By all means paint the baseboards and the wood trim white, and choose a warm white for your walls, not gray, which will clash with the wood remaining and the carpeting. Gray on all the walls will be dreary unless it's very light, but that still won't go with the carpeting. When you decide on the wall color buy curtain panels in a color close to the wall for a unified and soothing backdrop that will lend warmth to your rooms. Can you stain the kitchen floor a darker color? It's all too matchy-matchy in there right now. I'd hold off on black doors; I don't see that working here, and black handles on the cabinets in the kitchen may stick out in a not pleasant way. Just go slowly in the beginning rather than making mistakes you'll regret later. Take the time to look at lots of images on the internet (and there are many thousands) to determine what your basic style is (traditional, transitional, MCM etc. and when you have that narrowed down you can make your searches more specific for every room in your new home.

Thanks! I should add we are going to be changing the carpeting but are waiting to decide what to do with the wood/walls to decide on flooring.

I wouldnt do a thing to that gorgeous house. Wood is just right for your setting, and it all looks like quality wood. I dont like the color of the walls in the kitchen with anything that is in there. A nice light sage green, would look a lot better. If you intend to keep the beige paint in other areas, then add some accessories with color, because, although very nice, the previous owners decor, looks a bit boring with the exception of the living room draperies, which I do like.

It's probably the light, but on my monitor, everything looks like a pinkish beige. I'd go with a warm, but clear white on walls. And some black accents.

I would not paint that trim either. It suits the home and its setting. I happen to love the warmth of wood paired with white (with touches of black or charcoal). It looks fresh to my eyes these days yet has a timeless quality. I see it in European shelter mags and was at my hairdressers recently where I noticed that was the decor. It's been that way for over twenty years and never looked dated.

This slideshow of light wood kitchens might inspire.

More rooms with white walls and wood trim.

We also bought a house with knotty hickory cabinets. I really wasn't crazy about them but also couldn't see or afford to replace them. I had never considered hickory as a choice for cabinets but I have grown to love them. They have so much character and we get lots of good comments. Even though we live in a small Montana town not the country it fit this house. The previous owner had white walls In the kitchen. All other rooms in the house were a very pink beige which I hated. So we painted everything. the house was built in 2006 and I know it was a common wood for cabinets then here. We haven't painted the master bath but did change the hardware. We aren't painting it until we decide a different layout. Pictures showing realtor picture with brushed nickel and after with oil rubbed bronze that was in the kitchen already. things are changing every day as we are still unloading boxes. It will look totally different just adding your things. All the natural light is one of the reasons we love this house and it looks like you have that too. I wouldn't be afraid of going dark and I think every room needs some black but I wouldn't paint the doors black. Just use accents and accessories

Also showing realtor listing master photos and our update