The issue with the coral is that your rugs and maybe some of your furnishings and the cabinetry will not work well with it. When we moved to our current open floor plan house the island was painted a pine green, which I liked, but it was just enough off from our rugs and furniture that it looked terrible. I have never liked gray but ended up painting the island Dovetail by SW, a neutral that allows our art, rugs, etc to carry the space. This is not said because I dislike coral, I have a large space painted in Coral Island by SW. And I do not think that a gray is the answer for your space, it is that sometimes colors we like are not the correct fit and exploring all options allows a better result.

"Thank you for your advice but I didn’t ask for anyone’s opinion on my stuff. Please refrain from criticizing on what isn’t the issue at hand "

It all relates, if you post a design issue and the "stuff" is ignored then you are likely not getting very useful advise. Your defensive response potentially hints to your own frustration with what has evolved. The redone kitchen is sleek and modern and the pantry is not, if it were me I would change the doors of the cabinets in the pantry to align better with the kitchen before adding in more cabinetry. A desk and additional cabinetry could potentially be a different color and work well but it needs to relate to what is there to look good.

Think the idea of replacing the cabinet doors is a game changer! Just what I needed to hear! We don’t entertain at all and both in our seventies so it’s just for us to enjoy.

Thanks all for your views I’ll take them into consideration. Have a great life.