It's sort of slow today so if anyone is interested...about two years ago I looked around my kitchen and decided I had to make a change.
I inherited it with my house, it was recently redone then. All white. White tile counters, white tile floors, white cabinets, white walls, white tile backsplash with the occasional bright blue tile. Brass drawer and cabinet pulls. White appliances. I had an island but it has two levels, like a cereal rail thing that made it difficult to use without stuff falling to the lower level, and too low for bar stools to go around.
It looked OK for 10+ years then the white started to get kind of old, and I just couldn't stand it.
My friend had a bowl that I liked. I borrowed it and used the colors as a guide.