ok here are pictures, the lighting does make it look darker in the doorway. and please excuse the mess, we are remodeling.. 1st picture show oak bay window & oak floor. Then there's the other wood type of baseboard and doorway. 2nd pic shows oak kitchen window and 3 doorways in kitchen that are of other wood type 3rd pic shows oak kitchen window with cherry cabinets

You have very nice trim. I sure wouldnt be painting it. If you really have to have white cabinets, then just have white walls, and leave the trim. I dont mind painted trim, but, I really do not like white trim, nor do I like white kitchen cabinets, although, I do like cabinets painted in colors.. Your house looks very warm and inviting the way it is right now.

Latifolia: According to the realtors it is considered an “executive“ house. It’s just under 5,000 sq ft. and about $400,000 in rural Arkansas in an area that is nothing but executive homes. We are new to the state and think that the trends, at least in this area, maybe behind. Maybe that’s why it was styled this way when built in 2005. As far as features, it is a pretty cool house with lots of amenities/features that are REALLY high end for here. However, I only posted photos of what I considered needed the most help in the house. So it’s hard for anyone to see the “executive” in these photos. Lots of potential...the amenities don’t match the style...the outside of the house doesn’t match the inside, way nicer outside. It’s time this house looks the executive it’s supposed to. Could have been way too personalized for the previous owners who had it built? The neighbors house was built at the same time by the same builder and looks way more up to date but I’m not sure if they had it updated since then. It’s hard to wrap our heads around for sure. Thank you for pointing it out though...because it is the issue. It doesn’t look executive. We are definitely considering the light fixtures, especially in the kitchen and maybe even the dining. Today we painted the kitchen light fixtures to see if that helps. As far as the cabinets go, I’ll wait until all the trim is done before even considering that project. I‘ve done cabinets before and it is a heck of a task. Super clean home, just dingy looking in the photos, dingy wall color, new but drab carpets. Just not full of light and with around 30 large windows you would think it would be. I’m currently building a table for the downstairs patio and then a modern yet rustic living edge table for the dining room. I plan on covering the sconces for now and may paint the chandelier while we figure out what we want in the dining room. If we can budget it, I’d like to replace the ceiling fans with something less “Texas Country”. One step at a time.

Your cabinets are beautiful as is -- would not paint any part of them. Would paint the gold wall instead to update and lighten up the room. Would replace the backsplash and (side splash) over the countertop with the sink with a single row of either single color 4"- 6" backsplash tile and paint that wall above the short backsplash as well or, at the very least, stop at below window sill height, including for the side wall(s). Consider both your new backsplash and your new wall color together -- have them coordinate well -- the wood cabinets will go with anything.