Either way will work.

Yes! I love light cabinets with dark counters. I wish our new home had light cabinets and a dark island. Love that look too.

I'm not sure what we're voting on.
I agree with Interiors International. It could work either way.
Not a huge fan of the floor.

The option rooms are the rooms next to my kitchen which are more my style, paint the cabinets maybe dove white?..

paint them!

Love your kitchen

How about just painting the island and adding some trim on the island? That's what I was thinking of doing in my kitchen. Your kitchen needs a pop of color, seeing some lime green in the other room. Perhaps bring the green in on the rug, some plates on the soffit, and green placemats on the counter or artwork?

You could paint the island and the base cabinets and leave the top wood.

Yes, I agree with color!! Trying the blue green in rooms as we have an open view to pool! The Halloween theme :) brings me down!! Maybe a more contrasting color for rug ?? It's the darkest room of home with no exterior wall....why I think painted cab will be like sunshine

My first thought in looking at the kitchen was to get some color on the walls. The cabinets are pretty, they have a nice glow, the back splash should be a lighter stone though the black is too heavy and sucks the light out of the room. Then I saw the pictures for the adjacent rooms.......Oh Geez......We need some color in the whole house! I'm just not a big fan of the muted look, anyone can do that and you have great natural light for color. The house is so pretty, it needs to be livened up a little. But if it's that look you think you'll love for years to come, then the cabinetry does not flow and should be painted. But my vote is to leave them and add color to the walls of your lovely home.

I would change your back splash find colors that would bring the rooms together.

How about switching out some door with glass?? Undercab lighting?? Their is a lot of space from cab to ceiling...when I place things on top of them it seems to increase the cave feel

Way too nice to spend time/energy/money on. I think it looks great.