IMO those are really dark colors and you have really bad lighting with those Edison bulb fixtures IMO all that lighting will need to be LED 4000K and maybe even more pot lights really dark cabinets eat lighting so a lot mor eis needed , I like the cabinets to be all one color or all the base dark and the wall cabinets light I think the counters are the driver here so what eve looks best after you change the lighting

Yes i probably should have mentioned we are getting new pendant lights that will provide more light. also the backsplash will be a light white/ grey zellige style.thank you!

Can you show us some of your inspiration pictures for the kitchen?

^agree that would be helpful - the dark cabs and light counters will be really high contrast so it would be helpful to see the look you’re going for

Yes of course ! Pictures below of inspiration for the dark.

But then i also love something like this with doing my pantry and island a contrasting color with the light grey surrounding cabinets and a darker color with mirrored doors for pantry.

Will you be changing the wall color or does the cabinet color need to harmonize with what’s there?

Are you having glass fronts in any of your cabs like your inspo photos?

I think mirrored doors need strong architecture to pull off (huge ceilings, beams etc) not sure that works in an average American kitchen but that’s just a personal opinion

The wall color will be white - so our house actually does have strong architectural moments in the rest of the home as its built in 1915 so high ceilings dramatic original trim and moldings are througout but a prior owner basically did a builder grade kitchen with maple cabinets and granite counters so we are trying to keep with the age of the home while updating. Hope that helps!