Is there so much contrast in the wood as the photos show, or is this an artifact of the photo? I suggest that you wait until you are in the house. Painting kitchen cabinets is not for the faint of heart--it's much more complicated than painting a wall.

It is much more complicated than painting a wall, and most DIY jobs start to chip and peel and your cabinets will look much worse off. I'd keep them as they are. There are so many unexpected costs and projects when you move into a new home. Save your cabinet project for a year or so down the line. By then you just may love the cabinets and not want to paint them at all.

Move in. Unpack. Take a deep breath. Have a barbecue. There is no rush to change the kitchen. Live with it for a year, then run the cost to change it and decide if it is that important. Maybe yes, maybe no-give yourself time.

the floor looks quite pink in one photo and better aligned w the cabinets in the other photo. Id check the light bulbs and live with things. but if the floors arent that great w the cabs then I'd paint the island because the center position like that accentuates the problem. paint to the island is not a big deal..... take the advice and wait before bigger kitchen projects.

Nothing wrong with wood cabinets if they are in good condition. Move in and enjoy your new home. Live in it 6 months to a year, before you do major remodeling. What you do when you are excited to make your new home your own, may turn out to be the wrong thing after you have lived there 6 months or more. Paint a few walls, if you really must do something.

It looks nice, clean and in good working order. I would use whatever money you have set aside for updates to get other things taken care of, painting rooms, adding flooring, new furniture , etc. Sit on this for while. Professional painting is thousands of dollars and you may find that you don't really like the layout or want to completely change the space. You are better off saving for a potential renovation.

Do you think you will stay there for a long while? Is it a place you can grow into? If so, then definitely live in it for 6 months or so and take a couple of years if needed to get the money together to renovate.

Congrats on your first home!

I would remove all the stuff collecting dust above the cabinets! You may be able to add cabinets above the existing all the way to the ceiling in same wood and style. Great space saving for holiday items. I did this n previous home and loved it (especially no more dusting on top😉).

move in and post actual pictures that show the condition of the cabs, not MLS pictures.

If you paint the cabs, you'll prob want new countertops and a backsplash .

pro painting is easily 5-8K (for a correctly done paint job. make sure you ask detailed questions about their methods. if someone comes in at 2500, it's a hack job and will peel in 3 months)

Even in a well kept house there will be dozens of things you will want to do when you move in to make it your own. So I agree with the other commenters, no need to rush. Develop a plan that takes everything into account and sequence it according to your priorities and budget.

That being said, while I can get behind keeping wood cabinets, the stain on these doesn't look good. Not sure if they really look like this in person, however. They also don't appear to go with the floor very well. And the uppers aren't as tall as what people install now. So you need to decide if you will be refinishing the floors and whether you would rather have new cabinets and a different layout instead of painting these. Even if it would be five years before you could afford a complete remodel it usually doesn't pay to throw money at minor fixes beforehand. If you did paint them, would you still like the countertop and backsplash? Watch out for the "if you give a mouse a cookie" phenomenon. When changing one thing sometimes it will cause something else to not look good anymore and before you know it you have done five things when you thought it was one project.

Another vote to move in and live there six months. The kitchen looks functional and ready for cooking. One living in the house, you may find you need to put money into other projects.