Thank you for previous comments. I had to redo the whole post to get another photo on it. Your comments are still welcomed!

Open to changing or painting the cabinets? I actually really like the cedar and the floor. Very earthy.

jslazart - We don't have the budget or patience to do any more than drywall paint and decide on the backsplash and countertop at the moment. I realize the builders/owners were trying to match the cedar as best as they could, but... Please let me know what you are thinking; It can be put in the plan for the future!

And stainless steel appliances If you’re replacing

Colors reflect onto there surroundings, especially finishes with gloss. The biggest improvements would be to change the floors. I can see the green effecting the true colors in the room now. It will effect any color in the room.

Because of this, the only thing I would paint for now is the ceiling a white matte. The ceiling does not have to match the walls. White would bounce back brightness in the room.

Wait until the floor is changed so it will be cohesive later.

The other economical fix is to try some different hue light bulbs.

I'd go with white walls, then add a great oriental rug and some shelves to desplay colorful pottery and art above the upper cabinets. That will help detract from the large space between cabinets and ceiling and help bring in more color.

I disagree to combining green floors with green toned cabinets.

It's not the cabinets. The cedar & cabinets are attractive woods.

The photo below is a rare situation where the green floor works.

Even in this photo the base cabinets next to stove are having a shadow of green hue reflecting from the green floor. Since it's a light mint green and lots of sunlight it's ok here. If this house was for sale, the unique green floor or green cabinets might make a potential buyer nervous who does not like green. But, another buyer may be green with envy & buy. Something to think about if you plan on selling within 10 years. Of course decorate to your liking in your home now, but be aware of what may need to change later.

Here's some photos of green cabinets, notice the floors are not green.

Here's some nice photos to consider to accent your beautiful cedar wood tones. Notice the different floor options, countertops, wall colors.

Find a photo you & your family like of a kitchen with cedar wood, copy what you like. Keep the photo as inspiration when shopping. Always bring samples home to see in daytime & night time. Colors change in different lighting and what is next to it.

Hope this helps you pick what is best for you; )

I now have some color chips sitting around and I'm seeing what direction I want to go. We will be putting in a small [rolling?] butcher block type island in the kitchen and decorate with rugs, art, and a few nice statement pieces as domianj suggested. We also know we are getting a white apron front farmhouse sink because that is what we have in our rental and love it! This is actually on a working farm so it fits very well. The other thing I have always wanted is lots of indoor plants and want to fill the area above and around the cabinets (such as the harsh end by the bar) with a "living wall" like Homestead Brooklyn, so that's even more green which will help draw the eye up and relax it at the same time:

I really appreciate all of the suggestions so far from artistsharonva, Danielle Black, and Nancy Ingram and will incorporate a little bit from each of you from working with the same floor hue to different lighting, and as we get new appliances we will go stainless for sure.

I love hearing ideas for this challenging [for me] space! Keep them coming!

The floors are great. Don’t touch them. Gel stain cabininets and woodwork dark, paint walls & ceilings white, white counter & backsplash.

Is that a stained concrete floor? I would simply refinish it in another color. The guy looks young and healthy, but I can tell you concrete floors are not for older people. They are hard on the body if you fall and just standing on them all the time is very damaging physically. You might want to save up for new flooring throughout the home down the line.

decoenthusiaste - we have laid flooring in our rental a few times and it's not bad. We are considering putting something on top of the concrete, eventually. Yes it is wearing on the knees and hips especially without rugs down (or a really nice underlayment)! We are just starting to transition to living here so not much in the way of decor right now. The flooring option would probably be laminate as it seems to withstand dogs nails, and lots of abuse better than most options, and we have DIY experience.

I would go with gray walls, white counter top (may be with some gray veins) and white subway tile for backsplash.

celerygirl - I was thinking along those same lines; a gray with either a true neutral base (Behr Dolphin Fin) or with a green base. All I am sure of is that the creamy yellow has to go!! I will never do yellow again. Thanks for the mock up!

Green and orange are color wheel opposites, and each intensifies the other. The blue green floors are not the issue. The orange is the issue. Unless you like orange. In that case, the cabinets are not orange enough to come off as modern. Not to mention the shape and design.

I like the 4th picture posted by artistsharonva--the white walls suggested above would give you that combination. I think you have to be careful if you want to try gray walls--choose carefully!

Here are my mockings. So you have an ideas how it looks.

Taupe walls would go good with cabinets and floor. Backsplash and counter top are beige.

Greenish backslash and white counter top.

White walls and countertop and gray backsplash.

I think warm white cabinets (and walls) would play well with the cedar and floors and open up the space. And it would be versatile enough for when/if you change the floors. I only suggest changing or painting cabinets because they have a close-but-not-quite problem with the cedar. Going either darker (like Sophie's suggestion) or lighter would add contrast. Lighter seems more farmhouse-like to me.

Use flat paint to minimize reflection from the floor. And house plants are always a great idea.

Here is some color sketches to visually

compare how colors interact & which options

appeal to you.

option 1

By changing the floor color only to a warm tone, very light beige

option 2

By changing the floor color only to a cool tone floor, very light grey

option 3

By changing the floor color to a very light grey + painting ceiling a bright flat white

option 4

By changing the floor color to a very dark wood color + painting ceiling a bright flat white (avoid red tones in brown on floor, espresso)

option 5

By changing the floor color to a very dark wood color + painting ceiling a bright flat white + paint walls an olive shade

option 6
By changing the floor color to a light beige + painting ceiling a bright flat white + paint walls a very light grey

option 7
By changing the floor color to a light grey + painting ceiling a bright flat white + paint walls a very light blue

I would not do anymore, until a color plan for the

whole, connected, open space is decided upon.

Then proceed.

artistsharonva - love the ideas! Thanks for the mock ups!

Awe, Thanks S Shelly :)

Are they acid stained concrete floors? If they are the only way to change them is to completely overlay with something else. Tile, wood etc. Ask me how I know! Even water based stain with sealer isn't an easy switch, that sealer becomes part of the concrete.

That being said, I like the floors, and the cedar. Cabinets would be my choice to change. I liked Sophie's darker example a lot.

IF the appliances were white, as your sink plans are...this is the perfect color for your walls and floors and current countertop. The black is dragging you down. Once you get your white sink, you will see how this color makes your cabinets and your floor sing. You have a beautiful floor. The prettiest concrete floor ever seen. Once you have the white appliances(don't go for depressing stainless)the kitchen will be the warmest friendliest one in the area! Than, for fun you can experiment with some earthy red tones in various accessories, and probably some dusty blue accents here and there tooo....<https://www.glidden.com/colors/green-sage/italianate-villa-green>;. Don't go to the dark side. Enjoy what is a really pretty room! Lovely, cabinets and can't wait to see what you decide. That white sink will really make it show off as being a beautiful home..

This info is from the link below. KylieM Interiors web blog has a great article on Forest Green. I like the way she explains it.

Here's some quotes from her article...

"Colours to Avoid With Forest Green…

You’ll want to avoid colours such as these (whether it’s on your walls or on any other major item in the room) as the undertones will clash with forest green, making it appear stronger…"

• Yellow and yellow undertones. However, if you LOVE forest green then you will love yellow as it certainly will make green ‘pop’
• Red. Ho ho ho. Nuff said
• Pink and purple. The 80’s called, they want their colour palette back
• Greens that have a lot of muddy yellows in them (or olive)
• Navy blue, burgundy, harvest yellow. Unless you WANT your home to look like it’s fresh out of the 90’s

"DO NOT pair your forest green with a strong wood like oak. So, if you have an oak mantle in your living room with green carpet – paint the mantle white. If you have oak cabinets with your green countertops – consider painting your cabinets a neutral colour or re-stain them a darker tone"

There is more great info on her website. Hope it helps.

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/how-to-make-forest-green-work-in-your-home-tips-and-ideas/

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Currently the cabinets color look more orange with the forest green floors, as others have mentioned earlier.

The fact the colors cabinets touch the floor, there's only but so much a wall color above will effect what is below as is.

So, to adjusting the 2 touching colors, the cabinets or the floors color change or both will work. Which 1 to change, well that will have different opinions, because there's different options.

Because in the beginning of the post, the homeowner mentioned,

"We would redo the floor before the cedar."

Is why I suggested the floor change over changing the cabinets. Plus, keeping with Forest Green floors will be more challenging for future color choices throughout as noted above. Not impossible, but such a strong color throughout a big open space will effect everything in the open rooms.

I'm truly surprised to see so much push for the forest green floors on this post from others. When I sell homes, most the buyers complain about needing to update the 90s floors or countertops. My husband has a Forest Green laminate floor in his hunting cabin that was built years ago. There's forest green everywhere. It looks fine in that environment. I have noticed a new trend for Forest Green islands & vanities lately, but no one has requested a Forest Green floor lately.

To each their own, or course.

Acid stained concrete is virtually impossible to change with budget restrictions. If you want tile, the finish has to be ground off. No one wants to do that. Too much dust. Engineered Wood would need a clean ground substrate also.

It’s going to be cheaper to work with the floor than try to change it.

Embrace the green? White walls and cabinets, Backsplash to complement floor, and keep cedar? Can't really tell your counters in pics...

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kulrn, redsilver - counters are gone! Really old, poorly done cream tile (I DON'T do tile, mostly anywhere but especially for counters, from a fundamental need for a clean counter alone) and backsplash is mostly cream with some green and maroon Country Living-esque design on it near the top edge. The grout is already coming out and the green tile edging is actually bending downward and coming off in some key places like the sink area. We will either replace with Quartz or poured-in-place concrete (a stainless $40,000+ commercial kitchen would be my only other choice but that's not happening due to cost and location in the home = Texas Cottage Food Laws). Thanks for the suggestions!

artistsharonva - thank you thank you! Your last post is perfect! I am on the right track with my thoughts based on this article... We are in the same situation with this place being a hunter's cabin now turned home/farm. There are many things about this property we just couldn't pass up but some [fun/interesting] challenges as well. I will post an after but it may be 6 months before I get to the fun [my award] part of painting and decorating. Until then much cleaning, a little fixing, moving, and organizing must be accomplished. Thank you so much for all the help!

Well, don't go break the bank on something that hands out radon, or cannot be effectively cleaned without a college diploma! A very nice countertop that is a solid surface, and just simply white will be very pretty. Keep it simple, Let your floor shine. Oak and cedar wood does go with green(I call yours' Emerald and Gold....not really Forest or Pine on my monitor) just take a walk in a park or maybe just in a Nature area. There is nothing prettier than wood and green grass with the colors of birds and butterflies around. Nature does not make mistakes...so I think the counters, and the appliances as they can(need is the only thing that moves mine out)be changed to white with your sink....will be a very pleasant transition, and be careful doing that drywall painting. Your floor and your wood and your counters will need some time and effort to be duly protected. Maybe that will sink and counter top will lead you to the right shade for your walls. There are alot to choose from in just the family of lites/ whites..

S Shelly, wishing you lots of success! Looking forward to seeing the transformation!

Because I see this as "fun", here are a few close-ups of the floor situation just for FYI. There is a lot of brown and turquoise blue in it too. artistsharonva - I think you are on to something with the reflection of the floor (which I spent two weeks scrubbing/washing, sealing, then waxing back to its original state...it was sadly a floor of dirt, grime, and faded dustiness that made me a little sad) back on a cream colored neutral wall and orange-based cabinetry causing a serious yellow hue to the whole area. I see that in the first photos I posted. I will use all this information to consider blue/purple/gray to "whiten" the light bouncing around in here in conjunction with playing with different light warm/cool lighting colors, trying not to accent the green any more than it already is.

Please get light bulbs hues to your liking before choosing future colors, too.

Here's an example of a recent kitchen that had too much yellow in their lighting. Thankfully, they did this ahead of time. Look how much yellow was on the samples before.

I love your floors and cabinets. That floor must be awesome on a working farm! In my dream I would choose white appliances, white paint on walls, colorful eating area rug and lots of beautiful pots, some original art, and real greenery. I'm thinking ease and functionality is likely more important than magazine perfect styling. I might even live on the edge with a pale sky blue ceiling like is sometimes seen on covered porches.

If you can swing it, I’d paint the cabinets white and add white solid surface counters. I kind of like the floor. This might sound crazy, but I wonder how a turquoise color on the cabinets would look.

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