can you post pics of the actual kitchen?

Please and are planning on painting cabinets or going new ?

greens or a couple different takes on the correct blue.Part of the aesthetic of tile is also the grout...what impact does the grout line have. And did you know floor tiles can be painted nowadays. My approach to a big cabinet painting job or replacement??? would be to NOT have to coordinate it with a tile floor. Saying that...you have a couple ways you can go w this, besides a white , obviously. Not feeling the greige paint idea w camel floor tile, in truth.

I am attaching a picture of the kitchen as it is now. I am so conflicted over whether to do the whole thing...cabinets, floor, ceiling, backsplash, counter or just cabinets/back splash/counter.

As others have commented, photos of the actual kitchen and visually connected would be helpful. But based on just a photo of the tile, and with the exclaimer that all screens render color inaccurately, here are a few suggestions. Current countertop and backsplash are equally important at determining the final color choice. Your light will affect how the colors look in your space, so always test. Changing bulbs to 4000K (or around that, as 4000K is near impossible to find in Canada) will also render the color more "true".

Thank you! I really like the blue for the cabinets. Then what would you do for the counter and backsplash?

cant tell but condition of cabs is a factor. If you kept white cabinets you can change floor and counters. BIG impact w that. get away from bland. indeed. Layout seems okay if you are good w it. You can get overhang or not on peninsula. You can change to single bowl sink and new faucet w new counter install. Obviously light fixture redo....new french door fridge....it all just depends on plans/budget/ other options you may have for space/ and those cabs???? big question are they high end.... holding up well not worth it to rip out...or are they past their life . Sometimes those older slab cabs can be work horse: not necessary to alter or rip out and so floor and counters become focus. Maybe more figuring out and look at budget.

Cabinets are the main thing that HAVE to go. Literally falling apart - and budget is an issue of course. I figure if we do just the cabinets/back spash/counter we are about 20,000. I figure floors/lighting/painting walls will at least add 50%. Am I in the ballpark?

That is including new stainless steel appliances. Definitely bigger french door fridge.

Honestly, now that you have posted a picture, I am not sure those cabinets are worth the work or the expense of replacing countertops. However, we all want a space that we can be very happy in. If you proceed with the blue cabinet, they are your "show stopper". I would try to find a laminate counter and backsplash tile similar to BM Dove Wing but if you want something fun, and if the background of the tile is similar to the counter, you could try something like this from Home Depot. You do want to be careful it doesn't get too busy. But it might work to add a subtle pattern that does not compete with the other fixed finishes.

I'm getting the feeling the everyone thinks we need to replace floor. Is it dated? I am so not good at these design things and never considered that it was a problem - but perhaps it is???

price out a new floor. there are so many options now. is that a hardwood in the adjacent hall? do you have a spare piece. matching attempt is always worth the effort. if not possible there are other things . what are the floors in the adjacent spaces?[ beyond the dinette]

Normally you can't just replace a floor. If the tile runs under the cabinets, then the cabinets have to come out. The floor is not that bad. It's pretty neutral. You need to prioritise what's important to you. If the layout works for you, and the cabinets are in good shape, then make cosmetic changes. If the kitchen doesn't function well, then fixing that is important. I love a pretty space but I also believe in using what you need to keep and there are many different ways to get to your end goal at all price points and materials.

Sorry, I gues I havent been clear. First priority is those cabinets. Then counter and backsplash. I was trying to match the cabinets to current floor, but was feeling like maybe the floor is just too outdated. So, if I keep the floor, what colour cabinets can I do with it?

Kitchens are expensive, and compromises always have to be made. If you choose to keep the floors, I would choose a darker cabinet for at least the base cabinets (but you can do both uppers and lowers in the same color, as well) Or, you can then transition to an off white for the counters, backsplash and uppers. As the flatlay in pic 3 shows (Carla Aston Designs) adding warm wood and natural colors, pairs well with navy and the floors. Bring home a few cabinet doors in different colors and see what you like with the floors. One decision at a time, because it will narrow the next selections. Good Luck!

Prefinished cabinets have limited color choices, so I'd start shopping and borrow cabinet colors you like. I like the blues that are popular right now, maybe for the lowers and cream uppers. The color pallet Simplechoices posted.

Since all your walls are beige, you have to take that into consideration as well. If you are going to have the cabinets custom painted, you mentioned you were leaning towards greige, this thread has a nice greige listed that may work with your other colors, but it may be too bland. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6007764/what-cabinet-and-wall-color#n=12

I should add that since you plan on doing so much, if you hate the floors, or they are holding you back from getting the kitchen you want, with the money you have, then change them. There are alot of different materials, in all price points. Get what you want because you usually only get to redo a kitchen once in your life (twice if you are lucky).

Those tiles are my kitchen floor, too. Personally, I hate them. I am painting the floor a deepish dove gray with a medium blue stencil over them. My cabinets are okay, builder oak. I am doing either a medium gray or the medium blue on the bottom with the lighter color on the uppers. I am doing a simple subway tile in white glass since that is harder for someone else to change. I love the colors that simplechoices made with the colored, patterned tile and that medium blue color. Good luck. I have finally decided and it has taken me FOREVER to decide on the colors. Please post pictures when you are done. BTW, I need a new frig, too. Be careful when buying one, Samsung looks great but has been an awful choice. Check to be sure you can take the shelving apart to clean it, that there is an accessible drain (yucky otherwise.) I will look at the owners manual on any major appliance and all the ratings and comments. My frig is under 5 yrs old and it has been a total disaster.

If staying with the current floor, 1) you can do white cabinets and add some glass doors and a butcher-block type (with a darker finish to contrast) of a counter. Updating lights to several pedants and one main one could help as well. If you like open shelves, add them in a color of the butcher's block.

2) staying with the current floor, you can do darker blue and even navy cabinets, mixed with glass doors and golden accents hardware, including hardware of the lights. Lights can be in a rustic style but have to be much brighter than what you currently have. Counters in similar light color as one person posted pics. of it., or as posted by "simplechoices"--

3) still staying with the current floor, dark green in a shade of forest green, with gold hardware (can be rustic looking), the same need as in #2 for brighter light (essential with darker cabinets' colors). The rest can be taken from the pics. provided by "simplechoices".(posted 2 days ago) This reader's color palette will work with navy or dark blue as well as with dark green.

Good luck and have fun with the process:-)

IMHO, I would do the whole thing, you know what will happen; you change cabinets, countertops and then absolutely hate the floor. I have done a fair amount of remodeling over the years (older person here) and I have learned to do it right the first time. Sometimes, because of budget yeah, you put some inexpensive lipstick on to fresh-up until you can go big. My best project was a few years ago; did 2 bath remodel. I spent a year doing a Pinterest board and spending hours on here and in stores looking at products. When the time came I had a clear vision of what I wanted. It thrilled my contractor when I was able to show him a pic of the niches, doors etc. I wanted. I had plenty of time to price shop the products I wanted and probably saved $3K. When I did my kitchen 5 years ago, it was an emergency project...had a leak. Though I like my kitchen, I know if I had not been in crisis mode I would have chosen a different backsplash. Also, from experience, once you start one project it tends to move into other areas. My kitchen project ended up replacing the family room fireplace and new lighting in dining room.

Personally I don’t like blue and brown together. If you keep the floor, I’d go with a green instead of blue.

Blue, blue, blue.

In my humblest of opinions (I'm not a designer), you might want to consider what lighting is happening in the kitchen. It's not a huge area and appears there is only one window (?). I Love blue cabinets, but in a small area, with little light, it may make it feel smaller and closed in. If you go with a blue, you might want to keep it a little lighter. The sample photos I see provided for inspiration are much larger kitchens than this one and can handle the darker colors. Just an opinion though. Please post your after pictures so we can see how it turned out! Good luck!

The second pic shows a white door...what does that lead to? If it were me, I'd change out that door for an antique door that has some glass in it, paint it white. If you need privacy or don't want to see into that room, put a lace curtain over the glass. You'll be amazed what a change it'll make! I did that for our pantry and think its gorgeous! I realize you're talking cabinets etc, just thought I'd throw that in too. ( :

Ive seen some oak cabinets that were finished to look a bit antiqued, I thought they were beautiful. What about bottoms in oak and tops in a cream antiqued look? Would match your tile floors nicely. Do a light countertop to keep it bright and light backsplash. And change out your upper light for canned lights.

Thank you! Great ideas!!!!
There are three doors
1st beside fridge leads to what most would use as dining room but we use as den
2nd to basement
Third is just an opening to hallway
It’s clear to me that no room for island UNLESS we do what neighbour did
Pantry on wall where fridge is right now
Fridge and oven on middle wall
Sink wall gets extended
Definitely need a real consultant!

Oops - I see I’m jumping between my two posts! Need to try and fix that!

White. Then add pops of color. Grey is going out of style - think folks are tired of it.

I was going to paint my cabinets a color one time and my cousin said to me "it's really a pain to paint cabinets - a lot of work. Paint the walls instead". Since that I decided I like bright white cabinets then it's easy to change things around it.

The white I found and really like is Ben Moore's "Chantilly Lace": bright without being too yellow or too blue. I've used it for my last 2 homes...

We just put in a new Italian porcelain tile floor that looks exactly same color as yours...in a stacked brick pattern. With our new kitchen remodel, we put in shaker style off-white cabinets in SW Alabaster, (as suggested above), and have hard maple butcher-block countertops. Beautiful!! Oh, and a gorgeous new WHITE range and French-door refrigerator. Bosch dishwasher has cabinet front panel. All blends into cabinetry instead of “same old boring SS” and breaking up flow. Looks SO nice and is easy to clean - IMHO!!! Good Luck!

I recently built a new home and while I loved my old natural wood cabinets for 30 yrs it had been 30 yrs...I liked the idea of color but didn't want paint. I explained this to the designer and she pulled out a sample of a maple cabinet stained grey! It was and is beautiful. Took me longer to pick out the hardware!

What do designers charge? Is it by the hour or project? Our contractor brought over “his kitchen” guy but not clear to me if he is actually a designer or just a cabinet guy?

I'm curious. Would love to paint my dark brown cabinets. BUT, people tell me BEWARE! Painting over existing cabinets is not a good idea. Chipping, etc. What say you all.

Curious

A contractor painted mine white off site and they were impervious to chipping, scratching, fading and yellowing. He’d painted them in a minor kitchen renov before we did a more extensive one and said paints had improved. The second reno was in the mid 90s and we sold that house in 2009, kitchen there still going strong.

Hi I think you can use gray with the existing floor. As you can see, we had a similar floor color, although it was travertine and much too expensive to replace. It did have some gray veining in the beige so we went with wood-look gray cabinets and a white quartz counter with flecks of silver. The backsplash had both gray and beige with metal and glass and that tied it all together. The walls are a shade of light gray too. You can't see it here, but we did not replace our black refrigerator, we covered it with panels that matched the cabinets. We were very pleased with how it came out and it was pretty economical too! We have since sold this house, but still love our kitchen choices.

I did a remodel in my kitchen a few years ago and I went with off white cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling. If you can remove the soffit above the cabinets for a minimal price and take cabinets to the ceiling that will add a lot of storage. A cabinet company usually has someone that can help you with the layout of the cabinets and they have samples you can take home to match to your floor. If you plan to be in the house for a long time go with a color that you like. But if you plan to move eventually a neutral cabinet color is a better selling point. Then you can add color with countertops and backsplash.

@Roni Fister, I painted over some builder grade oak cabinets in an upstairs bathroom that is way down on my list of remodeling projeçts. I used chalk paint and they came out great. I am not a DIY person, but this made a big difference in that bathroom.

Thanks. Someone else mentioned chalk. Good idea. I love that look too.