What about a light gray/ green. It will be warm but give you more options. Green can corner you into only a few colors matching.

I think a nice white, maybe with a touch of gray, like Ben Moore’s grey mist. It’s a warm grAy and you have a lot of different stone with different colors already, I think a more neutral color will open the kitchen a brighten it up. Another option would to paint the lower cabinets a grey to coordinate with the floor, which is a cooler grey and with the color I suggested it will take on a cooler gray just fine as long as it’s not a real blue gray. May I suggest you remove the the decorative wood pieces on the top and underneath the cabinets as well, they seem to not fit with the rest of the design.

Do you have any daylight photos? Add a piece of white paper to help the camera color balance.

Maybe a cooler grey?

I would suggest a light grey or white.

Color snap gave some colors to go with.

I would go with something like Big chill or Stamped concrete.

I would paint them black.

Here is my rendering with white, warm gray/beige and gray.

Thank you all sooo much for great advice!

Painting cabinets is a lot of time/work/money. If you plan to remodel the kitchen at some point anyway, I would paint over the orange walls and save up for new cabinets. You are wise to live with it for a while before making any drastic changes.

Unfortunately the cabinets don't look nice with the floor (online anyway), so if it was me I would paint the cabinets unless it looks better in person (I like the grey celerygirl did) or change floor If I didn't like it. But I painted my cabinets myself with Anne Sloane chalk paint and am very happy with results.

I would paint the walls and change the backsplash like another person said. Also, put a rug or two down to break up the overpowering floor. I would not paint the cabinets unless you just have a lot of time on your hands because they don't seem to be the problem. If you wanted to do something with the floor you could lay a waterproof click lock floating floor over it and that would definitely change the whole room.

Thank you for your advice. What color rug would you choose?

I’ve seen another post of yours and I have to ask if you love all the floors in your house? If you do great - talking about painting walls/cabinets is fine. But if you in any way plan to change the floors then focus on that first. It will be out of construction order to paint anything if you will be demolishing stone floors.

Thank your comments. I really like the floors and don’t want to change them in the foreseeable future:)

I’m just not so keen on the kitchen cabinets and the color of the stone wall in the living room. Wasn’t sure about the wooden paneling in the hall as it makes it look quite dark. The rest is fine so I’m only planning to paint the walls white as there are different colors in other rooms(orange in the kitchen, lavender in the dining room and so on...:)

If you like the green, go for it! It will work in this kitchen space and there are many shades to choose from. Good luck!

Here is how I would expect a pro to spray paint kitchen cabinets. An amateur job should follow the same path. A brush painted job would differ slightly in that you wouldn't hang the doors to paint. You'd place them on a work table or easel instead. It's time intensive work, and should take 7-14 days to accomplish completely and cost between 7K-9K depending on kitchen size and amount of detail in cabinets. DIY will take 5-6 months, night’s and weekends. The prep is the key. The longer spent on prep, the better the final job.

Remove doors and drawer fronts.

Remove hinges and hardware.

Clean with TSP (tri-sodium phosphate)

RINSE and let dry.

Scrape any loose finish.

Fill any damaged spots or hardware holes that won't be reused.

Sand fill smooth.

Scuff sand the rest.

Tack off dust.

Hang in dust free paint booth with wires through hardware points.

Tack off dust again.

Spray with shellac based primer.

Scuff sand again.

Tack off dust.

Spray with second coat of primer.

Spray with first finish coat of a polyurethane enamel conversion varnish. Conversion varnish ONLY if a Pro.

Spray with second coat.

If glazing is to occur, that is next.

Spray with clear over glaze

Add more molding or decorative details to boxes, filling nail holes and sanding smooth.

Repeat prep process with face frames and exposed cabinet sides using plastic to create a spray booth on site. If interiors are to be done, they are done before face frames and sides. Interiors are difficult, and add both time and expense to the job. Most interiors are laminate and don't accept paint well.

Allow everything to fully cure. That's 7-14 days.

Clean hinges and hardware and clear coat if you're keeping the old hardware.

Install new (or old) hinges and hardware.

Re-install doors and drawers and adjust for proper clearances.

If you are receiving or doing a job without this amount of effort, then you are not getting a quality job.

I like celery girl's second photo. I like the idea of a darker color on the base cabinets and a light color on the top, too! We painted our kitchen cabinets 15 years ago with an oil paint and they held up great. My husband's grandfather soaked the hinges and handles in gasoline(!) to get the grime off and spray painted them black. Don't be discouraged from DIY--just follow all the prep steps and it should be fine! Good luck!

Love the third one celerygirl! It pulls all the different stones together, great choice.

I’ve checked out Ben Moore grey mist. Looks very interesting. Could work well in this space.

I love the third one as well.. And I have done several kitchen cabinets stained and painted. I followed a zillion youtube videos and they came out beautiful. To the point where when I sold the house all the realtors though I had gotten new kitchen cabinets. It took time... but it was a project like any other. And so satisfying when it was done. And waayyy cheaper. about 400 dollars and elbow grease.

Try a slightly grayed blue, something with character:

You can paint these cabinets successfully, but only with a lot of prep and only using high gloss enamel OIL-BASED paint, which has been outlawed in many states. It WILL last - I have done this and I know. The key is the oil-based enamel. It hardens like a rock. You will need to keep children out of the kitchen while it cures, and yes, it smells, too. It's a spring or fall project with windows open.

We did NOT remove ours from the hinges as we were afraid that the holes would get larger and then the doors would never again hang right. We just painted around the hinges using a small artist's brush. We did remove the knobs - got new ones anyway. We did NOT paint the insides of the cabinets - just the face of the frame and on ends, the sides. I have a friend who didn't even paint the inside of the doors - left them like the inside of the cabinets.

But it was still a lot of work, and messy work in a part of the house that can't just be closed off and ignored, if one is living in the house (we were!).

It's not a bad kitchen, but what you really want are lots and lots of drawers. That's the entire reason I ended up replacing my cabinets. That and adjustable shelves (mine were not). The drawers were worth the price of the entire project!!!

I like the second picture that apple pie posted - it is vibrant, will pop, and enhance the counters. I would remove the doors from the upper cabinets on either side of hood, or replace with clear glass. Can you remove the wavy crown on top of the cabinets too or the wavy planks with knobs underneath the cabinets?

No. The only colors which go with those materials would be gray (ugh), pale silvery gray (yay!), white (yawn), or light silvery blue (hmmm, maybe). The color you select for walls or cabinets should be found in both the counter and flooring. You certainly agree that the current colors are a circus act.

Those wall cabinets look to be mounted too high for anyone to reach them, and the little shelves all around seem to be an effort to compensate for that, because they visually bring the whole installation down to the level where they should have been mounted. I would remove the curvy trim from the top of the upper cabs, remove all the shelves and wood trim that has been added underneath them, and lower the cabinets so their bottoms are where the goofy little pieces with the pegs are. Add LED lights underneath them to highlight your work surface and backsplash. Paint the walls and uppers white and the lowers dark charcoal or black to match the "grout" between the stones on the floor. Replace the vent hood with one that fills the space between those two cabinets and is low enough to efficiently remove kitchen heat, odors and grease. Replace the fronts of those two cabinets with glass and add lighting inside so you can display something in them. If you have extremely high ceilings and are happy with the new look, you might save up to add lighted cabinets on the top to bring the installation up to a more pleasing height.

Dark below; white above

Lighted uppers

Thank you all very much for your advice. Will definitely get rid of all the wavy part on the shelves and below them. Will hang the cabinets lower as well. And we’ll paint all the walls white.

Ela, it’s going to be so nice when done!

“Remaking” all of those cabinets will either be a cabinet maker expense beyond buying new, or will take a very long DIY time. You should look at just living with what is there while you explore a full remodel that addresses function as well as well as cosmetics. That kitchen isn’t one to waste a lot of personal effort on unless you just want a hobby. Having the sink so close to the range is a really horrible layout. The shelves are really horrible. You really need to pause and plan something more functional. Don’t wast 6 months of effort on that. It needs to be history.

You’re right, the layout is not very functional. Might be a good idea to do some small repairs for now and change it completely sometime in the future...

You can use Chalk Paint to paint your cabinets. It's relative easy and not expensive. If you would like more information just shoot me an email.

Thank you, will look into it.

I’ve seen some furniture renovations done with chalk paint and they looked really great!

Whoever picked out the floor, backsplash, and counter tops had hideous taste and didn't know what they were doing. As far as the cabinets themselves, I think you'd be surprised how modern you can make them look with minor upgrades. Change the glass in the doors, get rid of those small shelves would do wonders.

That being said, I did like the picture celerygirl rendered with the grey cabinets. As far as cost, I think that would be your best bet with out having to change the floor, backsplash, and counters. It really ties it all together.

I loved the second picture!

Don't go monochrome grey. The space will look like someone showed up with B&W film and took a picture. Not at all appetizing.

Warmth is something to achieve, in my opinion. Monochrome I hope is a trend that will DIE.

Chalk paint is not anything anyone reputable would ever recommend. For anything. But especially for kitchen cabinets. There are no shortcuts. The WORK has to be done. Or you pay the price in

other ways.

I think cost must be taken into consideration. Will a paint job with a $7,000 - $9,000 price tag be better than good quality chalk paint? It better be!! But a kitchen better be worth that investment. Some may feel spending a couple hundred dollars is preferable to several thousand dollars.
I can't speak for all chalk paint ( I used Annie Sloan and Annie Sloan wax) but I find it has advantages and money sure was a big one! Any dings can be easily touched up and waxed and the areas blend right in.

I hate painted cabinets and think they are garbage. Anyone that knows me on this site know this very well lol. That being said I do have some input. I have a rental unit that I just got done remodeling. Everything needed to be done. I started at the end of november. I first started with the cabinets and after 2 weeks of trying to refinish the cabinets (sanded and stained twice lol) They were just too beat up and didn't look right so I had no choice but to paint them. First I used zissner primer and sanded lightly between coats. The paint I used was sherwin Williams emerald urethane enamel with a foam roller. From my research, this paint is pretty much like car paint. I have to say they turned out amazing! people that come over and see them think its a factory finish lol. So I've been using them while I was doing the rest of the place and I've been carelessly using them. Using dirty hands, hitting them with the shop vac, ect. I gotta say this stuff is pretty damn durable. You can touch it the next day but takes about a good month to fully cure.

But I still think painted cabinets look cheap as hell. Wood all the way! So yes I started in november but I was doing other things like getting sick, shoveling snow, holidays, taking parents to doctor, ect. ect. I'd say it was about 2 1/2 months of actual work time. Floor guy is coming next week to refinish the oak floors. I could do it myself but for the money (850SQFT + 2 steps for $900) its not worth it. The guy did another unit for me before. Does a good enough job for a rental.

I have rentals and used to have the wood finished cabinets always painted white. Now I think twice. I agree with the above comment about how cheap it looks also if you plan on upgrading to granite wood matches that a lot better for that more natural look. White cabinets look OK with quartz counters perhaps. The bigger issue with painting cabinets is that it's very hard to get a good finish unless every inch is sanded and super fine sanded. This makes it needed to remove all the doors. Unless you spray, it won't be 100% smooth regardless of what roller or brush you choose. Once doors are put back, it's hard to place them in the exact same spot (use toothpicks). Even then, you may have issues closing or having them stay shut... Not really a DIY project if you care how it comes out.

Thank you all for your comments and advice! I’ve decided not to paint the cabinets and just change them in the future. I will try to make them look a bit better though. I’m going to change all the knobs and remove the decorations on tops, will also add a rug and change the lights and of course paint the walls. Hope this will help.

I would not paint the cabinets. Remove all of the ornate trim below them. I like SW Big Chill for wall color as suggested .
Add some new brushed nickel pulls /knobs & matching hinges since u have stainless appliances.
Maybe stainless look pressed tin backsplash tiles.

If you plan on changing them in the future anyway, why waste the time, energy and money now? Make some changes to lighten and brighten it up so you can tolerate it. I didn’t read all the comments but the wall color, some rugs etc etc can do wonders.

Oops! I should have read your last comment! LOL I think it’s the sensible decision. Good luck in your new house!

just paint over that awful orange wall color, get new hardware and replace that backsplash with simple tiles (what's there now does not go w/anything) Remove the scallop trim on the top if you can. perhaps a new vent hood.