What do you like, what do you hate? Did you just move in,or are you updating from choices you made previously?

I’d paint those dizzying cabinets in a heartbeat. Match the appliances.

I would change the countertops and backsplash.

Moving in. This is the previous owners design. The cabinets are actually good quality so I plan to keep them. They have dovetailed drawers and rollout trays in nearly all of them.

The appliances are the only thing I notice when I walk in....not in a good way lol. I would like to put in granite countertops and a tile floor.

The flooring and the peach paint stood out to me first! I just wanted to make sure that you weren't in love with them before I mentioned that ;)

Keep the maple cabinets or paint them? All new appliances are planned with induction or gas range? Stainless steel or black? Old house 1949 with all original hardwood floors throughout except for vinyl in kitchen and den :-( Budget $10,000

How extensive of a change do you want? Assuming you are going to keep the cabs...I woukd work on toning down the orange and earth tones.

Is flooring vinyl or regular tile? It is definitely a strong orangish statement so if vinyl, LVT on the floor in either planking or stone...modest $ if you can do it yourself. If regular tile, people have painted tile??? We removed some tile recently, they cut along some of the grout lines and pried up the plywood underneath the tile and took it out in sections..not too messy and it went fast.

Different Wall Color

Probably ditch shutters at kitchen window

Update lighting by adding more LED cans and eliminate the center fixture

Find a different place for the microwave and the put in a hood

If the above do not provide enough updating, then I would explore one or all of the following: painting cabs if in good shape...I kind of like that groove effect but would really consider a sprayed finish due to all those groves; backsplash tile and counters: updating counters might damage the tile, but the tile limits your counter choices...what to do?

It seems to be a light-filled space to work on with lots of updating potential...good luck!

I would change out the microwave for a hood, though It can be difficult to find a pretty white hood. I stained a wood hood with vent insert to match - could also be done if you paint.

I refreshed with light quartz counter, new backsplash and short apron farm sink. I also have white appliances. It is a modest kitchen:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784356

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784291

Lots of contrast and patterns. If you are keeping the cabinets, which I think you should, let them be the star.

I don't usually suggest changing out good appliances, but these are in stark contrast to the cabinets.

No shutters, again, lots of different patterns, and the windows are a feature.

Hardwood floors to match rest of home

ETA: These are only if it were MY kitchen and I was spending someone else's $. It looks like a lovely kitchen - clean and light.

I'd think about removing the deep cabinet down in eating area....I'd paint the eating area a really light sage green....I'd get a table with usable comfortable chairs for the seating area to use right away. I would use the kitchen and assess things ...does the microwave vent outside or just recirculate? Is the dishwasher up to par with efficiency and cleaning? The white appliances are okay. I'd get a floor runner. Save the money for now. You'll know more in a few months.

I would do black granite counters, if you are leaving the white appliances.

With that budget I'd change out the floors (a neutral color tile not wood), counter and back splash. Leave the appliances for now because they'll eat up your whole budget. I'd also leave the cabinets unpainted but pick non-busy counters, floors and back splash to compliment them. Paint the walls (not green! green will make those cabinets look more orange).

Oh and I'd also replace the sink with a single bowl while you're doing new counters :)

The cabinets are what catches your eye so you don't want other things completing with them. Nothing else needs to be busy. I would change the floor, countertops, backsplash & appliances. The paint color is not good either.

The floor, backsplash & cabinets are all so busy. If they cabinets are staying then the floor & backsplash need to change. Appliances & countertop if you have it in the budget.

I think the cabinets are kind of cool, and with updated everything else, could be a real show piece. Agree with others, and here's my order:

1. Replace floors with something to match the rest of the house. Cost in the thousands.

2. tear out the backsplash. free!

3. Replace countertop. Cost in the thousands. While you are at it, new stainless sink and less ugly faucet. $500.

4. Replace the nipple light with something non-obtrusive like a can light. $150.

5. Tear out the shutters. Free

6. Paint yourselves. Agree with others: Absolutely not a green. Greige with a cream undertone? Something warm to work with the orange undertones.

7. Replace the appliances with stainless. Counterdepth fridge, please! That one hanging out there is killing me! Also definitely a slide in range, instead of the clunker style currently there. I would plan on spending $5000 for low-mid brands.

8. New backsplash. Countertop and backsplash should BOTH be extremely neutral with no patterns or busy-ness. Like so many on this site, you're going to get tempted to do a garish granite with specks and swirls and it will look terrible with those cabinets! Solid surface countertop, and solid backsplash! Since I recommend a solid backsplash, I actually put backsplash as the last item of priority because you can tear out the old one and paint and get 99% of the aesthetic benefits. Cost low thousands. Or skip the backsplash altogether, since you already have the 3 inch backsplash lip.

I think you need to up your budget to $13k to get any benefits. You could squeeze it for $11k, but $13k to be conservative. Leaving any one of those items will leave you with an 80s kitchen look, pretty much negating the benefits of any of the items you replace. Like, if you put in a new countertop but leave the floors and appliances, you still have an old ugly-ish kitchen. So you might as well have not bothered spending any $$ on the countertop. If you do everything on my list, you end up with a pretty great looking modern kitchen.

Just ran across this photo in a Houzz Tour that showed up in my feed. I gathered the owners didn't make any changes to this kitchen when they purchased the house. I'm not crazy about this floor but I thought tne rest might provide inspiration with your ( unpainted) cabinets. Backsplash looks like glass tile, which I'd like more than ceramic with your cabinets, and their counter is black granite. PS. I'd paint the floor molding in your eating area the same color you choose for the wall. I'd paint the ceiling a lightened version of the wall paint. P P S. Removing your current floor is job 1, MO.

I’d keep the cabinet but change appliances,
And also change to wood floor. This will change the kitchen entirely

Your cabs are nice. I think what dates the kitchen is the mottled floor and backsplash and counter. To modernize, I’d do solid color floor, backsplash and counter. Black or white.

I don't see what the problem is with the white appliances. They work well with the beadboard cabinets, giving you a cottage style kitchen, and they look brand new. The problem is that all the rest of the kitchen is orange so the white stands out. I'd change the floor, counter, and backsplash and add some white/light in those materials. I'd explore removing the cabinets over the window to lessen the wood. They aren't very functional either. I like the shutters. They go with a cottage look.

Where do you store dishes in those cabinets? The previous owners should have installed a dish cabinet instead of that large pantry.

Here's a photo with a light colored quartz countertop. I think you could use a counter with some movement as long as you used a solid colored subway tile backsplash.

Mayflowers I like that look very much. Great suggestion. Will also look good with white appliances if owner doesn’t need to replace

I love the cabinets. Definitely keep them!

I'd probably go with white wall paint, and either a light or a black counter.

Either way, I'd add some black somewhere (accessories, hardware, counter, ...)

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think the flooring, counters, backsplash will be changed and repaint first and then look at changing the appliances at a later date with a slide in induction range with hood and counter depth fridge.

British colonial/tropical/Caribbean design! The wood blinds and cabinets would look great with this theme. I'd replace the countertops with white Quartz, backsplash with something lighter than current color, and then add bamboo/wicker lighting shades and palm plants. Also add ceramic or colored glass vases, a navy striped rug, or a red oriental rug. The cabinets could be white, off white, or remain wood.

Dining nook could be something like this. I'd do white linen table cloth and big palm plant

Would you consider rearranging the layout a bit? I'm thinking in terms of moving the fridge to the opposite wall.

Would change backsplash, countertops, paint, and get SS appliances.

Like the fridge/ice, sink/water, stove/fire layout.

Layout changes are an option

If you like the layout and cabinets,

I would do your idea in this order,

install new countertop & sinks

Countertop usually cost the most.

Install under counter lighting

Then decide on changing flooring

Then bring backsplash tile samples into space and view in daytime and night with under cabinet lighting. Tiles pickup different colors in different lighting

Then change the appliances at a later date

There are a lot of competing geometric elements in this kitchen: many vertical lines on cabinets, smallish squares on floor, rectangles on shutters, circular ceiling fixture. Large floor tiles, perhaps 12" x 24", would reduce the number of grout lines and shapes, Replacing the shutters with a Roman shade would add some softness and horizontal contrast to the cabinets.

Something like curved track lighting would add interest on the ceiling. Black counters would allow the eye a place to "rest". Removing the microwave and replacing it with a hood, perhaps a wood one, would provide more horizontal contrast. It would also lessen the "second white refrigerator" effect of the range and microwave combined.

The other white appliances would look less prominent with more shape and color contrast in the room.