Semi Gloss would be the more appropiate finish, easy to clean, not too shiny and not too dull in sheen. As far as wood type try paint grade maple hardwood doors and drawer fronts. Looks great with paint finishes. Have you ever considered a swiss coffee white color with perhaps a light glazing. Check out Taylor Cabinet Door they have an excellent paint grade maple doors all sizes are custom made at great prices. Contact them for pricings and color block samples to be sent out.

When you signed off on the cabinet order, was the order placed right away or did it wait until the molding price came in? I bet you are being penalized for placing a separate small order and they may have a minimum shipping charge that you would not have had to pay if the molding had been ordered at the same time. Do not mention it until you get an answer, but if yes, it is more for that reason, you should let them know you expect they will take care of this without penalty to you and speak with a manager if necessary. They should not have placed your order until it was complete if it would cost you more to do wo without discussing it with you. If they didn't, you should not have to abosrb the cost. If you are still within the time when you can cancel the entire order with minimal/no loss, you might nicely inquire if that is possible while you work this out, and then place the order again with everything included. Before you say anyththing else you might want inquire if this is the case. The fact that the labor for the molding was included in the original contract clearly indicates that they were aware that you wanted it. And, yes, I think molding makes a huge difference in the finished look of the kitchen even if it is a very simple molding. The one exception might be a galley type kitchen or a contemporary style. JMHO. Unless DH is exceptional, most men don't place anywhere near as much importance on aesthetics as you would, but chances are when you go to sell, the molding will pay for itself. Sue

Update: here are some of the chairs covered. I love it and it’s an easy project to recover chairs again if I get tired of the fabric. For now it’s a splash of color I wanted to lighten the area. Question- should I paint the furniture white or leave it black? There’s no way I can or want to redo my kitchen cupboard color and the trim is black. I thought of painting just the the black trim to white but not sure it works. So should I leave chairs black? Granite it white and black? Don’t mind the mess it’s still a work in progress😂 I was looking for an app that can give me the option to see ahead of time a color change but can’t find any that work for me

ooh yes sorry - I'll try and upload but right now everythings covered due to painters prepping things and doing the trim in SW Pure White. Counters are Taj Mahal and it's not a yellowy one just a pretty light brown. Wood floors I'll try and find a photo online. Here's a sample pic from the manufacturer of Dove but they have a huge skylight. https://jandkcabinetry.com/gallery_images/e1-a-02/ Mohawk Heritage Rust Hickory