I’d declutter everything from your counters and purchase a nice washable rug then reassess whether you still want to paint. Can you keep the garbage under the sink?

Why do you want to paint the cabinets?

Have you priced out a professional paint job?

Do you have kids or other family members who are not careful in the kitchen? A painted finish will not be as durable.

problem is the yellow/peach floor tile/ biscuit shade of counters and all the cool tones right over in the living room. How do you think this will all pull together? maybe hale navy paint but not sure of the outcome even with that.

if you are set on this I'd think about hale navy or around that color.

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There are things that are making this look dated, and part of it is a bad case of "the browns".

But it's also the style of the cabinet doors, the hardware, the floor tile, the lighting and no backsplash.

You don't really have a kitchen. Right now you have an accent wall in your living room consisting of cabinets, a sink and appliances. Declutter for sure! Start with the stuff on the front of the fridge and the paper towel holder. A paper towel holder should not be the focal point of your LR.

If your budget is limited you can make lower-cost changes short of refacing cabinets:

-I would second adding color via a rug.

-Change the two recessed lights over the counter to pendant lights. This would define the kitchen into a separate space from the LR and stop the eye from making the cabinets and fridge into an accent wall for the living room. Those pendant lights shouldn't be exclusively downlights - your kitchen ceiling is dark!

- Add undercounter LED lights.

-Update the hardware

-Add a backsplash tile that adds some color and tie things together.

-Think about if you could paint that kitchen ceiling something other than white (a light blue or cream, for example, can work with browns). A ceiling painted a color would also define the space from the LR.

-Paint the cabinets if you need to (but hire a pro to do it) This will need to be prepped and the fronts sprayed. Painted cabinets aren't going to be as durable for sure.

I don't know what the rest of the room looks like, but I'm not seeing artwork, for example, in the LR that might add some color and interest.

Thanks everyone for your input. Yes! It’s definitely a case of the Browns !! I am on a budget so I’m trying to do mostly everything myself which is why it’s a little tricky while trying to redo the kitchen area.

You can undertake the substantial task of painting your cabinets diy. 600-800 including getting spray equipment. 6-8k to have a pro do the job. Only an experienced cabinet painter will do a quality job.

Thanks!!

I need all the help I can get’n

If you do careful prep and buy a paint made for cabinets you can do it yourself, maybe not as good as a pro job but it can get you by until you do a complete redo.

A taupe paint color should go with your countertop and floors which both look like they have some pink in them. One color for all please!

What paint is made for cabinets?

@Tina V

Many of the things that I listed can be done for low cost.

I would start with them rather than jump to painting the cabinets and save that for last.

I think the cabinets that you have now are dated but in good condition - a bad paint job would ruin them.

Benjamin Moore has Advance. Sherwin Williams has Emerald. You'll also need a primer coat. Smart Prime is a recommended product. The second video above uses this primer and Advance thinned 20% from experience.

If you follow every step carefully as shown in the second video you'll end with a quality result. If you decide to spend the 6k+ for a pro you can use those steps to validate the expertise of contractors bidding on your job. And you can evaluate their work right from the start to decide to proceed. We dismissed two contractors immediately because we had knowledge of the necessary skills for the jobs we wanted done.

Do you think it mattered if I paint them versus spray them?

Thanks for your insight. I appreciate it!!