My personal opinions... Your cabinets are nice, so don't potentially ruin the finish by painting. The counter sample you posted would be very boring, especially with white cabinets. Might be good with the current cabinet color.

White counters with white cabinets is a strong modern feel to it. Especially with dark floors. If you want transitional and you want white cabs, you might want to think of butcher block counter tops.

One of the "themes" for transitional is crisp white with natural wood. The crisp white offers the modern, and the natural wood offers the traditional and at the end of the day, you get transitional.

A stronger, more modern concept would be the white on white with the dark floors. Painting out cabinets (these look like stained maple or cherry) should be done professionally to get the toughest surface with the most professional appearance.

I'm very fond of the white on white as well as the butcher block on white cabs. With the style of cabinet faces, the "transitional" look (butcher block counter top) would be easier to achieve if you paint. If you want a stronger, more modern look you may have to have the cabinets refaced with a different style of front.

How about white or light gray cabinets and keep the current counter and backsplash?

Painting cabinets can be a big project. I would replace the countertop and backsplash first. I think the Silestone Orion Blanco with a light gray tile would make this space transitional. If that isn't enough change for you, I would paint the cabinets white.

The total-wall back splash looks nice, and it goes well with the dark cabinets and dark floor. However, I would suggest a smaller back splash area in a light, contrasting tile. Then, I would suggest you paint the wall area a chartreuse to add a fresh contrast to the neutrals in the color scheme.

@kajanews Can you share the primer & paint you used? How many coats of each? Looks amazing and looking to do mine!

I don’t know what primer was used but I selected Benjamin Moore paint, White Dove color for the cabinets.