Making a choice in anticipation of perceived color/pattern trends is a good way to possibly end up with a dated look in the future. If you change them, go with what you like, but choose conservatively. My house is more than 20 years old, but my black granite counters with a little bit of fleck in them still look fairly timeless to me. I think your counters still look good, and I, personally, would be reluctant to spend money on changing them out simply to go with another color. In fact, if you replaced what you have with white, the whole color scheme might look a bit too blah.

the black hardware accentuates the dark speckled effect that the counter gives off. try a lighter touch with minimal styled nickel or stainless for new hardware and I think I'd leave the counter . try a jute or sisal mat/runner in a subdued tone...or see what other mat can be found...I think people are going to " ruggables" . pick a size you can lift and shake out .

I like your counters and don’t think they look dated at all. Very pretty kitchen!

Thank you all! This is not my kitchen, but very similar counter, backsplash, cabinet combination to my kitchen.

Oh my goodness, why share a picture of someone else’s kitchen, when you’re looking for advice on yours??!! I assume you live in your home and that it’s simple enough to walk over and snap a picture. Argh.

I posted the other picture as it'll have similar colors to my kitchen once I get my cabinets painted sw alabaster. These are a couple pics of my kitchen.

Thank you:). It is a little too yellow... it's more noticeable in person.

Would changing the lighting make a difference in how the cabinets look? I will defer to those who know, but I thought I'd ask.

I think the cream cabinets look nice but i would choose a warmer color for the walls. much easier to paint walls than cabs! i would not replace the granite as they match nicely.

Agree with lharpie--the wall color is too cool for the countertops, even if you change the cabinet color. Consider changing that, and possibly the backsplash too, before sinking money and/or labor into cabinet painting.

Yes, it's the wall color that's off, not the cabinet color. You need something warm in tone for the walls, a creamy white would be lovely.

I think your island wood color is throwing the kitchen off.
Paint your island the same color as your cabinets are now. Change wall color.

I remember this kitchen. You posted in January that you were painting your cabinets Alabaster in a few weeks and that your walls were Alabaster. Is this still true? Your walls look like a blue white on my monitor, but that could just be the juxtaposition with the antique white cabinets. I think you need to decide—do YOU want this granite or not??? If you do river white, I think your alabaster will look nice. I think it is a prettier choice overall than your current granite. But that is my taste. You need to renovate for yourself, not to chase a trend.

Leave the cabinets as is, they are pretty. You need a nice backsplash with some pattern, otherwise your kitchen is too bland. Paint the walls another color. It’s a beautiful kitchen.

Yes, I was supposed to get them painted in February, but we're getting them done in January instead. The walls are actually alabaster white. We're planning on painting cabinets white. We were considering painting the island black.... but I'm not sure if we will just replace it with a one level island instead.