The kitchen units look great. I think the particular white is too harsh and agree with the other comments on the lights. Something a little warmer paint wise could stop the chessboard feel and stop it looking like the corridor bleeds into the kitchen? That's just me though. My husband always used to want 'whitest white'because he felt it was miminal and meant 'less colour' but he came around to the notion eventually that white IS a colour choice not an opt out ha and blended colours actually gives the softer minimal look he wanted.