You will want to bring some color into your lovely kitchen. Drapes the same color or close would be good to get. Buy grommet top drapes to install close to the ceiling & bring down to the floor. Ikea has very nice selections & they charge by the pair instead of most stores charging by the panel.

If you feel you need a window covering on the planter window, go with the same color in a Roman shade (could be a print or stripe). If you are in a cold winter area the pair of drapes can be taken over the glass door as well for heat loss. This is one reason I like to go with grommet top as they are easy to open & close with a wand.

I would paint the walls a brownish gray. Rendeveous gray from Sherwin Williams is a good color. Also accessible beige by Sherwin Williams.

I agree with everything sandradclark says except for the wall color. I think you should be more bold and go with something brighter or darker. You do have a lot of light and it is a large room so you may even want to choose two colors. Love the view out the eating area window! You may want to just leave the window treatments as is.

Have the same cupboards in my kitchen, thinking on varnishing them a much darker shade. Done my Bathroom and love them even though it took a few coats to get the color.

Yes I think a brownish gray too! BM Revere Pewter works well with wood finishes.

You could easily change the back of the cabinet peninsula by painting or try a product called Stikwood--easy to install and creates a very different look!

I like those pot racks but looks like it could be right in people's faces. Or line of vision.

The floor would be beautiful with the ceramic tiles that look like wood. And I think a nice shade of blue on the walls would be very pretty and lose the wall paper.

I like the ideas and suggestions given, but I would paint the island cabinets light to show off that beautiful wood counter.

I love this kitchen facelift. The cabinets look like yours.

Wow -- new kitchen looks beautiful!

Think about painting the cabinets a dark warm gray or dark greenish gray which would look great with the black appliances. Then, a ceramic floor which looks like weathered wood would go great. Keep your wall color light and add a bright color through accessories

Be very careful when choosing a paint color. Nothing with pinks or roses or reds. They look awful with oak cabinets. Take a look at sage green for your walls.

We used Sherwin Williams (formerly MAB) Ancient Marble in our kitchen for the walls. The color is a light green/gray and will downplay anything that looks pink.

They don't give great detail on the process, but, I love how these oak cupboards look. It is a darker glaze over a lighter base coat colour. A professional painter would know how to achieve this.

I would do as planned and remove wallpaper, add hardware to cabinetry, remove pot rack, and change paint. I would change appliances to stainless.

Love your kitchen with all the natural light! Good you're keeping the nice cabinets, but have you considered painting them? You can, done right, they'll look lovely. Are you keep the black appliances too?

A quick, easy and inexpensive job would be to remove the border around the ceiling (that dates the kitchen immediately). What is your choice for flooring since you're replacing the tile?

It's important to get an idea of the "look" you want--then it will all fall into place. Without that, you'll drive yourself crazy. Look through magazines on kitchen design, they have great ideas. Then have a reasonable budget, don't go over it unless you actually can afford to do so.

Always think "can I live with whatever I do for 15 years?" and "will it be good for resale?"

I would suggest painting your cabinets ( light gray would be pretty) with the following changes included:

1. New tall side panel next to fridge (so you won't see the side of the fridge) and while doing that eliminate the cabinets above the fridge (they are pretty useless anyway) and adding an open shelf above the fridge.

2. Remove old crown moulding and replace with larger, more hefty one.

3. Depending on what color you choose for the cabinetry, take down border, paint the kitchen walls and hang a pendant light above the sink.

4. If you paint the cabinetry, I would suggest hardwood flooring, matching the adjoining space ( easier on the feet than ceramic tile).

If you are determined to keep the cabinets the color they are, I think I'd paint/stain just the island a darker color to highlight the top. I'd put beadboard on the sides of the island. I'd hang a pendant light over the sink and change out the eating area light. I'd get rid of the pot rack. I agree with others' recommendations of a sage green or a gray/brown. You are so lucky to have all that light coming in that a darker color would be rich/dramatic. I'd do a darker hardwood floor (not shiny, more of a hand-scraped look), or the ceramic tiles that look like hardwood. Good luck. You have a great space to work with, and I'd love to see the finished product!

We have found that Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain (a dark taupey-grey) works so well with all wood tones, if you want to go dark!

I just updated my kitchen which is similar to yours. So many people jump directly to painting cabinets, but honestly you have to be REALLY committed to that process - it isn't a weekend project if you want them to turn out well and look professionally done. With this in mind we kept our original cabinets like yours, but it came with its paint coordinating struggles. So many people suggest green with the honey tone of the cabinets which does work if you like green, but it wasn't for me. I tried several different paint samples to coordinate with the honey color including townhall tan (hated this one), sandbeach, kilm beige and loggia (all Sherwin Williams). I finally settled on Loggia which is a nice greige. I love it! It's neutral enough, but still warm. I highly recommend especially with the amount of natural light.

I agree with 2202michelleoc above about the flooring. The ceramic hardwood floors are really good looking and modernize the space.

Other recommendations: if you want to bring some color in you could consider painting the island and using it as a focal point - even white would be pretty. It's a perfect place for some color since you have that neutral butcher block (heed the warning above on the time commitment for this, though), but I think you could easily accomplish color with decor items that can be swapped easily when you get tired of them or the color. You could also further modernize the space with a new light fixture in the eating area, new sleeker chairs or stools. Also, if you have the time a new backsplash would really look great.

Main advice - pick things you love! You live in the space and it's ok for things not to be perfect as long as you like it :)

I imagine your kitchen walls painted a country blue and your island painted a darker shade of that blue. I would put dark wood-look floor tiles in. And I would add wood, bead board, or backsplash to your bar to add some architectural interest. You have a great space, layout, and lighting in your kitchen. It should be fun to just add some flare.

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Hello. Here are a few of Kitchens I have designed. Feel free to contact me. Good luck.

Here are my suggestions, depending on your budget of course.

1. Paint the cabinets a medium blue green which I believe would make the black appliances look fine if you want to keep them. For cabinet color ideas, search through photos in Houzz.
2. Extend the uppers to the ceiling with glass front doors.
3. The upper cabinets around the refrigerator are a problem. Looks like they are a different depth than the other uppers and they do not come out to the end of the refrigerator. So would recommend that you eliminate the uppers to the left of the sink and replace with shelves to balance the space. Then rebuilt the panels surrounding the refrigerator so the come out to the end of the refrigerator (set back a few inches so the refer opens) and add a cabinet above that comes out to the end of the refer as well. I have a deep cabinet above the refer and I love it to store items I don't use a lot and it also hides the refer as someone else said.
4. Yes, to removing pot rack, removing wall paper and going with white walls, adding
   cabinet pulls and knobs - I like the new shiny gold look (polished brass) with long handles and a matching knob on drawers.
5. Last, I would consider a small pattern black and white tile on the floor. There are a lot of really cool looking ones to choose from. This would pull the black appliances, green cabinets, and white walls together. If you upgrade your appliances to stainless, it would work as well.
6. Replace stools to more modern design.
   You have a nice large kitchen to work with. HAVE FUN

Another idea about the kitchen stools is to eliminate them and go with a small table and chairs in that great area by the windows.

Putting together a kitchen color palette can be challenging!
Here is a great article that might help: Kitchen
Color Palette

im a bit bold ,,lol but rub the cabnets back to they natral grain and lightly varnish ,bright white walls,, no window covers ,lightly varnish the serounds on them ,then pick a blue or grey italian tial for your floor ,big bold silver handals and nobs ,,with the sunshine coming in it would be pretty with a herb pot placed here or there for a add of color, change the light covers to brighten it for night and a few down lights ,

im a bit bold ,,lol but rub the cabnets back to they natral grain and lightly varnish ,bright white walls,, no window covers ,lightly varnish the serounds on them ,then pick a blue or grey italian tial for your floor ,big bold silver handals and nobs ,,with the sunshine coming in it would be pretty with a herb pot placed here or there for a add of color, change the light covers to brighten it for night and a few down lights ,

Please don't paint those gorgeous cabinets. What beautiful wood. You picture looks like the wall covering has some pink to it - which doesn't bring out the best in the wood. I'd look for whites with a yellow undertone, with maybe rust and/or a deep brown accents to bring out the natural gold tones in the wood.

You all are amazing - thank you so much for all these ideas! The pot rack is going. We're also moving the fridge to the other side of the kitchen and knocking out a half wall where it is currently located to open up the kitchen to the living room and more windows. Definitely going to replace the light fixture and the bar stools are going. The cabinets themselves are solid oak and are in great condition. There is a lot of oak in the house however so I'd like it to blend in rather than be a focal point. Finding the right color palette to do that is a challenge!

Hardware on the cabinets is a personal choice. If you have been living without and like it that way, no need to purchase hardware. Extending the cupboards to the ceiling, either open cubicles or glass-fronted doors would really update the look.

You really have a nice kitchen with great light..totally agree to keep the oak cabinets. .makes no sense to paint. .you would be stuck in that trend and they are good quality. First pick the floor. It's the bigger expense. Don't know your taste in flooring but from experience of a dozen homes get something that diminishs dirt. Bar stools seem to be in path of door..would consider ditching altogether. Really comfortable good bar stools are expensive and table with chairs is more comfortable seating anyway. My previous house had the bar thing ..got tired of the side by side dining. People converse better at a table. The style of your tablr and chairs will tell you what lights and pulls to choose. Keep the space above cabinets for interesting pieces..no fake ivy or cutesy stuff.. (chickens) Paint is last to choose and that would be a color YOU love. As suggested try sample colors. I never regret spending on quality hardware and fixtures. This is not a trendy showstopper kitchen but a lovely timeless room to cook and eat.

I had to work with yellowed oak cabinets and could find cream color that worked but a soft sage and buttercream were my finalist. I never cared for yellow but Oatlands yellow from Valspar worked with the oak and the flooring. It brings light to my window less kitchen and sets off my cobalt and copper accessories. Pick your tile first then find a paint that works with it and the cabinets. Also consider where that wall color will end and the next room starts,

Sage green walls go well with golden oak cabinets. Neutral gray floor tiles set on an angle. Knobs and pulls for the cabinets.

Is there some reason you need such a huge fridge? It is like a black hole and makes the cabinets etc. look tiny and out of proportion.

The first thing I would do if these cabinets were mine would be to strip then refinish them a way they loose that yellowish look, but stay light and natural. I would extend the cupboards to the ceiling and add oil rubbed bronze hardware too. For the floor I would choose ceramic tiles that look wood, with possibly a light greyish tint. With natural wood and greyish tint, it's up to you for the paint color, because wood and grey fit with almost every colors. Here is an example of the floor tiles :

Just a reminder: (we see these words so often we never even notice we're misusing them!) It's lose, not loose unless it needs tightening. And flair, not flare unless you're starting a fire.

I'm in the minority, but I'd consider keeping floor if it's good condition. Just don't use any pattern anywhere as that'll bring out its grouty pattern. Modern celery/lime accent over by seating, or a modern darkish blue... depends on if you want 2 colorful walls. Or all-over paint.

I have oak cabinets too, and am on the process of painting the walls Benjamin Moore beach glass. It looks so nice!

Whatever uppers will show when wall is removed, those in a light neutral? I like different uppers and lowers.

Like Jeanne wrote, this houzz article recommends blue shades, and more: [https://www.houzz.com/magazine/what-goes-with-wood-cabinets-stsetivw-vs~29908661[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/what-goes-with-wood-cabinets-stsetivw-vs~29908661)

If you dont want to replace the tile floor you could use a tile regrout in a different color. Home depot, lowes carry them and they come in alot of different colors. If you went with a lighter grout it would brighten up the flooring and make it look new.