Kitchen love: Trendy Monochrome or Personal Colorful?

There are lots of great kitchen inspiration online. So much so, that the tricky part is how to digest it all, and weigh pros and cons in order to make the "perfect" decision. 
Now - should I go big: knock down a wall or two, and get something monochrome, industrial or raw, like the three trendy kitchens below? ? 



Or should I go for a kitchen within existing walls, compact and personal, like the kitchen below? And cook and eat outside when I have friends over? Decisions, decisions....


Top three kitchens via, via and via
Bottom three pics from youfoundkeke
CREATIVE LIVING Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design .................................................................