Well...you could color match your stove. You could choose a white that goes with your stove even though it doesn't match precisely. You could choose a yellow enough cream that it contrasts with your stove. Or you could use your favorite cream and have it not quite go together and not care. All are valid approaches.

Re too much green in the island, it depends on the green. Crayola "green" might be a bit too much. Same with kelly or leaf. A more muted green, like seafoam or sage or any more complex color, even olive, should be fine.

Whether you should do it in either green or wood entirely depends on your taste. Contrast islands are definitely of the now. They're what's currently very stylish. Therefore, if you love it do it. If you want to be on trend, do it. If, in 10-15 years, you don't want people to be able to tell when you did your kitchen from the cabinets (the appliances are always a dead giveaway), don't do it. Unless you love it. Sometimes one just waits for the styles to catch up to one's personal taste so one can have one's heart's desire, and it remains one's dear long after the parade.

I think you can balance a yellow/gold very nicely with the cream (and that's another reason to go cream). You'll have to be very careful with the green if you decide to do the island in it. One that has a bit of yellow cast, rather than gray cast, will be better.

I think you really have a good handle on what you want. Get some samples! That's the best way to see if you like in real life what works in your mind's eye.

Could you take a picture of what is existing with the new granite so that we could get a better idea of what the room looks like? I know that many people here have a real gift with photoshop and they might be able to help you cut and paste colors into that space.

Is your fridge also white? I ask because sometimes they tend to yellow a bit and a true white might make it look off. Hold up something white next to each of the appliances and see how you feel about it.

I agree with missmuffet,
white appliances can look yellow next to certain paint
chips. You may want to bring a few paint chips home to
see what you like with your cabinets and appliances.

A picture really helps, if you get a chance post one so
GWebbers can jump in with some ideas.

I happen to love Verde Butterfly and with cream it will be
beautiful but do take into consideration the appliances
and other colors in the space. What are your floors?
backsplash? Lighting? all this can alter colors.

Meanwhile here are some ideas that might help you with
your space.
~ boxerpups

This looks almost black.
Verde Peacock white cabinets and white appliances

Verde Fontaine has a green color lighter but similar
to Butterfly
If you visit

This is Verde Tropical but notice it with the color
of the cabinets here. Is this what you are thinking of
for you? White appliances too.

Here is a link that might be useful: White appliances and cream cabs

Oh and wall color, I forgot you were trying to decide on
wall color too.

Again narrow down the color of the cabs & island. Then post
an image and I can help you with some specific ideas.
Ellen Kennon Edgewood Green Walls

creamy cabs with a dark green ubatuba like granite

Well seasoned style idea blog

Goldenstraw by Benjamin Moore is a soft creamy yellow
based paint that looks lovely with the flecs in the
Verde Butterfly

Rich Cream Benjamin Moore another soft creamy color
with an undertone of yellow especially next to green/blk

Naples cream
A beautiful color but I am not sure if it will look
great with dark blk like green and cream cabs..

Thanks so much for the input! That was my first post and your thoughts and pictures were so helpful! (I have pictures, but can't figure out how to attach them. Still working on it.)

Here is where I am and my questions:

1. Hubby has painted with different whites/creams and I am leaning toward BM-Cotton Ball. It's not a white/white, but whiter than cream. Still haven't decided on the final color.

2. I am still thinking about the island. Green vs. white. Was thinking about the green only because I am afraid it will be too much white? Was thinking about BM-Dill Weed or BM-Saybrook Sage if I do the green? Thoughts?

3. I like the suggestion of the color for the walls-Golden Straw. It is very pretty. My other choice is BM-Straw. Will they work with the green or white island?

4. Also, should I get knobs for the cabinets that match the faucet? It is a polished nickel.

5. Thinking about painting my chairs that are at the island or I could leave them white. Thoughts?

(My fridge is almond. It is 22 years old and will be replaced when it dies, but will keep it until then. DW is black and stove is white.

Thanks so much!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen for melinda24

Is this your kitchen from Snapfish. I could only get one as
you need a password. Keep it secret. Safer that way.

You might consider opening a free Photobucket account.
It is as easy to do as snapfish. Photobucket offers the
HTML links that are far easier to copy and paste onto a GW
post. Be brave you can do it.

Your kitchen has GREAT Bones. A perfect place to start.
Great floors, space and lighting.

Your questions: My responses

1. BM-Cotton Ball. Perfect choice, especially if you
already love it.

2. I happen to love Saybrook sage. But honestly either
will be lovely. At the end of this post I am going to
post more green islands to give you a feel how it looks
with creamy white kitchens.

3. I think either color could work with the green and white
but before you truly choose one make sure you like it with
the green. Some greens can make yellows into a canary. You
want the soft creamy yellow. Again there is an image below
that I am thinking you might like. Saybrook sage can be
a gray green color that won't make the yellow look creamy.
Keep in mind lighting, texture, ...

4. I am the matchy match girl on GW. Many others believe
you do not want to be too matchy match. I like order,
control and visual consistency so I tend to match my
handles, metals,... But that is me, for every one of
me there are 50 who are non matchy match and they would
celebrate you doing your own thing. No worries on it.
Get what you love.

5.I like them white.

Of course keep your refrig and stove you can worry about
them later and if they really bother you there are products
to paint the appliances. No worries.

Saybrook Sage BM Maybe other GWs can chime in what they
think of this color in your space.

This is not saybrook sage but a similar color. Notice how
the cream white looks cooler. With this gray based shade.

changing the kitchen into a cream color with a painted
island.

This is from a Gardenweb kitchen.
Notice how they balanced the warm white, cream almost
a yellow base with a warm green rather than a cool green.
Something to think about with saybrook sage.

Beadboard kitchen

The white is more crisp in this image
Lance Stratton

Creamy not white

Lastly,
for a split second I felt like I was looking at a home
I used to live in. I swear that is the same wallpaper I had
too. But the view out the window is totally different. You
are not in Little Rock are you? Don't tell me I don't
really need to know. I just remember that wallpaper.

Here is a link that might be useful: Want to paint oak cabinets white-

I am not a matchy matchy person either, but I have to disagree about cream in this case. If it is only 1 appliance that is white, then I don't think I'd do cream anywhere or risk the appliance sticking out like a sore thumb. If they were all white, then you could have a 2 tone thing going on.

For the cabs, I'd go with a white, light green or lastly a darker green or black. If your VB has a gray tone in it, that would be a consideration as well.

Your current kitchen comes across as dark now, so I'd head lighter, at least for the majority of it. I assume you are keeping the nice wood floors, so with the dark counters, you will have some yin and yang if you go lighter elsewhere.
I agree about a second color island locking your time period in, but if you really want one in a different color, then go for it.

I'd do the walls last and would start trying perky pale yellows (not creamy toned ones) or another shade of green, depending on what you did for your cabs. Again, if there is some gray tone in the counters, you could use a light gray on the walls.

If there is a mix of colors and shades, you may want to keep your hardware simple by matching your faucet. I'd worry about that choice absolutely last unless something strikes you along the way. You may get swayed by a pretty light fixture or accessory and need to be flexible about your metal finishes before all is said and done.

At the risk of sounding rough, I'd lose the window treatment as soon as possible..... Your new kitchen sounds like it will have a different vibe and the stripes and rouching are tough to pull off.

Thanks for the pictures and the follow-ups! They really help. I'm leaning towards doing the island in green and if I don't like it, will paint it white, later.

Do either of you know of an alternate green color that might work? Would like to get a sample of the saybrook sage and another one to try. I'll choose the wall color after the island color.

And yes, even though I love my 1992 curtains.........It's time for them to go. Same for the wallpaper, too, I guess. (Not from LR-from VA!) Thanks so much!

I used to live in Great Falls. LOVE Virginia. Would go
back in a heartbeat.

Good to hear that those curtains and wallpaper are going.
Pretty but not for you anymore.
I still love your saybrook sage idea. It is light fresh
and will brighten your room. More Greens to think about...

Behr Grasscloth

Olive by Sherwin Williams looks awesome with white

SweetCarolina Green BM

Creekside Green BM

Country living had this combo
Linen BM and Silver Sage Restoration Hardware

A great Blog GreenDesignCrisisblog.

Ok, here is where I am.........I'm going to have the cabinets painted in white. The off whites and creams are just not working with my appliances, it seems.

We painted a drawer on the island in the sayebrook sage and it is much lighter than I thought. I really liked the SW Olive that was shown on the reply, yesterday. Went to the SW store and they don't have a color, called Olive. Do you know if it had another name with it?

Do you think black would work for the island? Maybe I just need to find the right green. Thanks!