You said on the painting oak cabinet thread that all you could afford to do right now was painting the cabinets but you didn't say if you have a time line for redoing the counters and other features and how long you plan to stay in this house. You also don't say what styles or looks you like. If you haven't already, look through the finished kitchen blog to get a better idea of what you like.

Just so you have something to mull over, here are a few thoughts (worth what you paid for them ;-).

If you will be selling before you can replace the tile counters, stick with a relatively neutral color for the cabinets and put your color punches on the walls, window treatments and decorate touches. There was a recent thread on yellow kitchens that got lots of thumbs up. Check that out. Pale yellow cabinets would look very cheery. Another to consider is gray, which has become quite popular, even for cabinets. There are all kinds of grays out there, some even have hints of blue to them. I think that would give your kitchen a completely different flavor.

If you're staying in this house for awhile and will be replacing counters and such in the near future, then think about your long term plan, what styles, colors and such you like and pick a cabinet color based on that. With luck, it will go with white tile but if not, I think I'd find living with a mismatch for the short term easier than repainting cabinets in the near future.

Here is a link that might be useful: joyski's kitchen

i don't remember where i found this kitchen, but i love it. it has the white tiles and white counters. i love all of the white accessories in there too. i think that this look would be worth considering if i were you.
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you could even consider adding some kind of decorative panel or molding on the end of your island.

I'm with you, teppy -- that kitchen just sings to me. Love the pops of yellow, too. What a great decorating job!

I think the grey green would look really nice. Check out Willowdecor's butlers pantry and this other kitchen painted in BM Fieldstone.

Or Layla at The Lettered Cottage painted her cabs black and they look beautiful.

She has a lot of great advice about painting cabinets in her blog.

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I plan to stay in this house for the long haul. I like more modern/transitional styles. I hope to be able to replace my counters and cabs in about 3 years or so. As well as replace my floors to a darker color wood.

I do like that photo that teppy posted. And I'm curious about the first photo that positano posted, but it's hard to gauge the color clearly. I will do more browsing on the site.

And i have seen the Lettered Cottage Blog, and love those black cabinets, but I don't think black cabs would go well with my light laminate floors.

Thanks everyone for your advice!