No. All white kitchens have been trending for a few years, but nice wood cabinets are timeless.

I am not sure I would change out the flooring. I know everyone loves wood, but tile is impervious to water damage. Wood is beautiful, but when the dishwasher leaks or the hose to the icemaker leaks or the sink leaks you will have far less damage with tile floors.

If the grout is stained it is an easy one weekend project to clean and recolor the grout.

@Jennifer Hogan ….. yes, for us it was an ice maker leak, undetected until serious damage occurred. We had to have the entire first floor replaced since there was no break point.

Yes, wood cabinets are trending back, have been for a few years where I live.

Laura S……. I would live in your new home for a year or so before making the decision..

Painting wood cabinets correctly is not cheap.

The wood cabinets are lovely. Many people are putting in either natural or stained wood cabs. What’s dated is the lack of bottom drawers…like this:

Much preferred now, instead of doors. More convenient, and drawers are easier to organize.

if it were mine, Yes.

I would change the flooring and paint the cabinets, BUT, not white, a muted color.

Taupe, a blue tone or a green tone. The countertops are enough white.

Install water sensors with automatic shutoff valves, and leaks on wood floors is a non issue.

Wood is easier on the legs and joints, and is a breeze to clean. Had tile floors in my last home. Would never, ever have tile again.

they look like a type of hickory? I don't mind them.

I'd change out the hardware for sure. what's there now is just bad.

what kind of flooring do you plan on getting to go w/that wood? If you do a laminate in any type of gray, it's going to clash.

Painting those cabs by a pro who actually does it right, would be north of 5K.

No, I would not paint them. The wood isn't what dates the kitchen, it is that the cabinets don't go all the way to the ceiling, the lowers lack drawers, non counter depth refrigerator, the microwave above the range and the divide between the dining room. Wood flooring would be a great improvement, but I think you may be better off living in the space before doing so as you may want to do a much larger kitchen reno down the road. With all that being said, it is a perfectly nice kitchen, despite not being new, so maybe you can just add some personal touches and call it a day for now. I'd paint over the accent wall and update the ceiling fan thing.

I had all tile floors in my last home - lived there 20 years and yes they are hard on the joints, but not if it is only in the kitchen and baths. Tile in kitchens and baths has been popular since the beginning of time - why - because they don't get damaged by water. Only in the past few years have we seen this trend to do wood in wet areas. With open floorplans people wanted one continuous flooring, so they went with wood. Didn't make wood more appropriate for wet areas.

I would absolutely change the flooring and the cabinet colour if you don’t like it. We love wood in our kitchen and will never go back to tile. We have three kids and a large dog. It is your home. Make it what works for you and what makes you happy.

You can have your cabinets retrofitted with slide out drawers if you feel the need. We had ours done by a company that specializes in that but there are tons of DIY videos. I’m not that handy! we had all of our lowers done.

BTW, I like Beth’s suggestion for new hardware.

Good to know. I plan to change the hardware and maybe put a narrow island in the middle as well.

There is no room for an island. Skip tust

No keep the cabs but reconsider the wood floor. only a couple stain shades will work…. limited …venture into lvp in a multi tonal slate look. the counter does not elevate the look for the space and you are keeping it , so given the size of the kitchen a beautiful slate look lvp will do wonders. then adjustments like hardware light fixture ?maybe backsplash etc over time.

beautiful look of slate / light/med or a bit darker

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If I decide to do tile instead of engineered hardwood in the kitchen, what color/ type of tile would go with the cabinets/counters?

There is actually room for a narrow movable island, the photo makes the room look much narrower than it is.

Wood or engineered wood throughout the entire level is the higher end move. Perhaps it is region specific, but where I live tile and LVP would only be used in lower end homes.

I would definitely not paint the cabinets, and I am one who dislikes drawers in lower cabinets so the doors would make me very happy. The tile looks nice, but, if you must change it, I like the idea of a slate that would be the color of the veining in your countertops. I think the kitchen looks very nice in the pictures. I also agree, no major changes, for at least 6 months to a year. A lot of the time, people are so excited to get a new house, that they feel they need to change things right away, and 6 months or a yr later, they hate everything they have done, and wish it were all back like it was. If something is broken, then I would replace it. I would also replace the hardware on your cabinets. You might want to consider a narrow small cabinet on wheels with a butcher block top, if you really want something there, rather than an island.

definitely live in the house for 6 minths to a year before start renovations. We have wood floors in the kitchen - it's just didn't feel right in our layout to have a border between wood floor and tile. I guess if sth leaks it's gonna be trouble , but I love our wood floor so much, i wouldn't do it otherwise at least for now.

Re ”what type of tile would i do?” really get to a flooring store / not Lowes etc. take a piccture of the space and the width and length of the area. there are wonderful choices when consider patttern or lay options / tone or colors /tile size variations . i can see numerous ways to go .. the cabinets will play along w either color or earth tones. this need not be a rush project but i think getting creative w a new floor will be rewarding. report back when you get a list of things you liked

wide array of floors can be installed in your generous area

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Embrace what you have. The expense of a properly painted kitchen is great. One needs to consider all new cabinets at that point which would allow you to bring them up to date in style as well as function. Paint won't hide their style. They are lovely as is. White is the only color worth the price for longevity and resale. You do not have the footage for an island.

Space is often deceiving and the stretched real estate photos are really deceiving, but looking at the tile and cabinets and the range, you have floor space that is 8' x 8' (Each tile is approximately 2' diagonally, range is 30")

Even a small 2'x4' island will be a tight fit, will be between the fridge and the prep zone and will be difficult to navigate around with the refrigerator or dishwasher open.

Without an island you have 5' of space for prep - that is generous. You have 33" on either side of the stove - again generous. The current work triangle is absolutely ideal. Why mess with something that is functionally about as good as it gets?

nice kitchen! I’d spend my money on painting the walls

I love the look of painted cabinets but would never have them again. Wood is timeless. Paint the walls!

IMO wait to do much of anything right now . Yhe cabinets are dated but maybe in the next 6 months you will find many things that do not work for you in a new space . Are the floors in the rest of the house wood ? IMO to change the floors now means any changes you want in the kitchen will be a PITA to do . Stop and wait until you see how the whole house functions ,

Those are lovely, high-end cabinets. I'd say they are classic, not dated. I don't know why anyone would replace them just because HGTV gushes over new and disparagaes classics are "dated."

No, I would not paint them. Why would you? They are great-looking cabinets, and you said yourself the wood is pretty. Wood is beautiful, and it never goes out of style. Easy to change up hardware and such without jacking up good wood cabinets with paint.

I get tired of reading comments about how a kitchen is "dated" because it doesn't have all lower drawers. So what? Neither do I, and I wouldn't dream of ditching perfectly good, attractive kitchen cabinetry just to jump on the drawer bandwagon. Or a kitchen is "dated" because it has tile. So what? I have wood in my kitchen now but not by choice, it was here when I moved in. I like tile in a kitchen, it's worry-proof. How is tile in a kitchen that hard on the back unless you're a professional chef or standing for hours on end every day because you have a small army to feed? I certainly had none of that when in my old kitchen which had tile....and I cook a lot.

You do not have room for an island.

Agree with advice to wait a while before making changes. It's good as-is. Enjoy the excitement of a new house and all the fun that comes with dreaming and planning how to put your own unique stamp on it over the years. :0)

I wouldn't paint the wood. They're so much easier to maintain than painted cabinets. I agree with updating the hardware though. You're talking about changing the flooring but you haven't said what type of flooring is in the rest of the space. Are you trying to match what's in the rest of the house or are you going to be changing the flooring in the whole house?

Can you show us what the flooring is that butts to the tile?

It’s the same tile as in the kitchen, but we plan to put engineered hardwood in the rest of the house except bathrooms.

If you're replacing all the flooring, then I agree with going with the same engineered hardwood in the kitchen.

I've had hardwood floors in my kitchens since 1998. I love the look and the ease of care.

This last time, I chose high-quality engineered wood, and I like it, too. It's stronger, and it can be sanded if necessary, depending on the thickness you choose.

Someone earlier mentioned how to protect floors from water leaks. Good idea for any type of flooring. Many years ago, our dishwasher leaked from an improper install. The floors in that home were the old Congoleum. It was the subfloor that was damaged and had to be replaced. Didn't matter what the flooring was.

My brother recently built a home and had high quality LVP installed throughout the main living areas. The floors are beautiful. I've stayed there for extended periods, and they are simple to care for, as well.

btw...

• I think in your case I would keep the cabinets as they are. I wanted white painted cabinets for many years, and I've finally had them in two homes since 1998. I like them, but now so many are painted in more muted colors. Changes in taste are bound to happen. And trends sometimes make us wish we had chose differently. However, I think white as well as most natural woods are classic. If and when you choose new cabinets, choose what you like, not what is trending. (That was the advice my brother received when he was making decisions.) Lighting in your home may also impact your decision. I had intended to choose a medium color for my new flooring, but I chose light because of a shortage of windows.
• I agree that waiting for 6-12 months before making big changes is wise. You may want to make layout changes or enlarge your kitchen to accommodate an island. The wait time will allow you to use the kitchen and find out.
• Others have mentioned drawers in lower cabinets. I would love to have them because they would save my back. (I'm 5'6".) For the same reason, I do not like my microwave below the countertops...it looks nice, but using it hurts my back. Sometimes you don't know until you've tried it!

Good luck!

Engineered hardwood would work for a powder room as well.