Had the same cabinets. Refaced with bamboo . You can also have them professionally painted. Realtors all advice white or grey for resale. These oak cabinets do not sell your house.

I do flips and kitchen renovations all the time and concur! White cabinets are the #1 (and possibly #2, #3) requested kitchen. Light grey can also be a good choice, but watch the tint (not too cool). White is safer. Are your moldings and doors white or oak? Would be best if they all coordinated. The goal with selling is to take ALL the question marks out of the equation. Good luck!

I agree with gustaruygers. The cabinets need to be painted. You might consider adding cabinet knobes/handle to upper cabinets (it can give dimension to cabinet doors and keep them from looking flat, you know what I mean? ) or update lower cabinet and drawers pick your countertop,then your paint. The white paint I use is De Jour, by Valspar, from lowes. It's nice but not stark white. Another white I've used is Apple (Benjamin Moore, or Sherwood Williams ( can't recall)

Get them professionally painted. Hand painted looks just like it was painted by hand and is not on par with the quality of your cabinet. My vote is for white, all the way.

A darker paint will also look good as in photos of previous comment, should hire a professional for the finished look and feel

You really should ask realtors in your neighborhood. You are in Alaska, we are all over the place. For sure, the cabinets are dated; no one is installing them anymore, and most people are either ripping them out entirely, or painting them. The question is, what might buyers in your neighborhood do? Is this a starter home, where young buyers would be happy to have a clean kitchen, or a mid-range, where people want to make their own choices, or a higher end area, where people will rip it out and have the whole room re-designed? Get some opinions locally before you spend lots of time and money!

I think they're lovely, to get to appreciate the wood grain and have the warm homey feel you get from oak. I'm an old soul, yes, but if you must do anything maybe add some modern hardware? Again, I'm a tradesman not a realtor.

I think if they are in excellent condition I would leave them a lot of people love wood and if all the other stuff is new and they are clean and I would add some stainless knobs for sure . Save the money from painting the cabinets to use in your new place.As for counters I would ask a realtor if that is the right choice or if you need to spend the money there

Talk to your real estate agent (or interview three agents). Alaska has a lot of houses with natural wood as an important design feature.

If you have a fluorescent lighting fixture, consider changing it out for a fixture that uses warm white LED bulbs. It will give you a warmer, better light than fluorescents.

Although the cabinets are outdated, painting the cabinets yourself will not add value as you can never get the look of a professional factory job. And the style of the cabinet is also outdated. Someone will probably want to come in and replace them all, even if they are painted.

I neglected to mention two things about our cabinets in my previous comment, they were professionally sanded, painted, and sealed. Although it was a darker color, you could still see the wood grain of the oak. It was not an opaque painted finish.

While I had an idea of the updates I wanted to do, I did chat with our realtor and she was on board - even referred the company that painted the cabinets to a couple of her other clients!