^I agree with rainyseason’s suggestions.

Regarding the white oven, when we bought our house all kitchen appliances were stainless except the white wall ovens. One of the first things I did was replace them with stainless. Big improvement. You might also consider replacing the cabinet hardware with brushed nickel to tie in with the appliances.

Remove the wallpaper border, and the scalloped piece over the sink if it can be removed without leaving a mark. I don't know what your budget is, but if the cabinets are in good condition and you like the layout you can look at refacing. The door style is pretty dated, so there isn't a lot to be gained by painting them.

The area looks rather dark. Replace oven with stainless, remove wallpaper (go with light paint) and take stuff off the tops of the cabinets. Painting the cabinets won’t update them because of the arched doors. If your budget isn’t ready for replacement or refacing, keep them, update the hardware, and get a lighter countertop without the 4 inch backsplash. You don’t show adjoining rooms,but painting the trim around the 2 windows white might brighten things up too.

All of the above and paint the window trim, it's too dark.

Agree with what others said. You don't need new cabinets. More curved lines are now in, so I am going to guess arched design in cabinets will be the next trend!!

Also, replace the hardware.

None of the above, except get rid of paper, doo dads!!! and scallop. Why?

Because the ovens are not in a great spot, no matter their finish. .

Because you will no sooner finish the "update" and one portion of the oven /micro combo will fail.

Because you like cherry, but not with a dark counter top,,,,,,and cherry looks good with a dark top. It does look awful with white appliances.

We don't know how long you've been in the home, how long you plan to stay. If you just bought or , or or.

I would advise a wait, SAVE and much fuller remodel.

Show the other angles, more pics. A scaled drawing, with very accurate dimensions of every INCH is helpful too.

Bottom line? I would not advise throwing a lot of time, effort or MONEY into the current situation.

We might suggest removing the wallpaper and painting the walls a light, but complementary color with the rest of your house. We also might suggest removing all of the items on top of the cabinets, the scallop piece, and adding under cabinet lighting. We also might update the pendant lights above the island and eventually replace the oven which no longer matches. Here is a kitchen idea for you from our portfolio which might help more. Please note the pendant lights, paint color, and stainless steel appliances.

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Remove wallpaper. Change countertops to white with a faint pattern in browns and golds. Add white subway tile to help blend in whie ovens--not the end of the world. Add undercabinet lighting to bounce light up from new white countertops and backsplash.

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Get a white oblong pendant or a couple clear pendans for over island. You could paint the island white as in above photo.

Thank you for all the suggeastions, many of which are already completed. I think I will have the island painted next. The only thing i am hesitant about is the countertop change. I will wait to see how the painted island looks with the dark top. Changing all of the quartz seems like a big and messy job so I am holding off on that. Any opinions on changing only the island top?

Can you post an updated photo?

Cannot send an update as we are not home, but travelling.

looking forward to seeing changes.

Making a few more changes to the kitchen and thought I would have the island painted to brighten up the area. I planned on painting it with a color similar to linen white, but wondering if another color might be better, maybe a pale green? Thanks for your help.

Can you post an updated picture?

Cannot post right now, but wondering if the island may be too overwheming in a very light color...or is it because it is so diferent than the cherry?

Lighting is what brightens a space so start there .Change all the bulbs in all the fixtures to LED 4000K then see if you need to paint anything. It will be tricky to find a wall oven to fit that exact space so make sure about that before moving ahead. I agree all the stuff off the top of the cabinets for sure.No wallpaper either. I think the cabinets are dated so I would never spend the money on having them painted . Is taht a cooktop under that window ? I think save your money and plan on a nice new kitchen down the road . Your layout is far from ideal for function . Take some time and wait to do it right . It is not bad right now .

If you just paint the island, it might look like the “lost” item in the room - similar to your one white appliance. To update the kitchen, removing the arched doors would go a long way. (Note- Your bottom doors are different.)

Painting a kitchen is a huge job, so be sure that it will make you happy.