Your post needs some more. It's so brief, c'mon.

Like, are you gutting the kitchen, or are you just asking for suggestions on a new faucet.

replacing the wall cabinet doors might change the look. It's likely a standard pecan or honey stain on oak, so many makers can offer a recessed flat panel door ...many profiles of edge treatments if you care...but standard stuff by shiloh or kraft maid perfectly fine. the backsplash really is the place to do something also. maybe a really light gray subway or the correct shade of white.... would work w existing counters then do some darker pewter or even black hardware on cabinets. What were you thinking about the existing layout?

It's a very nice kitchen! If I were updating it, I'd paint the cabinets a shade of white with undertones that would go well with the countertops, as well a put in a different backsplash. A timeless choice would be a white subway tile (if you can find a shade that goes with the countertops). Additional options would be to replace the cabinet doors with a Shaker design and/or to replace the countertops. The countertops are beautiful but in a shade that is hard to coordinate with if you want more of a white kitchen which is my preference. I'd also remove the tile that is in back of the wall telephone. I'd also consider removing the telephone from the wall. If you still have a home line, you could use a phone that lets you move around the house without a cord. (I'm not a professional.)

When I see posts in which the OP could not take more effort than type 5 words, not even a full sentence or punctuation, it is unlikely she will be back. Why are you guys taking time to write a response when the OP could not be bothered to write anything?

Look, this is my first time posting on Houzz. I’m sorry I wasn’t more descriptive, so why are you wasting your time commenting. I don’t want to gut the kitchen, just ideas on how to update the cabinets. They are high quality cabinets, I just want to break up all of the oak in the house. If you’re not going to say something nice, then please do not respond.

What is it specifically that isn’t working for you?

New backsplash, wall color, add pendant lights over peninsula.

I am still trying to discern what you are getting at. You at least used a few more words than in your first post—an entire sentence, the rest was reprimand, but dang, that one sentence was as clear as mud.

”just ideas on how to update the cabinets” - that seems to say you want to change the cabinets in some way....sooo, paint them? But that would still leave the dated arch, so painting would not be the “update” you mentioned. New hardware?

“They are high quality cabinets” - ok, that seems like you are saying you want to keep the cabinets?

“I just want to break up all of the oak in the house.” ok, that seems to say that new hardware would not be what you are talking about. Do want to reface them? Since painting would not be updating them as mentioned.

I am rubbing my temples trying to gather up all my ESP powers across cyberspace, but still can’t tell what you want. Nor how much you want to spend which also would enable us to advise you.

Frankly, your kitchen is not bad, but needs some color. A kettle, some hand towels, or something on the countertop in color (but not too much). May be you could change the stools for something that has also some colors. You could probably get a couple of glass doors if you have something worth showing (please not the uppers next to the cooktop.

Of course, if you have a lot of money to spend, you can get rid of a perfectly good kitchen and redo doors, countertops and/or backsplash. If I was to redo one, it would be the backsplash. You could look at whether you can introduce color, but it is not necessary.

Forget the naysayers, it is true that you do not say what you want, but some of the people answering here would still be unhelpful because this is their nature.

lg222, "...some of the people answering here would still be unhelpful because this is their nature." Yep.

Dated, shmated! I don't think that there is anything so very horrible about arched panels, and I wouldn't try to change them without a more persuasive reason.

Thank you for providing more information, but what is still not clear (to me, at least) is whether you want to spiff things up and give your kitchen more visual interest, make it more functional in some way, or turn it into a replica of the latest hot design from a magazine or TV show. I don't think that painting the cabinets will have a profound effect Furthermore, it's difficult to paint oak and get a convincing result. The right backsplash would be the easiest and most effective addition.

Is this for your own satisfaction -- that is, are you planning to stay in this house -- or do you anticipate selling within a few years? If you expect to stay five years or more, how long will it be after that before you want to "update" again?