Oh my heavens!! What a rooky move to paint over those beautiful cabinets. Your home will instantly lose value! Any old cheap crap wood can be painted and is when painted cupboards are put in. That's why white kitchens were all the rage down south--hard wood was too expensive. You have one small corner of warmth and friendly in that home don't mess it up now!

Wish you'd posted before you did the backsplash, as it is easy as pie to pop that 4 inch RISER off before you tile. WAH.

As to painting the cabinets..........ONE color please; If you want something as accent? Save it for the island.

It's a lot of work , especially DIY. It's a lot of money to get it done well, by a pro. I'd settle for a hardware add and wait it out. Keep stuffing the piggy bank. Settle for the lighting/hardware upgrade.

Bound and determined? Do the entire perimeter in a clean white ...Ben Moore Chantilly Lace and the island in black.

Hardware.....honestly, I like Top Knobs.com .Zillions to choose from. Stick to a pull in satin nickel /stainless. No, I probably wouldn't do black. Unless you leave them UN painted.

Bottom line? You don't love the kitchen. Save your money for the real deal.

Oh, golly, that beautiful ceiling! Lucky you!

Thank you, Jan. That is very unfortunate about the 4" granite riser. My tile guy said it would be a huge pain to take it off, hence why I decided to leave it. Ughhh.

Jan beat me to it. Do you still have leftover subway tile? Or can you order more? If so, get the tile guy back and have him take off the 4" quartz and replace it with your subway tile. It's not a big deal. At all. That he said it was makes me think he's a bit lazy. Maybe find a different tile guy to do the job correctly?

As for cabinet colors, I'd paint the base cabinets and leave the hickory uppers. A gray-green would be nice and would work with your counters.

The wood cabinets harmonize very well with countertops, floors, ceiling. Since you have acres of them, why not replace some of the fronts with glass to match the glass cabinet you already have. instead of painting them? Or replace some with open shelves matching the wood.

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Yes, I can get more subway tile and will try to correct that mistake - he really made it sound like it would be $$$ and hard to take off! I'll start getting bids.

If I were to replace upper fronts with glass, do you think just one set, several, or the whole upper bank?

Andre

I could probably have gotten that off in twenty minutes...............max. Lazy? You bet.

I wouldn’t paint the cabinets.

If you are on a strict budget? Do a couple things WELL. That means really well or skip it.

Do the splash over, with someone who knows what they are doing .Get hardware, and unless willing to PAY for a great pro paint job? Add the hardware and call it a day. You will want the money going forward. Trust me, you WILL.

EVERY TIME YOU TAKE the low bid guy? You get the low result. WAH. Don't spend money on a "single" thing twice. Never works.

Okay. I could use suggestions on the hardware

1) if I leave the hickory wood cabinets and/or

2) if I get them professionally painted Ben Moore Chantilly Lace and the island in black or dark charcoal

Decide the PAINT issue first.

Cabinets have a nice grain/texture, so I would just STAIN them if you want change the color, not paint.

And warm white wall above.

Here are some glass front configurations. You could do cabinets on each side of stove and one in middle of the back wall. To get an idea if this is workable, remove those particular doors and see how it looks. You would have to put your nicest dishes and glassware in glass cabinets as you see in these two photos. The wood stain looks great as is. A darker stain will make everything look . . . darker.

i wouldnt change much. add hardware and get the metal tone coordinated with stools. the extra srip of 4" counter material just makes the tile fade away and look like wall .... and the 4 in strip along w long run of counter is more of that stone which is needed w all the wood .Stone and wood play off each other. I dont think more backsplash inserted would be any advantage. prop up some cutting boards..get a utensil holder or two..coffee pot..etc and you're fine. move on to hardware. here's a strip of counter and then tile above that....just not that big of a deal.....then note sometimes propping things up on counter is a great look and keeps things handy too in the 2nd pic.

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Only because you asked, and I am no expert, I vote for leaving the wood as is. I love it. There… I'm opinionated. 

Also, I favor living with a thing for awhile before thinking of changing it. Get to know how the light changes in the day, through all the year. Pay attention to the colors of items that stumble into your space and how they relate to the other items in the room and how they affect your mood. Try not to rush into making big expensive changes. Have you got the space furnished yet?

I like opinions! After seeing the visual from Celery girl with the cabinets painted or stained - I agree. Now I think I might leave the wood alone and add hardware and glass front a few uppers.

Most of my furnishings came with me but I've added a few things, mostly plants.

Golly, it's lovely! Sorry..handsome! I love the ceiling even more. Some of your furniture really helps bring out the patterns in the wood. I'm glad you are leaving your cabinets as wood. It goes so nice with the ceiling. I don't think you HAVE to do anything with the doors. I guess if you really like the idea of a little more glass, you will want to decide to store only nice things behind it and not soup cans.can you show a picture with the new kitchen light? I looked at the link and liked it.

I'm normally not a fan of wood but don't paint the cabinets if you have them - these gorgeous hickory cabinets. Paint IKea cabinets, not these. Just my 2 cents.

Very nice harmonizing of furnishings and finishes. Think about using varied lighting, especially some uplighting to make the most of that great ceiling. Maybe add a twin planter to go with the one you have on the far wall. You have great windows for plants.

Looking at your kitchen and surrounding area with white walls, natural wood ceiling and floors, white backsplash, I would go all the way with all dark grey kitchen cabinets if you want it to pop!

I would never paint those cabinets. They are gorgeous. IU would add hardware to them. You have a very nice kitchen. I do agree that 4 inch backsplash needs to go.

instead of painting them, take a few of the panels out of the uppers and do some seeded glass. (I see you have one, do a few more) And please add some hardware

https://www.amazon.com/KOOFIZO-Flat-Square-Foot-Cabinet/dp/B08SJYKSM8/ref=sr_1_10

it will break up that entire run of wood on the uppers.

if you do the glass yourself, it's not expensive.

and yes, next time, no 4" granite backsplash piece w/the tile.

I love your wood cabinets! I’m not a professional, but I’d stay away from gray anything. Your home looks very nice!!

Beth, thank you for all the visuals - and everyone else who has answered! It helps me tremendously.

Regarding the hardware, would you go with the brushed nickel or black? I'll look for some matching small round knobs to go with them. Yes, I am really kicking myself (and the tile guy who misled me) about not getting the 4" granite off, but I will correct that.

Sorry for this silly question ... How does one go about putting seeded glass in the front panels of cabinets? Lol, I really don't know where to start with that. I don't think I'm handy enough, nor do I have a circular saw, etc.

You could do it w/a jigsaw. (borrow or rent one if you don't have one)

These are some DIY links that will walk you through it. Grab a friend w/a bit more know-how if you don't think you can manage. (or, you can always pay a pro to do it. ) DIY all you have to do is go to a glass shop and give them the measurements of the cut piece you'll need. try seeded glass. then you silicone the glass on the back and hold in place w/glass clips.

https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/convert-wood-cabinet-doors-to-glass/

a few more how-to's

https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/how-to-add-glass-to-cabinet-doors/

https://providenthomedesign.com/2014/03/03/diy-glass-cabinet-door/

This one is very detailed:

https://simplyrooms.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/project-converting-cabinet-doors-to-glass/

you may need some more tools for this since you are keeping the real wood. you'll have to finish off the edges after cutting. not difficult, just another step.

for a few hundrend, you could prob get a cabinet guy to do it all for you.

I am leaning towards black or dark bronze hardware for your cabinets, given your other decor. But what do you think?