What is your definition of “ not spending a lot “? Things like paint, new decor , lighting, hardware, etc. can dramatically change the look of a room, even kitchens, without spending huge amounts of $ on cabinets, countertops,& appliances.

I think for now I only want to change the paint color I'm just having a hard time seeing what goes best

Laura, I was going to ask what, in your mind, needs to be "fixed." The peachy paint was the first thing that jumped out at me. Then the backsplash and cabinet knobs/pulls. I like green, so the counters do not offend me. I'm not one to suggest changing out a perfectly good appliance, but a stainless dishwasher would look better than the white one. Don't be in a hurry to make big changes until you've lived in the space for a while. Other things might come up that will be a higher priority than kitchen finishes. :)

do you need the occlusion from the shade at the window? I see some greenery in the yard. I would take the small art things off the window wall, including the draped green foliage. I would get a decorative rod and hang it higher and get some sheers or textural fabric panels on rings that you can swoosh back and forth with hold backs also affixed to the wall. I would get a large art piece for the wall. Then: some new hardware on cabinets..evaluate if the tin backsplash can come off easily..if not...then explore painting it . The wall color would recede a bit, and is not so bad really..if you dealt with the window wall in a more statement way.

Change the countertops, romove backsplash, paint the walls & change hardware. If that is above your budget just taking down the backsplash, painting & changing hardware will really help.

I'm also not one to recommend gray walls, but in this room, a gray-white might tone down the green.

Thank you so much. It makes sense what your saying. Love the ideas

Those tin backsplash tiles ... remove them.

I think the most impactful change would be re-painting the walls. (As others have.) I'd suggest a light gray color because I think it would look lovely with your dark gray floor and green countertops. Right now the peach color is such a drastic contrast to the green countertops that I think it makes the room dizzying.

Take down all of the decor from the walls, especially the smaller items. Once you've painted, consider putting up one or two coordinated larger pieces of art on that have nice simple frames.

I would suggest removing the tin backsplash. Your countertop already has a nice simple 4" backsplash. At least to me, adding a random backsplash on top of a 4" backsplash tends to look unplanned and less finished. I think it would look more clean to just have drywall painted the wall color (not peach) above the 4" backsplash.

You could change out the hardware if you don't like it, but it actually looks pretty nice to me. I'd wait until you've repainted and removed small decor before you consider replacing the hardware.

Depends on what you mean by "fix". What do you think is wrong? Is it all just too much together? Or just the general overall thing is off to you?

I personally love my peach kitchen- but then my kitchen has dark wood cabinets and trims and vintage orange countertop, so the peach works. With your kitchen, the peach is kind of too.. dated? Color mix? maybe.. matched up with the floor, cabinets, and countertop. Changing the wall paint color is the first easy/cheap thing to do.

The backsplash.. you can try painting it over with the walls first, but I suspect it would have to go anyway. Kind of too much there.

I like trim bits and such... A bit of trim all the way around at the ceiling and maybe a plate rail along that narrow ceiling strip.

I am usually not a big fan of gray, but I think that gray walls in your kitchen would be great. I think it will update the look amazingly and I am pretty sure the back splash will also work beautifully with it.