It would look out of place. Your cherry is an expensive upgrade. Don't ruin it.

Thank you, klfische! Appreciate your reply. I hope some of the more tech savy contributors can suggest an app that would do what I need.

Thanks, GreenDesigns. You have a point, so now I'm thinking twice about going white. Would still love to be able to visualize it, though.

Please do not paint these cupboards. They are beautiful.

It’s a nice Mission style kitchen. I wouldn’t paint the cabinets. You may want to replace those pendants with ones that are a bit more in keeping with the Mission style. Perhaps change those recessed light bulbs to LED with whiter (less yellow) colour temperature to brighten the room.

I understand everyone’s comments but I would paint them or restrain them gray.

Painting these cabinets would be like using house paint on a classic car...don't.

What's with everyone wanting white cabinets anyway? These are beautiful.

I love your kitchen cabinets. I think you could change the backsplash, paint color and pendant lights for an update.

Update pendants and backsplash. Light countertop if you want to brighten up. No paint on those cabs.

Beautiful, Susan! So fresh and timeless.

I also recently added light counters and backsplash to my wood kitchen - love how light it looks even with the wood cabinets. If I had your kitchen I would at the least lighten the backsplash - no matter what color the cabinets.

I with the others. Don't paint those lovely cabinets. If you want a lighter feel paint the walls white and add white accessories.

I like the warmth and the richness of your cabinets! Love what Susan Krueger did in above photo.

I think your cabinets would look beautiful painted white or a light off white with new hardware and pendants.

I love your cabinets! I'd keep them, myself, and repaint the walls, do a new backsplash.

jody1925, White cabinets seem to be very popular! Love your cabinets as is, so pretty! Your wall color is nice too, do you know what brand and name? Thank you

You could always stain your cabinets, but please do not paint them

Much cheaper looking than the beautiful cabinets you currently have

I agree with Linda. I was just about to post that painting them white would look cheap.

Definitely do what suits you! I thought I wanted white painted cabinets but in the home we just purchased with painted cherry cabinets my dogs have reminded me that I don’t. They have scratched bits of paint off as has putting away pans. My summer job will be stripping and staining them. You kitchen is beautiful so maybe a different stain color, new hardware, countertops and/or backsplash. Have you tried the Sherwin Williams paint visualizer app? You can up load a photo and try any of their paint colors.

I can see you wanting to update your stain to a more current grey toned brown. The floor too then. Backsplash and counters. I'd go with an induction cooktop like a Bosch Benchmark or 800 series because of the 17 power steps. Good diy project for sure. Here's some discussion and a picture of the color.

Flexa visualizer is such an app, but it is in Dutch. Big paint manufacturers in the US might have a similar app, I guess

It is your kitchen to do what you want. But those are beautiful cabinets.

Sorry but I would rather see you sell them and replace then paint them white.

Thank you so much, Annette!

Thanks for your suggestion regarding the recessed light bulbs Clay Aragon, that would be a quick way to brighten the kitchen.

Thank you, Kristy! I appreciate the input.

Noted, chiflipper. Thank you!

Thank you very much, jtz58! I was thinking painting the cabinets white would be a good way to brighten the room.

jj610, Briana Bosch, paulinteriors, Missi Rogge, Denysse Smith, Steven, Linda, lisadlu16, teddytoo, dan1888, Monique Barrow, woodteam5... Thank you so much! Definitely appreciate each and every one of your thoughts and suggestions.

Susan Krueger, thank you!

I love how your kitchen looks... it's so much brighter because of the white countertop and backsplash!

I appreciate your thoughts, jhmarie... Would love to see a picture of your kitchen!

Love the suggestion... thanks, functionthenlook!

Thank you, jlcat68! I love what Susan Krueger did to her kitchen, too!

You can readily brighten the kitchen with light countertops and backsplash. Light countertops reflect light upwards. Your cabinets are beautiful.

Sometimes people paint the island a different color.

Thanks, housegal200... The kitchens in the pictures are all beautiful, but the first one would have to be my favorite!

I personally love your kitchen. Do not paint the cabinets. Upgrade the lighting and if the remodel bug has hit, change out the counters and backsplash. You have a beautiful kitchen that will look cheap painted white.

Oh, Denysse Smith, I believe our wall color is Benjamine Moore, Yorkshire Tan.

Thank you very much for your suggestion, bellburgmaggie!

Thank you very much for your suggestion, bellburgmaggie!

Jody, I do not know how much you want to do in there. If you are considering keeping your dark counters and painting your cabinets white then perhaps a new lighter backsplash might help also, along with a lighter paint color and bigger pendant lights? But if you only plan white cabinets with your current hard finishes, try googling “white cabinets with dark backsplash dark counters”. See what you think of what comes up. Put same search terms in Pinterest. No matter what we might think, the person who lives in the kitchen needs to feel happy with her space. Look at a ton of pix.

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I just saw this photo here on Houzz. They also have black appliances (which just makes everything harder I think...) but you get a sense of lots of dark with white cabinets.

Your cabinets are beautiful painting them would be like all the people who put carpet over hardwood in the 70s. Try updating the pendants and the cabinet pulls to something with a little more contemporary style. You could change your pantry (?) door to a single panel shaker and the knob to match the new cabinet pulls.

You could also change the color of your lightbulbs to a more true white LED to see if that changes the color for you. The one big thing could be to change the backsplash.

Try searching houzz for inspiration kitchens that have the same cabinets but different accessory colors.

I agree with everyone above, your cabinets are really beautiful. That being said I think you could make a big impact with a change in backsplash and paint color. Lighter counter tops would help too depending on how much you want to change and spend.

I have a huge kitchen full of white cabinets that were custom built a few years and I am soooo over them. They show every bit of dirt and grime since I have 4 children at home. We are getting ready to sell our house and in our next house, I will not again do white cabinets, especially since it'll be on our farm. Your cabinets are lovely.