Ahhhh thanks so much..well taking care of the scrolly wood features on the front ...I just used a small palm sander and sanding like crazy..and then built up highs and lows with Durobond 90...regular patch is toooo soft...Thanks for the question...

See also how the darker counter would pick up not only your darker door and drawer hardware, but your hickory's dark streaks and knots? Also available now are under-mounted sinks in laminate tops. Something to consider. For wall color, I'd personally suggest something a bit more toward the blue-green range, and a bit deeper than the Spanish olive above. ...depends a bit on what's happening in neighboring rooms, of course. Mark

I have oak cabinets in my kitchen and both bathrooms, and like the contrast muted greens and blues give. I did just paint my bathrooms a warm peachy beige as I have a weird old linoleum that I had to match, and that was what worked best. I'm amazed at how wonderful it looks with the wood tones. The wood is a couple of shades darker, and they compliment each other nicely. Here's the color I went with. Be sure and click on the Preview Color in a Room button to use the room decorator program. You can add up to 10 different colors at a time, and paint a variety of rooms. If you like color, it's a lot of fun. http://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/290C-3

The cabinets and all the wood is absolutely gorgeous! One thing you could do is go with something along the lines of a yellow, gold or light orange for a warm look. Or you could go with muted greens and blues for more contrast between the wall color and the wood. Here are some colors to get you started. You can upload your pictures to a room painter program such as Sherwin Williams' color visualizer, and apply color to the walls. It's very helpful to see how different colors will look in a room. It isn't perfect, but it's worth doing. A lot of the colors are lighter on than they appear on the paint swatch so don't be afraid to try a color even though it seems darker than you'd like. https://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/#