Designing your dream kitchen? Start with the star of the show—Caesarstone Calacatta Nuvo™ (5131). This marble-look quartz benchtop is one of the most popular Caesarstone colours in Australia, and a favourite among renovators for good reason. With its soft grey veining and warm white base, it’s the perfect starting point for your DIY colour selection.

🎨 Step 1: How to Choose White Paint That Actually Works

If you’ve ever Googled how to choose white paint and ended up more confused than before—you’re not alone. The key is to understand undertones. Calacatta Nuvo has a warm white base, which means you’ll need a warm white paint like Dulux Vivid White rather than cooler whites like Lexicon Quarter. The wrong white can completely throw off your entire kitchen colour scheme.

💡 Tip: This is exactly what I teach inside my White Paint Course — so you can choose with confidence, not guesswork.

🧱 Step 2: Choose Neutral Colours That Match

Choosing neutral colours for your home can be just as tricky as whites. When working with Calacatta Nuvo, I always test against a full set of neutrals—like taupe, grey-green, and warm greys. For this stone, a grey with a green undertone works beautifully across cabinetry, flooring, and furnishings.

This step is essential if you want a cohesive open-plan living space. Your colour scheme for renovation should start here—by working with the fixed element (your benchtop), not against it.

🪟 Step 3: Don’t Forget Your Windows, Floors & Fixtures

So many people forget to factor in the colour of their windows or flooring! If you’re using black windows, make sure black appears elsewhere in your kitchen. If not, white window frames will blend better with Calacatta Nuvo’s palette.

Floor tiles or timber floors? Make sure they share the same undertone. This is the kind of thing that homeowners miss when they try to select paint colours without a designer—but you can absolutely do it yourself if you test correctly.

🖼️ Step 4: Build a Mood Board to Pull It All Together

As I show in the video, the best way to get your colours right is to build a physical mood board. Lay out your Caesarstone sample, tile, paint swatches, cabinet options, and even fabrics. Testing them together is the only way to avoid costly regrets. This is the same system I teach inside my course.

🎥 Watch the Full Video Tutorial:
See the undertone test, white paint comparison, and full kitchen mood board in action.

🎓 Want Step-by-Step Colour Scheme Help for Renovation?

Join my online course and learn the full system for choosing paint colours, tiles, cabinetry and flooring — even if you don’t have a design background.

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It’s helped hundreds of Aussie homeowners get their dream kitchen — and it costs less than a tap!