Too funny - before I read your post and just the title, I thought immediately of Cloud White... it's my favourite white - very warm and creamy but still "white". It was recommended to us as the best colour for trim. It truly is lovely. You don't realize just how much yellow there is in the colour until you see it next to a blue white.

It is a pretty stark white, still - keep that in mind if you're looking for more creamy cabinets. I know there have been some posts on here as to the best whites for cabinets...

Good luck!
Cheryl

We use Behr's "Popped Corn" for our white. It's got just that hint of yellow to make it warm but not so much that you read it as yellow.

Honestly, though, I wouldn't paint your cabs. That's some gorgeous wood that you have and to me, painting them would be a waste. Instead I'd do a stain and/or a glaze.

San Diego Cream or Timid white.

How paint colors look depend greatly on the light in your particular room. I just painted a sample board of a color that everyone raves about as being this pale, sophisticated blue that I wanted for my master bedroom. In my house, it looks like prison gray wihtout the barest hint of blue. :( My point is: make sure you get some poster board (foam core works great) and paint samples of the colors you are thinking about before you start painting your cabinets. What looks great in one person's house can look like dirt in another's.

I am going to paint a sample board today. I just found my sample bottle that I bought.

I feel that I cannot stain the cabinets a darker color is because the floor is a dark color. I am going to post a picture of the floor.

I keep going back and forth on whether I should paint them or not. To me they scream the 80's because they are pickled. I do LOVE the kitchens that have white cabinets with black handles and that is what I was going for.

Here is the floor:

Look at this thread. Her countertop and backsplash are very similar to yours. She bought new cabs but you can take some color chips and match them up to the sample doors to get an idea. I don't know anything about Cloud White.

Here is a link that might be useful: new kitchen

No opinion on the color-to-be, but DEATH to all 1980s pickled pine kitchens! (unless you live in New Mexico or otherwise really like the look) :)

Sorry I can't help you with the color, but I think the cabinets would look good in white or off-white. I love the way your granite, which I've always loved, matches the paint on your walls. Neither one really go with the floor though. Any chance of changing that out somewhere down the line?

Laurie

A greyed green might also be nice with your floors.

Laurie, I would LOVE to change the floor but for right now it has to stay. The floor keeps on going into an entry to the garage, laundry room and half bath. We just moved into this house 9 months ago and hubby just isn't ready to tackle a huge overhaul. I have decided that I have to live with what I have but I can change the cabinet color!!!!!! I really think that once I change the cabinets then I will really LOVE my kitchen. If I do paint the cabinets then I am going to paint the walls either Tobacco Road or have my paint guy mix a color that is between Tobacco Road and Tattersall Brown.

mlraff, I love that kitchen.

blue, AMEN, my cabinets scream the 80's. I love the design of them but the look of them, UGH

Hi-I have used Tobacco Road and Tattersal Brown in my house. A great creamy white that blends with those colors and is also made by Duron (you can get it at sherwin williams though) is Almond White, SW8180. I think it is one color strip over from the Tobacco Road. It is what I am painting my kitchen cabinets, but they are not done so I don't have pictures yet.

I had an issue with white paint looking to "white" in my house, and this one was definitely creamy.

definitely paint them!

lauraa - What color is on your walls now? I love it.

Laurie

what's wrong with the floor? It looks very pretty to me! Although maybe doesn't go so well with the rest.

You could put some stunning blue/green ceramic knobs to tie into that color.

Here is a link that might be useful: ceramic knobs in beautiful colors

My opinion - for what its worth - maybe think of just a white-wash on the cabinets. Or even just a clear poly - they are beautiful. I think the floor is fine.

Hi Laura,
I painted my dark cabinets Cloud White about two years ago.
I like the color so much that I have since painted all the woodwork, including interior doors the same color.

I'll take some pictures and post them this weekend.

Nancy

What brand is Cloud White?

I think the cabinets would look good in white or off-white.good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: kitchen cabinet forum

I think im going with cloud white too!! question, what your wall color?? is it benjamin moore? i love it! do you have any updated pictures? would love to see more of your kitchen!

We painted ours White Down by BM (https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/CC-50/white-down?color=CC-50) and I love them. It was between that and Swiss Coffee which was a tad brighter in our samples. I wanted a soft white with no hint of yellow and this is perfect. The trim in our house is BM White Dove and from a distance you can't tell (like the view from dining room where you can see the wainscoting and kitchen cabinet all together), the cabinets are a little more creamy almost like vanilla but it all blends. I agonized over picking a white but honestly after a few months I think the ones I was considering weren't that different and I'd have been happy with all of them. It made the kitchen look clean and bright. White is not dated and honestly if you like it who cares. I never understand when people make such grand statements like that!