I am no expert, but I wouldn't paint them. If you could do it for a reasonable price, stainless appliances would update the kitchen. P.S. You have a very nice kitchen as is!

I wouldn't paint them, but also not an expert. The person who wants to buy your house but doesn't like oak cabinets may also not like painted cabinets. The kitchen is clean and in good shape...I was gonna suggest the same thing that oasisowner said...maybe just stainless appliances would be enough of an update...although pricier.

It would look nice, but why not try a price reduction or offer closing costs instead. Less hassle to you.

Thank you oasis owner and dcward89 for suggestions. Our house has lot of solid wood work and was worried about loosing that charm..we will look into appliance changing option..

kiktx we offered that to one client who was looking for upgrades. we didn't get any offer from their side

I think your kitchen looks lovely in the pictures. The only thing I really dislike is the green paint color. I think it would look nicer if the kitchen was painted the same color as the adjoining eating area.

If I was the buyer I would prefer a $5000 credit at closing for new appliances rather than having them there already. Because while your kitchen looks lovely the placement of the stove top and the microwave over stovetop would be the real issues for me. Those arent quick fixes as the floorplan needs to change. I would want the credit because I would have to gut your kitchen.

your kitchen is beautiful. I wouldn't paint them either. And that comes from a person who painted her old 21yo oak cabinets. Your cabinets are much nicer than mine looked when I painted them.

I also would not paint them but offer a credit at closing toward updates. Same for new appliances. The new owner may gut the kitchen to their liking anyway. I think painting would be wasting your money and time.

I think it would make sense to ask specifically what isn't liked. Is it appliance colors? OTR Microhood? Cabinet finish? Seems your realtor should be able to weigh in on this. Are you in a hot market? An offer after only a month seems fast to me. RE moves slow in my area unless it's an under-priced bargain.

If I was a buyer, I'd be very disappointed if those beautiful oak cabinets were painted.

ETA: I wonder if the problem is the large soffits?

We had lot of showings in first 2 weeks but no offers yet. I was told to consider painting the cabinets over price reduction. We have to think about that. This website is great to get opinions .

I think painting would be a mistaken effort. I second what johnsoro and Sophie said!

If you match the walls to the dining area and add the lovely runner and matching rug in front of the sink area (like SW suggested) your kitchen will read a lot more neutral and appealing. Try those things first before a big project like painting the cabinets. I agree with the other posters who said that even with the painted cabs, etc, it still might not be what the buyers are looking for.

the microwave doesn't sit well to my eye. As well. the over the range or cooktop type of microwave isn't super well thought of, except as a space saver. Therefore, I would remove the microwave, place an under cabinet stainless hood and do a designed tile backsplash above the cooktop. Be imaginative and make it stand out in some way..it shouldn't be hard. Perhaps white kitchens are the norm where you are located. I think the hardware is off a bit with the traditional type of cabinets-you could do something else with handles and knobs and get a different feel-play up the oak. I like ceramic knobs, or super dark bronze or black to go with counters and appliances......Actually, you don't have a backsplash.....could put one in....I wouldn't care if I were a buyer.....but creating a focus above cooktop might be well worth it. I'm not keen on the desk.....that to me is the "dated" thing....but if it's staying, you could mimic something with tile on the wall above the desktop. The white chairs at table look nice.....eliminate the black desk chair-do something wicker or white or fun/fanciful.....just not the black desk chair. I like the kitchen actually-just tweak it and put in some surprises.

Houses seem to sell and present better when everything is light and neutral. I'd get rid of the mint.

People can see the bones of your house (if it has a good floor plan), but they also see how much it will cost them to update the house, repaint, replace appliances, etc. You have a decision to make. If you want full price, you can spend the money and update your home, or you can sell it "as is," for a lot less.

I have to agree with getting rid of the mint green. Paint the kitchen the same colour as the eating area. The black appliances don't bother me.

Because the grain of oak is so strong the grain will still often show through the paint. Many will gel the cabinets darker but you have so much wood trim as well that the resultant look may not be cohesive.

Things that are dating the kitchen is the mint green paint, the grilled windows (at least in my neck of the woods) and the soffits and the only way to get rid of the soffits is to gut the kitchen.

Get rid of the green paint and add under cabinet lights. The cabinets would not keep me from buying the house, but it looks darker than it probably is. I also would not change the appliances if they are in good working order. It looks neat and clean. The one question I have is about the cooktop and mircrohood. Is that a 36 inch cooktop with a 30 inch mircrohood? If it is, definitely get rid of the microhood and buy a cheap hood vent. An under cabinet vent can be had for under 300.00 and would certainly look nicer and more updated. Black is ok with me.

Another vote here for neutral wall paint and stainless appliances (swapping out the microwave for a vent hood) I would not paint those cabs.

for staging ideas when we sold our house last year, I looked at the Spade and Archer Agency Facebook page (Portland) they do amazing work.

One more thing... If you haven't already, I strongly recommend professional photos. As a buyer, your first impression is what you see online. you have to capture your buyers with good photos.

Our realtor provided pro photos as part of her selling agent service, but I think for a 2100 square foot house it was only $100; the photog was in and out in 30 minutes. Pictures were beautiful, multiple showings, and house was under contract in 15 hours. The house was extremely average, nothing special

Another vote for getting rid of the mint green. Two weeks on the market is not enough time for your realtor to be suggesting drastic changes. Are you in need to sell ASAP? If so, dropping the price or an offer to help with closing costs, may go further. Your kitchen would not turn me off as a buyer except for the wall color.

Thank you very much every body for great ideas. Green paint is going away in couple of days. Will find some good runner and rug. Cabinets stay as is.

I really like to install vent hood but we don't have space in kitchen to put the microwave.

We also decided to slash house price for 10K.

Let's see what happens.

Our living room, dinning areas and master bath .. professional photographer took these pictures.

Those are very nice pics. I'm glad you're not painting your kitchen cabinets.

Two really small things - is there a reason that the dining room table is set at an angle? The picture is so distorted that it's hard to see the actual shape of the room. If possible I would straighten it out.

The art piece that is hanging over the bathtub - it's framed in oak bringing further attention to all the oak (if it is a problem) , perhaps you have something else that you can hang there that isn't framed in oak.

Your living room is really lovely. I like that room.

Good luck with the sale of your house. I know how stressful that can become.

I agree with Sophie. The oak is quite attractive it's the green that's the problem. I would paint out of the green by using a lighter shade of the same neutral that you had in the adjacent room. Follow it up with the undercabinet lights and a small carpet, it should look great.

You could modify the oven cabinet to install a microwave/oven combo appliance. I think you have plenty of space to do that. Short of that, put a small countertop microwave on the counter to the right of your sink -- you still have a lot of counter space. I think your house shows very well and I don't think 2 weeks is enough time to judge.

I agree, 2 weeks is not enough time, especially these days where houses don't tend to sell in the 1st week like they used to

My younger dd and her DH just purchased a house that looks a lot like yours on the interior. Oak explosion that she didn't love. But good cabinets and well built home. But, what was right about the home that drove them to buy the house...the price.

leave the cabinets alone and see what happens with your price reduction. Nice house, btw.

Google IKEA oak kitchen and see how they stage them. Also, what do the light fixtures look like? I can't really see.

A really stunning oak kitchen on apartmenttherapy was with white (off white) walls, black accents, and a red oriental rug.

I wouldn't paint the cabinets, but that green on the walls looks VERY dated. Something more neutral would make it look much better. You kitchen is very dark. You need a color that will brighten it up. The countertop is so dark & not helping with the darkness of the space. I would consider pulling off the granite backsplash & doing a very neutral backsplash.

to how to update oak kitchen

http://www.remodelaholic.com/2013/01/update-builder-grade-cabinets/

The kitchen is not your best feature...but the rest of the house is beautiful. The green paint is making the kitchen 'pop' when you want it to blend in with the other spaces.

So, as already suggested, paint the kitchen walls to match the breakfast nook. Then, think about your buyers....

Do you have a family home? Are you appealing to people with children? If so, I would lose the tray with drinks/beverages....and replace with bowl of fruit and a big cookie jar. Also, bake cookies or apple cinnamon pie/bars before open house.

The smell of chocolate chip cookies or apples and cinnamon will really help your appeal. Worked for my mom! She got three offers that day :)

I used to give tours as a docent in a local historic home. We would shake cinnamon into a small non stick frying pan and put it on a burner set to low. Cinnamon smell without having to bake.

Great house and though I love green, think you n others are correct to paint it. One tiny, tiny thought... you have de-cluttered it so much I think it could use some simple softer, welcome touches with some textiles... towels n maybe a spa basket across tub in bathroom maybe candles... as mentioned rug in kitchen a towel n couple things on counter to pull it all together and lighten up the tray spot. You could easily buy a chair cover for that office chair like someone else mentioned.

It really is a lovely house and my little advise comments are so trivial, that is proof!