Don't paint the slats or the beams. There's a patchwork feel to the space, so here are some possible solutions that aren't too costly to pull things together.

--Do entirely open shelving for the uppers with one deep shelf for the microwave. When you have open shelves, it's important to have great looking, matching dishes and glassware.

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See if it's possible to hire a a finisher to reuse the cabinet doors to cover the the bottom cabinets. Then paint all the lowers the blue from your tile. Paint the island base that blue as well.

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Additionally, consider repainting your walls a warmer white than you have--shade something like the walls in this last photo. If you still have some budget, replace countertops with a warm, white counters.

Thanks for the comment! i was defintiley considering just doing uppers, but i am concerned about storage. we have beautiful table wear, but some of our current uppers are being used for liquor, oils, food etc. we dont have a pantry and are a family of four. howver maybe if we had a larger kitchen island it could work .

Please show the other side of the room so everyone can see the space you're working with. We can't tell if there is space for a bigger island, possibly turned the other way. It's also possible to just do open shelves, just for dishes on the right hand side and leave the other cabinets as in the first photo. In that case, leave the wood cabinets, but maybe paint the base of the island the blue from the floors. What's wrong with the floor?

Love your ceiling and beams! I would make cabinets all one color. Other things that jump out at me: could you do a hood instead of microwave over your stove? Can you put doors on all lower cabinets? If you keep the island, I'd do some sort of paneling that ties in to your cabinets or ceiling. Having that flat white panel makes it look temporary. And replacing the floor would be a nice big change.

Your kitchen reminds me a bit of Sarah Sherman Samuel's.

I like that your cabinets coordinate with the ceiling wood. Yep the floor is likely a chore and could be replaced with a gray tile.

I would consider this island from IKEA in place of your existing one.

I love this style for your kitchen

thanks! yes i think we need to re-do our floors. there are some chips in the tile, and if we are going to re-do our kitchen cabinets then we might as well do it all (unfortunately). I do like the slate, something we are considering.

i do like the darker lower cabinets.

Do not paint the ceiling. The wood ceiling and beams are really nice.

i do love the beams and would never paint them. The ceiling i go back and forth on. But i think your're right. I will leave them.

Definitely update the floor. I love the ceiling and beams so that would be a keeper. I am not crazy about the top cabinets as they feel like they crowd the space. but if open shelving isn't an option, then maybe just paint them white, leave the bottom cabinets as is and just replace the fixtures. Etsy has some pretty cool ones. the island perhaps could be a different color as well.

what a great space. lots of options. can you guys DIY?

If you can't replace those floor tiles right now, paint them. the colors are pretty bad w/the overall vibe you have. there are a ton of videos and tutorials on how to do this. paint them a solid color and leave it,

or do another color stencil on top of it. you could even do a type of color block like this simple design

or, if you can swing it, demo the tiles yourselves and save money, and do a diff tile. blend it w/the wood floor like this

black looks great w/the wood.

Next, tackle that plain jane island. Simple MDF trim molding. paint the island another color if you like. AND, find a cheap remnant of soapstone, or black granite for that island top. you could get one w/a slightly larger overhang if you like. shouldn't be more than a few hundred if you know how to shop.

here's how to spruce up the panel sides on an island. it's very simple. paint it white, black, navy, or green.

I'd leave the ceiling as is. maybe you could copy some of the design elements in here. check out the link

https://onekindesign.com/2020/05/15/waterfront-cabin-lake-arrowhead/

I'd remove the cabs above the stove, get your new stove, diff vent hood, and really do something along that wall. maybe open shelves, diff lighting, tile, etc.

see how they did it here? YOu don't have to choose this stove, I'm just showing you how to do a better looking vent hood (this isn't difficult to DIY. and you could cover it w/the same wood as your ceiling, or just skim coat it) the tile is cool, along w/the open shelves.

i'll post some other pics for lighting ideas in the next comment

this is amazingly helpful. thank you! i am considering painting the tile.