Thank you. Here is a better picture of the counters. I think you are right I was trying to match the counter but white might be best bet.

Make your counters the star. Soft white cabinets and a similar subway tile backsplash.

down the road you may want to replace the granite.

I just recently had my cabinets painted. although I had similar doors like yours, there was an extra routed edge on the inner panel. I needed new door fronts made and rather than not have them match, I went w/new door/drawer fronts. It was only an extra 2K (I have a lot of cabinets).

here's a before/after. I went with a shade lighter than Simply White (they did a spray lacquer on them)

(they modified this cabinet so I could put my microwave in it)

(i'm not finished w/the backsplash yet)

I had a similar wine rack like yours. I opted to lose that for open shelving in walnut.

it's here on the right side of the island and offers better storage. I also had two large drawers made for the left side of the island.

you may decide to do your island in darker gray tone that works w/the floors.

see if this color works w/your flooring BM River Reflections.

City Loft is also a nice one.

Make sure you find out how the cabinets are prepped. And they should be taking them back to their shop for spraying. if they do everything on site within a week, I'd be very leery.

Usually I'm sad to see anyone paint wood stained cabinetry, but if you're planning to keep both the flooring and countertops, I think you're making the right decision. Right now the three aren't working well together in my opinion. I'd vote for a soft white as well.

I hate to see the cabinets painted , because they are in excellent condition and look nice, but, in your case, someone just picked everything out they liked and didnt take into consideration of how everything went together. What a shame. I also think a soft white, and please repaint the walls another color. That is very dark and gloomy. Congratulations on your new home, and sorry, you have to go through all the expense of cabinet painting because someone else made poor choices.

Thanks everyone, I am open to other suggestions… I do like the cabinets and the counters and the floor but not all three together. They just don’t go. I can’t change the floor because it’s the same throughout the house and we don’t have 10 k or more to replace floors. I could potentially change the granite and keep the cabinets but I’m not sure if that would work. what type of granite would you use?

I don't think the granite is that bad. I agree that all of your options really don't work.

Do you really like the current stain and condition of your cabs? mine were almost 15 years old, and while in great shape, the finish was wearing on half of them. up close they looked a little tattered. From Afar, they looked brand new. that's why these photos people post are so misleading. You're up close w/them. How do you think they look? When those cabs were finished, they prob used an oil based clear coat. over the course of 10 years that clear coat takes on an amber tone. To me it's just not pretty anymore. others may like it. So if you do, then perhaps start w/the cheapest fix. the backsplash. you could do a plain ceramic tile. not a common 3x6, but something a little more transitional like a 2x8, 3x9, 2x10 size. pick the lightest color in your granite (if you like it and plan on keeping it) and use it.

then switch out your hardware to some handles.

is that faux painting on the walls? have you though about painting the walls a lighter shade?

If you still want more, you could always paint just the island. All of that should give you a change. if it's not enough, you can do the other cabinets and change your granite. (make sure you buy an extra row of the tile incase you need to break the bottom row to remove your granite).

Or, you can just bite the bullet and do everything at once. Totally up to you. It's only paint, tile and some stone. nothing permanent.

Personally I think painting your cabs white would look fabulous w/that wonderful ceiling you have. my kitchen (you saw the before) was so dark. And I had a dark gold/black/white tone granite. it was pretty but it was just dark and old. I was tired of it. I'm sure plenty of people would have liked it. Great. they can have it. I wanted to lighten things up. as soon as those freshly painted white cabs were in, the entire room looked brighter. I think your kitchen would have the same effect.

By the way, I had the same rope trim work on the crown that you have and that same fluted trim work and blocks around the stove! PIA to keep clean. That was the first thing I had them remove during painting. looks so much better without it. (see the before/after)

The walls are a “faux” paint finish so we will be painting that as well. the cabinets look nice from far away but yes in some areas, especially the trash drawer and near the sink, the finish is coming off. I do think painting soft white, new backsplash, and hardware will make a world of the difference. That’s great to know about the “rope” trim I was thinking it would be a pain in the butt to paint and then keep clean. I didn’t even think about removing it but now I am going to do that! I think we will remove the wine rack too- we have an 18 month old so we couldn’t put wine there even if we wanted to! Was it difficult to remove that and the blocks?

not at all. the guys who Painted mine came in and carefully pried off the rope trim from all of the crown (its only held on by a few finish nails). ditto w/the fluted trim (god I hated that!) they pried it off the island too. here's an obvious before pic. you can see all the trim on the island.

where the open shelving is, I had two custom drawers made for large pots (I lost the two lower drawers under the stove because I moved the microwave there). the wine rack was on the other side. Around to the left is a coffee bar and the pantry area.

my splash isn't done, and the island looks blue here, but it's actually a dark wrought iron color. your can see the diff in all of the crown w/out the rope trim

I would prob paint your bead ceiling white, or try and stain it a diff tone that works w/your flooring. that reddish tone seems odd w/the darker beams. maybe it looks different in person.

Thanks for all the photos and help! Your kitchen turned out amazing! yes I want to paint the bead ceiling white it looks odd in person. I can’t wait to remove the rope Trim and edges. What a difference it makes!

angie, you will be so much happier. the process is a pain. not gonna' lie!

make sure (!!!) you get a qualified cabinet painter. they should all be removed and taken back to their shop for sanding, priming and spraying. Make sure you ask how the prep/prime, what products are used and how they paint. Very important if you want it to last. I haven't had one chip or scratch in mine.

Expect to spend in the 5-6K range (based on what I can see) to have just those cabs/island done. could be more.

It was only 2K more for all new doors/drawer fronts for mine (some of my drawers were slabs and some were shaker) since I wanted it all to match. plus, I had a lot of modifying of my cabs, and a custom vent hood. I paid a lot more than 5K. lol. but I have double the cabinets that you have. Here is the pantry. all new doors. they did a great job.

Do you think SW Alabaster is a good soft white for cabinets?