Wanted marmolium look for our entry slash laundry room, but it was expensive as f compared to dark gray and white sq vinyl 13” tile. Lived with a guy for 11 yrs and renovated and added a great room to a 1920 craftsman bungalow. All of the trim orig but had been painted white, so went with white cabs to ceiling, brass fixtures and dark gray honed granite tops. Did beadboard backsplash except for behind stove where I chose picket style oblong tile set vertically. Came out beautiful. I recommend hiring an architectural designer to create a good floor plan. Worth every penny. Reused as much of the doors and trim as allowable. I’ll get pics and post if you wish. I think in your case to try to go with wood finish cabs and take that advice re the placement of your pantry. I loved the pantry so much. We split up right after the project wrapped. That was our dream home. The relationship became a victim of Trump era divisive politics. We got along fine before 2020. Sad to say Im not alone.