We find that kitchens (and other interiors) with darker colour palettes often require a slightly more complex CG lighting setup. Here's one of our recent kitchens for a US client, where the artists have kept the lighting looking natural and bright with lighter wall finishes and a high beamed ceiling.
We used 3D Studio Max and rendered with Corona Renderer here, with composition and colour grades in Fusion Studio 16 and additional tweaks and adjustments in Photoshop.
More of our CGI > https://www.pikcells.com/gallery/usa
