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I wouldnt change the kitchen to hardwood floors, since the tile looks good, and goes well with the kitchen.

You won't regret hardwood in here. I just hope you don't base the color for the whole condo wood flooring on these kitchen cabinets as you may someday part with them.

This is a very efficient and non-offensive kitchen. Don't change anything else. Save your money until things start to brake and change is needed.

Random thoughts:

- You just bought the place? I'd live in it a while /see what works before making expensive changes.

- I'm not sold on hardwood. This kitchen is already heavily brown /wood tone. Hardwood floors might be too much. You know the 60-30-10 color rule?

- I'd try the cheapest /easiest option first: Floor rugs in a color that appeals to you.

- I hate those ceiling lights. Not much you can do about the ones at the back, but I'd like to see pendants over the sink.

Congrats on your new condo! I like your decision to put hardwood throughout. If you can do that without changing the cabinets, I'd wait on anything additional until after you live with it for awhile. Having said that, I'd save some of the flooring in case you decide you want to change the layout someday (the finish won't match exactly unless you sand/restain, but at least the wood will be a match.) And honestly I don't know how much you could change the layout anyway.

I personally would want more base drawers, more updated cabinets (no arch) and probably a single level peninsula, but I don't think those things warrant ripping out the counters and backsplash for a complete redo because it looks nice as is.

Hi! We were thinking about painting the cabinets - whats everyones thoughts on that?

I sure wouldn’t paint the cabinets. It would ruin them - no matter the color & even with a professional paint job. Are those under cabinet lights on at brightest level? If yes, then I’d certainly update them. I might replace the backsplash. I might not replace the flooring as you plan. Depending on what’s on the other side of the raised bar, I might think about lowering the bar to counter height. That will create more work surface along that stretch as well as open up the kitchen. That would likely mean new counters though. But, it does depend on what’s on the other side of the kitchen along the long counter.

There's no way that I would spend the 10-15K on having those professionally finished to an opaque. It won't de arch the doors, or remove the grain, etc.

Great idea to start with the hardwood flooring. Show us what that will be so that we can comment on what could be done in your kitchen.

No to painting the cabinets. I only have externals to go by, but unless there is a noticeable lack of function owing to corner-cutting where we can’t see it, your kitchen is well above builder-grade. I’d live with it at least a year before changing anything.

I say no to painting the cabinets also. They are in great shape, and require very little maintenance.

I would want more drawers, one level counter, new counter material, new backsplash, etc., so I would start saving for a full remodel!

Change the floors to wood, but if it is engineered, make sure you buy a few extra boxes, in case you need them, when you get around to updating the kitchen.

Read the condo docs to find out if there are rules about hard floors and soundproofing.

We put in hardwood flooring and new kitchen cabinets last summer. We did both at once, because hardwood goes under the cabinets, and it didn't make sense to take the old cabinets out, install new floors, and put the old cabinets back in. We used red oak for both the flooring and the cabinets, but the floors have no stain, and the cabinets are on the darker side, so there is a nice contrast.

I agree with Minardi that this is not a basic kitchen - I could live with it for some time, while I decided if I could live with it, or if some aspects just weren't working for me (which you don't know until you've lived with it for several months).

Go ahead and put in hardwood, but leave the tile in the kitchen. If you decide to replace the cabinets in a few years, you can switch to hardwood then - feathering it in to match won't be a problem for a good flooring contractor.

7" -11" engineered hardwood is what you can find from every source. 3, 4 or 6mm top layer. Hardwood plywood core. Avoid softwood plywood core.

still unknown what floor sample you have chosen....or under consideration. Re all the good points about your kitchen..... I would add to options : explore and price out new upper door frames in glass ready format. The honey oak should be easy to source.....or white frames and insert a white backsplash to lighten up everything above counter. Glass in frosted or rain or seeded will change the feel of the space .....it might be sufficient for this kitchen....and you can rid yourself of the arches... and you will avoid the cost and trouble of painting everything..... Please take time to assess the conditon of the boxes and insides of the cabinets to know what is worth certain expenses . The storage you have seems more than adequate for a condo.......another plus.

Defintely the kitchen is nicer then builder grade!

The uppers are not the super high arches, so I would be fine living with them until I could save up for a complete remodel.

I hate that angled transition where the tile starts, so I would definitely continue the new hardwood into the kitchen.

Even though many people like the matching slab backsplash to the countertop, I think dark colored granite make the kitchen look too dark. If possible, could you remove all of the granite backsplash except just keep it the slab behind the range?

I would want to replace all the cabinet knobs with pulls. It is easy to switch the upper cabinet to pulls as you can use the existing holes. The problem is the base cabinets will have a center hole. Maybe find some cup style pulls that will hide the hole left by the knob? It does not have to be the exact style or color added below by AI, but just shows how to cover the holes.

I would also paint the drab grey walls a nice creamy white. I would paint the corbels underneath the countertop overhang the same as the walls.

It is very annoying how Chat GPT always changes the original photo! They lightened the cabinet color and removed the skylight for example. I asked it to add a lighter colored hardwood floor to contrast the existing cabinets, but it seems like it did the opposite. 🤪

The most inexpensive solution for the backsplash would be to just paint the backsplash the same creamy white as the walls. It woukd probably need patching though after the granite backsplash is removed. Or you could add a simple tile to match the color of the creamy walls.

Hopefully this gives you some ideas.

A good cabinet paint job costs almost as much as new cabinets. An average cabinet paint job will chip in no time and look much worse than your current cabinets.