Check out Rethunk Junk Paint by Laura. Specific for cabinets, no sanding or primer needed! Works like a charm. Facebook search Rethunk Junk by Laura. There are a few pages with great before and after pictures and lots of questions answered by the paint company owner herself!

IMO there is only one way to get cabinets looking perfect after painting and that is with a cabinet refinisher/ painter and it does cost a lot. No glazing, no distressing just a nice warm white to go with your granite. But before you choose a color get proper lighting in that space . LEDs 3500- 5000 K range will come close to natural daylight and then choosing the color will be right.I can’t tell waht you have for backsplash but it needs to be lighter too.. Get the new floors chosen also before paint. There are some very pretty pale green or pale blue kitchens but I can’t see those with your granite.

In person your backsplash may look perfect, but on the monitor it looks like a dark cave. Spending $ for cabinet paint might be better directed at replacing the backsplash with a color that is close to the lightest shade in your granite, replacing the flooring, lighting and wall paint.

Yep, I agree - no distressing - just paint the cabinets and add new hardware. Yes, your countertops are nice and do not need to be replaced. The color that you've painted in the kitchen looks bluish green - nope, it's not working.

Vistas Interiors- splash is a black subway with flecks of gold and cream. I agree it’s too dark however when I was picking it out I consulted with many design folks and this was the best they could come up with. It wasn’t Cheap. but I would be open to replacing it especially if I’m saving money on cabinets.

Opinion on floors would you go with wood or steer clear from woods. I would really like to redo all my floors with hardwood. Lighting is bad also. It’s original. The original owners who built the home or in their 70s it’s a great house has great bones open floor plan and great property but their design choices were not my style.

Open floor plans USUALLY work best with one type of flooring throughout, but mine has hardwood in main areas and tile in kitchen and baths and looks great. My kitchen users are a bit messy, so I chose not to put hardwood there, but coordinated my flooring, backsplash, counter top in similar shades, which I would recommend you do as well. Your cabinets and granite seem to be the baseline for choices for other materials. Removing the big light in the ceiling and replacing all of the recessed lights would be transforming and really shouldn't cost as much as painting cabinets.

Really like your granite. You could opt to go full backsplash with your granite. Recently painted kitchen & den from taupe to light greenish gray - SW SeaSalt - very soothing & looks great w/wood cabinets & granite & white trim. Added some pictures below so you could get a sense of the color. In my space it shows as light greenish, but hint of gray. Light gray would compliment your granite as well, but would paint pantry door & wood trim high gloss white & that will pop. One more suggestion and I'm bad with scale, but your single pendant looks big & hangs low. Could you change to two smaller pendants plus replace ceiling fixture w/can lights. Someone suggested bright led light bulbs. What a game changer! I am using Ultitech LED Daylight flood & regular bulbs. I have 8' ceilings and regular amount of windows & the difference these bulbs make is incredible.

If this was my space I would change the backsplash - I am sorry, I know it is new but I cannot imagine what your designer was thinking - wood cabinets, black backsplash and dark walls - of course it looks dark.

Oak cabinets can look pretty and be part of a light kitchen if the rest of the surfaces are handled properly. Since you are on the fence, look at some pictures of wood kitchens that have been refreshed and see what you think. Your countertop is very pretty. The kitchen posted above (French Country kitchen) is very pretty. I have a "wood kitchens" idea book that has some refreshed wood kitchens included. My own oak kitchen is in my "my pics" idea book.

I also noticed that some of your trim is white. You can continue that into the kitchen without painting the interior doors or cabinets. Wood doors with white trim is a good look. Do consider lightening the paint colors.

Wood doors with white trim - lighter paint color.

I am redoing my entire downstairs due to Harvey flooding. I got a color consultant from Sherman Williams to come out and advise me on colors...in Houston it cost 100.00 for 90 minutes. Also got gift certificate for 50.00 to use on paint.
Really felt it was worth it.

I like the granite. Did you compare the cost of refacing? I think $5800 is too much to spend on painting the cabinets. I don’t think the effect will be significant enough. Would be better to use the money toward a backsplash that goes better with counters and current cabinets. You will get lots of good ideas here if you ask.

I disagree the change will be amazing but it is expensive and I would first follow the ideas here.

Having the ceiling removed, add new recessed light receptacles, re dry walling the ceiling, removing backsplash (and probably drywall) and current flooring....should be well within your price range. Then installing the lights, backsplash and flooring and perhaps replacing the cabinet pulls. If you can give me the name of a store where you will likely shop for flooring and backsplash, and if they have an online presence, I'll try to put together 2 or 3 combos for you to look at.

Vista- several tile shops around Akron area although not sure they have online presence. I actually re- did my master bath in July and ended up buying my accent tile from either Home Depot or Lowe’s I can’t remember. It looks great. Bath tile was Hartville Hardware. Maybe not super high end but works for me.

Vista- several tile shops around Akron area although not sure they have online presence. I actually re- did my master bath in July and ended up buying my accent tile from either Home Depot or Lowe’s I can’t remember. It looks great. Bath tile was Hartville Hardware. Maybe not super high end but works for me.

Bathroom was pink! I guess that’s what you get when the owners who built it were 70. The house itself is only 12 years old but from some of the design inside, would never know it LOL

At Lowe's: American Oleon Glass Subway #871218, Solistone modern beaux brick mosaic #884169, and a combo of Berosian Manhattan Pearl Brick Mosaid #483660 with Del Conca Rialto White Porcelain #88541.

I'd change the lighting, the backsplash and the floor first.

Your shower looks great...your tile selection is similar to mine....so nice to see what it looks like finished.