You're not stuck with light gray paint. From what I can see it isn't great with the gold granite.

What is YOUR style? What are YOU trying to buy before you even move in? What size ? Do you know??

Gray is not playing well with the more fixed elements of the room. I think you should start with new paint, but it's difficult to tell what your cupboards are now a bleached wood or painted. Unfortunately your pics get smaller not larger when clicked on.

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Move in. Take what you have with you. A card table makes a dining table and you're not stuck with that permanently either : )

Two colonial posts are not anything to design around. Overall the space would accommodate a transitional style. Which means about anything. Way too soon to do much except move in and get a feel for your property and decor that reflects you. the cabinets are likely painted..not sure what you mean by wood. the general condition and layout and a few other things go into the planning before much else. Painting gray walls can happen of course but it looks like they painted everything for cohesiveness so you can live w that and figure out what you want in due time. There is good lighting and daylight too , so that keeps it quite pleasant for you....better than a lot of spaces .

island posts in transitional styles when you get ideas flowing for your space:

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You probably don't want to hear this, but the flooring is the biggest problem with the space. I would bet that the cabinets were a natural stained wood that the previous owners painted white to attract buyers. Ditto the gray walls. There's no contrast at all in the room except for the yellow-ish granite, which makes for a bland room.

Live in the space for a few months at least before you do anything. Make sure that the layout and appliances work for you--that's the biggest factor in a successful kitchen. If it does, then either paint the cabinets a contrasting color (green/blue) OR replace the floor with a medium toned brown wood. In either case, I'd replace the spotty granite with a subtle light or dark stone or butcher block.

If the layout doesn't work, then you have a larger project on your hands. Get a good kitchen designer to work out a good layout and then concentrate on the finishes.

the grey walls are fighting with the cream cabinets and the tans in the counters. why not repaint, it wont be hard if mostly empty.. behr has a paint called parsnip, its a very subtle pale with hint of green when the light hits it… will go nicely with cream cabinets and the counters wont fight it.

the colonial post can be changed out at a later time, but that is a mismatch also. replacing the counters is in your future also :)

Thank you all for your advice! Appreciate it!