Sorry the pictures came out in a different order, hopefully you can see which is the alcove space

Is this picture taken during the day or at night? If it’s daytime your kitchen must not get much natural light. Go for white cabinets to reflect as much light as possible to brighten the room up. Boring but timeless & always looks fresh. For colour you could do a splash back, or just add colour via accessories such as a bright kettle/toaster set, tea towels etc., easier & cheaper to change if you get tired of it.

Please have a look here to find out how spaces get designed professionally: https://www.dlab.co.nz/post/how-a-kitchen-or-any-interior-cabinetry-gets-designed-insides-from-an-industry-professional

Hi, we are looking at a white and grey kitchen where the main part of the kitchen would be a white satin finish, and our double pantries on one wall would be a light grey matt finish. i want to know if this is unusual to have two types of finishes within the kitchen ie satin and matt? we have no high cabinets, all the white is low and the grey is on one wall with two pantries and the fridge cabintery.