I personally wouldn't paint the cabinets but then again I also wouldn't have picked a butcher block counter for the island and a separate counter for the perimeter since either way you're going to have 2 different cabinet colors.

General rule of thumb is 2 cabinet colors and one counter or 2 counters and one cabinet color so your eye isn't constantly jumping around.

Decide on countertops first. That will help you decide if you want to paint the cabinets or not. (I also vote no.)

The island in a dark green would look great.

I’ve used SW Pure White on doors and trim. It’s a very bright white. If you paint the cabinets, I’d consider a warmer white.

" and feel like we have too many different wood tones going on in here. "

No painting the cabinets, they look great, two different colors cabinets and mismatched tops are not the greatest at this point and making you have the too many different wood grains, but leave it alone at this point.

I agree that you don't need to paint the cabinets and if you did, it would be a lot of white. If you do so, the walls and cabinets should be the same white, so either Alabaster or Pure White for both. If you do paint the cabinets I'm not sure the counters would still work, so be careful, you're already starting down the slippery slope where you change one thing and then others need to be changed.

Nice job on the rearrangement! The shelves will look great. I have green walls and a green mini-island and love it.

I wouldn’t paint the cabs but if you do, paint them same color as the island cabs.

Check your lightbulbs, maybe they are making you see too much orange in the cabs.

The current look is to bring any backsplash tile down to the counter, so remove the low curb piece before you tile. Or leave the curb and just paint the walls.

I think the island looks nice and it will be great painted, even if not matching the other cab run. It will look like what it is, a helpful, useful addition to the kitchen.

Good luck, I hope you post a photo of the end result.

IMO you have 3 wood tones going on now and I think that is for sure one too many. I think the eay answer woudl be to do the island in the same wood as the rest of the cabinets since too many finishes make kitchens look too busy. I agree that having those cabinets painted is expensive and for sure no DIY painting . Ideally the island counter would be the same as the perimetr too. I do agree change all the light bulbs to LED 4000K before doing anything more

Right now, the unpainted island is a huge distraction. Do not paint your cabinets. They are great with the hardware. If you are keeping the counter on the perimeter, paint the island to match the perimeter counter. A creamy off white. Or paint when the new counter is in but keep to the same tone. (without the walnut butcherblock - I'd have recommended a dark counter, but that changes with the island)

For the perimeter - a creamy quartz and then a matching subway tile backspash, or something monochromatic with some relief / texture

That way you are only having 3 colors (woor cabs, creamy white, walnut butcherblock...), you can focus on the lovely butcherblock top, and calm the rest of the components. Your kitchen will be lovely.

No cabinet painting. Green island. Choosing the wood counter is what put you into wood overload. Not the existing wood cabinets, which are quite nice. A great calm warm white to cream counter for it all is what will make this all work.

Thanks everyone for the input! Some good points people brought up if we went with different cabinet/island colors and different counters for each. Might be too much. The reason we went with the walnut butcherblock in the first place was because my husband had some nice walnut already and we needed a a countertop when he made the island without spending a lot at the time. I am surprised you guys like my cabinet color. for some reason I’ve never really cared for it!

I would paint the cabinets. They do not go well with the flooring and they stand out as a bit out of place with the surrounding vibe. It looks like you will be painting the island no matter what so it will be different even if you leave the rest unpainted. The walnut would look great with Alabaster but a soft taupe would also look nice.

Nice work so far. Do you plan to lower the wall behind the sink prior to new counters?

If it were me, I’d paint the island an accent color and spring for matching countertops on the island and perimeter. The island counter is such a small space that I doubt it would drive up the countertop cost significantly, and then you have matching cabinets, matching counters, and an intentional accent color on the island. Then add some cool rugs and art work and decor that have the same accent color to pull it together. Actually, maybe fall in love with a rug or piece of art first and pull the island color from that, since paint options are virtually limitless. I personally don’t like huge swaths of tile, which is what I think you’d have to do for the empty section next to upper cabinets unless you put in shelves or something to give the tile a natural stopping point. So unless you like the all tile look and want it to be the focal point, I’d plan on a four inch backsplash in whatever material you do the counters in.