before you paint the cabinets paint the room. add open shelving or put a door back on the pantry space, change out the barstools paint out the vent piper cover to match the walls. the gray walls are making everything look orange.

Pick the cabinet paint to complement the granite. I'm thinking burgundy, forest green - something like that. Do not think in terms of what colors are 'in'. That is a recipe for making the granite look like the ugly step-child. It will also hide the fact that whoever chose the flooring didn't understand that.

After that, chose the wall color. Possibly a light green.

You know how cats fall/slip and then pretend that they meant to do that all along? That is how you approach the granite. You always meant to have that granite, so everything else has to work with it.

Are you planning to keep the flooring for a while? Or will that be changed out soon? Is it gray in real life or does it just look gray on screen?

The granite and cabinetry go well together just as they are. You could prime the walls with white primer to get a clean slate to try new paint colors. It's much easier to pick new paint when the old paint isn't casting colored reflections on your samples.

Here is a beautiful cream paint to go with orange granite countertops.

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The word is delay. The granite is quite awful with the flooring, the Island is too big. Paint the walls a sot white, and SAVE money until a redo.Show the rooms we can;t se: ) Please?

Double emphasize all of what I said, if you just moved in...

Painting those cabinets is going to be an investment if done correctly. In the thousands for sure. I would spend that money on new counters before I would paint. Or having top cabinets made to take the existing ones up to the ceiling.....the vent stack is awful. Your flooring is really at odds with everthing. Does it run throughout your entire home? Without knowing what the rest of your home looks like and what colors are in it and what colors you prefer and what style you prefer here are some color options that would work

such a large island have you thought of adding pendents?

or light

or a contrasting island

or....

To my original point......painting the cabinets is not where you want to invest your money.

I would not paint the cabinets! They work well with your countertops. Paint the walls one if the lighter colors from the countertops. Do not use any gray, blue, or white. I would replace the blind (?) , and use something else, I cannot really see it, but no white.

Edit: How did emojis pop up instead of my post????? Others have since written some of the suggestions I'd made. Basically, I'd pick and choose from advice given and do what works best for you. Ignore the trends unless you want to change your kitchen every 5-10 years. Just make sure the colors are all coordinated. If they are true on my laptop, I agree that the floor color does not work with the cabinets and countertops.

The counter and floors are mismatched. If you are not changing either, I wouldn't invest in paint the cabinets. The cabinets at least match the countertops. And, it is quite expensive to get a good factory finish-like paint job. Find the right color for your wallpaint that harmonizes what is already in the room.

I like your counter stools and window treatment. I am not sure what the problem is with any of that.

imo, the grey walls are dragging down the space.

This could be another approach. Excuse the wonky pendant placement. Although, I do love asymmetry.

I'm in the camp to paint the walls, not the cabinets. I'd love to see what the walls would look like with the dark olive green used by @Design Interior South or even a near-black of a cool color like blue, blue-green, or even aubergine, depending on your color preferences. You'd probably have to stop at the interior corners near the doorways and their no-trim exterior corners.

I am not in the camp of getting rid of granite just because it's not in style at the moment. If you don't want to get stuck in that trap again, when you do get your kitchen, don't use the "default" materials and style. Whatever people are currently using, choose something else. Subway tiles are no longer "in" but now zelige tiles are. Don't get either. Shaker cabinets are in and raised panels that were overused are out. Don't get either. Look at slab that always perks along in the background. And wood floors have been "in" for quite awhile, so consider something else more durable like stone, brick, tile, or concrete, and consider it for your entry and halls as well, maybe your entire lower level. If you feel so strongly about your granite just because it was overused for a long time and now is "out" don't make the same mistake again.

What is your future in this home? Having the cabinets painted will not solve the issues. Their style is no longer preferred, they ought to be to the ceiling, drawers vs doors.. Paint addresses none of that. Wood is back so why spend money on covering it? Painting cabinets is a limiting decision. White is not as universally preferred as it was 10 years ago but it is the only 'color' that is. So white cabinets with a grayish floor still leaves you with all the other design choices that are causing comment. I do agree spending the cabinet painting money on counter tops would help your kitchen the most. If you can only fix one element the counters are the most egregious.

To me the floors are the issue are they everywhere or just in the kitchen ? I think the granite works with the cabinets as they are . Having cabinets painted is a huge expense and those cabinets are dated sorry but they are. The island is huge and those corner supports no longer needed at all, you have no drawers for lowers and the cabinets should have gone to the ceiling. For me painting would not fix any of that . Wait until you can do this right all else IMO is like lipstick on a pig . If a change is what you crave change the wall color you can DIY that no problem then save for a much better kitchen

Please see my edited post from yesterday. Or just know that I did not post a bunch of emojis that made no sense!!! No idea how this happened.

@dsimber I was wondering who you were rolling your eyes at with love LOL

The cabinets are just fine like they are. I dont mind the counters either. Walls could be painted too, but, the elephant in the room, is the flooring which goes with absolutely nothing.

following along

Design Interiors. 😉 That was pretty crazy!

Curious, what color are your walls? The reason I ask is that colors appear quite differently on different monitors ( e.g., a few have mentioned your ”gray” flloors they don’t appear gray at all, on my monitor, idk why ).

Agree with not painting the cabinets...too much money to have them done correctly. Another thought, besides great suggestions for wall color, is to work with the floor. Thinking Agreeable Gray might work. Now you just have 3 colors...walls/floors, cabinets, countertop.

You can’t replace the granite and the cabinets worked very well with it. Your walls are doing absolutely nothing for your kitchen. And the floor is in the same category. You could lay down runners on the floor that would help that. I would paint the wall and use something that complements your countertop and cabinet. The Gray is doing nothing for it.

Jill, I look forward to seeing what you decide on the countertops. That sounds like a good move as they are quite dominating in the overall scheme of things and it would be great to have them go better with the floor.

I think the floors look gray in relation to the warm oak cabinets. Designers, can something be changed so the two colors work together?