Personally I love white kitchens ,so I'll say benjamin moore white dove and add hardware.

The wood cabinets are a nice shade and offer a bit of contrast so the white architectural details at ceiling and trim etc give an enhancement . I think white cabinets would actually be a downgrade as some of all that would be lost. The wood tone is fairly light actually . Nothing to be gained by covering in white paint. What is your reason?

Keep the wood.

I would check out colored stains first and possibly check our chalkpaint also.

Gives the cabinets a

furniture grade look.

I love the idea of a dark/navy blue cabinet with the lighter walls/counters such as you have. Hale Navy, Van Deusen Blue, Newburyport Blue are a few ideas.

Also, I LOVE those bar stools.

Your cabinets are wonderful. Why are you wanting to paint them? Everything, from the floors to the stools, to the cabinets, are totally cohesive, which you don't usually see in a Dilemma. The wood really warms up the gray.

Add a large food or modern still life art work over there by the peninsula and get your visual interest from that.

Why do you want to paint? I'm with the others that say keep the cabinets as they are. They are a great stain color and once you paint, you loose the factory finish and the paint will not wear as well. Are you planning to add something on the blank wall above the backsplash?

I would think about maybe painting the island and changing your hardware.

I actually thought the picture you posted was your inspiration picture. The cabinets look really lovely the way they are now.

I think it's attractive as it is now. Some wood stains aren't; but your kitchen's color is really lovely. If you paint you either spend tons of time(right prep, etc) or quite a lot of money to do it correctly. and still you'll have to baby it more afterwards.

So i'd just add hardware, art, plants, and enjoy it as is. Maybe put "susans" or how they're called in the lowers, if you haven't yet.

But if you really prefer painted over wood and are set on it-you have lots of choice. You can do two-tone even-say leave stain on the lowers/island, white uppers. Your layout allows for two-toned if it's someting you like. Or-everything blue (from mint to navy). Or green. Or even pink -few people go for it, I know. That doesn't mean though it can't look cool and uplift your mood.

Many colors can give you the feeling you're after. The thing is-to figure out which feeling you're after.

If it's warmth and perfect background to other things-you already have it.

I agree with the others, the cabinets are great as is. I'd get some color from contrasting hardware and art. If you still don't like it you can always paint later. Just live with it for a few months and see how you like it.

I also agree -- the cabinets look great, no painted cabinets.

If you are set on painting, think about navy lowers and white uppers.

I personally would just paint the window trim navy, and stop there.