I’m leaning back to pale grey like in your first picture.
Oh that’s annoying Sue!!!
I’ve developed a bit of a loathing for shiny kitchen cabinets TBH. The large kitchen at work is all sleek gloss white, and it’s very unfriendly and ‘blank’. Satin is a much friendlier finish.
It’s the same with shiny worktops, we put black composite granite ones into one of our kitchens in the UK and took them out and sold them to a neighbour 10 months later, it drove my late wife nuts trying to keep them clean, the first time she baked the air was blue 
Firstly, please don’t worry! I was going to reply after going to feed and walk the dogs and my husband.
In my opinion the greyish green as I see it above, looks old even before it is old. Would be possible if the kitchen was spanking new or it was a vintage style SMEG fridge but otherwise leans towards shabby-chic, which is now seen as just shabby. Muted, powdery colours work best where there is loads of natural light.
Pale grey cabinets with warm white walls would be more neutral and very pleasing. Making the metal black would also work well without making it look ‘Ye Olde…’. Are the cooker and fridge etc. black, steel or white? Any of those will blend well with the grey & white combination. If you have colour stove and fridge, please let me know and I’ll make a counter proposal.
Grey & white will also work well (eventually) with your planned wood floor. It wood be much ti your advantage to dig up the tile floor now and lay the wood before you begin painting the units and putting back all the contents. Doing it later is both dusty and can leave scrapes and marks, especially in the unit skirting boards. If you possibly can, I would recommend you do it now.
Regarding the grey… As I’m sure you know, not all greys are equal. I recommend a warm grey. Look at Farrow & Ball Cornforth White. Don’t be mislead by the name, it is a mid tone /warm grey.
For warm white walls and ceiling I would look to F&B Wimbourne White. If you have a window and/or French door - brilliant white for them.
There are alternative paint suppliers for you ti use but I quote F&B as I know the chart well by experience.
Sorry, this pic is not so clear but you’ll see the idea
Et voilà!
And stainless steel. Sister was a cook and would not have it - apart from reminding her of work, it marks and scratches easily and never looks good.
Thanks so much! That is a nice colour! Paint wise I think I want to use one of the specialist paints for kitchen doors as I hope that will give the best finish. I have done a search on LMs site for all the greys across thier brands, what do you think would be similar or have similar warmth that you are saying would work well?
All our bits are stainless steel. Sadly fridge not currently in our kitchen as we need to do main renovations (knock walls down probably) before we can do this. Unfortunately after 7 years we are totally stuck as we just can´t decide what to do to make the very awkward barn work for us!!! Entry is 2 double opening french doors that gives onto a entry room (small a bit over 3 metres wide I´d say), currently with 2 sofas and the fridge in it with the stairs as well. the wall to the left is the kitchen wall and this has a small window and a doorway providing all the natural light into the kitchen / living / diner. Long standing discussion about what best to do with the wall and the stairs! All a bit of a nightmare really as undergrouond so so many options limited by pipes etc.
Flooring isn´t real wood, it´s tile with a wood look. Not an option to do the floor and all of that just now, the kitchen will be rejigged / extended a little etc at that time so really this is just to keep me going until that time, which with our speed will be years hence wanting to freshen up, and match, the current doors (the ones under the sink are a different colour so anything will be an improvement!!).
This sounds in many ways like we were with the UK kitchen when we painted the doors, although I also changed the worktops to lift the room a little more. We finally re-did it about 6 or 7 years ago.
Is he on a lead, too? 
How do painted kitchen cabinet doors cope with the inevitable knocks?
Is it better to spray or hand paint?
Tory, that lot sounds like you are in need of the very wonderful app ‘roomplanner’. As I know and constantly repeat a picture is worth 1000 words. With these you don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
The objects in the images are all to scale. The finished articles were exactly as per, to the 10mm.
I gave this to Sparks and said “Exactamente como eso, por favor” [my flat in Valencia]
Both parties happy to have it in ‘b & w’ - no quibbles.
Saves misunderstandings. arguments. Work on it till you are certain it’s what you want.
Yes you are right, I think I did have a planner at some point! I’ll see if I can find it. If I can get one sorted I’ll start a new thread with current plans and see what all you clever peeps on here can come up with.
Sounds a bit S & M.
Other thread!
I’m going to get right back to you after a little online research for paints…
Give them a coat of matt or satin clear floor varnish, makes cleaning easier too.
I want to paint onto plaster board. We’ve bought some farrow and ball estate emulsion from the UK and as it is so expensive I thought it’d be better to paint the plaster board with whilte emulsion first. So I’ve just bought the Matt white emulsion but I notice now it’s acrylic based. I’ve tried to find out if a water based emulsion would successfully cover an emulsion with acrylic but the answers are confusing. I’d be grateful for any advice on this?
Acrylic is water soluble, so it shouldn’t be a problem. If you’re painting onto new plasterboard dilute the base coat with some water - it will give a better bond
Thanks Mark, about 50/50?
