I'd change the flooring. It's not bad-but it's a very strong element that contributes to "orangeness" the most. Also because it's fighting the grey stone a bit.

But I know it's an expensive endeavor, and also would be helpful to see the rest of the space..is the flooring everywhere, only in the kitchen, what's the other flooring if there, etc. Any possibility of uploading more pics? Of adjacent room/s?

Love the ceilings, and would prefer not to paint the cabinets, at least not until I know for sure which direction to take with the flooring.

Now, if the flooring has to stay, for some reasons..you can soften it with a rug..something that withstands all sorts of spills well(say inside outside rug..or knotted wool which is surprisingly tough)..will add softness too. Decide whether it's something that won't bother you-can be a tripping hazard to some. There are also vinyl floor cloths..some are very high quality. I'd rather go for a rug, in your kitchen..but it' an option worth mentioning,

I'd change out the floor. But don't do wood floors! More brown! I'd do a stone or stone-look porcelain in a dark grey taken from the fireplace. And I'd take it a step further & paint the cabinets a blue-grey. Or stain them a blue-grey if you still want to see wood grain. Blue-grey will look fabulous with your remaining wood ceiling, beams, etc. Good luck!

IMO the woods are fighting so I would paint the cabinets

Yes, if to change the flooring-I'd go into gray stone direction too, probably..I thought of slate..without movement..indeed slightly blueish gray.

I like stone for the kitchen a bit more than porcelain, because it's more within the character of the house. It has this organic, a bit rustic vibe to it, at least from what I see.

I agree with Patricia that the woods are in a bit of a dissonance here..so I'd consider painting the (quite beautiful) cabinets. Again, after I know for sure what I do with flooring.

I would not paint the cabinets. They are beautiful, appear to be good cabinets and fit with the rustic style of the home. I would change the flooring.

I'd change the floor. While the two woods aren't totally harmonious, it's only the floor that I really don't like. I could be perfectly happy with the cabinets and ceiling together if the floor were changed to a non-attention-hogging gray.

That said, painting the cabinets might be a faster and cheaper way to solve the orange/brown problem.

the fridge and oven appear to be older, aging models. I would wait because when replacement of those arrives, it will be a potential very big change if you alter the oven stack, and replacing the fridge with all stainless will mean a large reduction of the wood surfaces. I'd do the floor at the same time: this will give you a chance to just balance everything out...perhaps the island could be evaluated for paint/or replacement[can't see it totally]. Leave the wonderful ceiling.

I can understand not painting the ceiling, but what about lightening it with a whitewash or wood bleach?

Your cabinets are beautiful to me, I love the warm wood. I would not paint them if they are in good shape. Can you update the floor and counters? I would look for a pale, warm gray in the counters (a natural stone if possible, like a quartzite) and then go with a medium-dark floor in a cool brown and warm gray mix to try and merge the fireplace with the kitchen.

Depending on the tile, you might be able to use an LVT over the existing tile. You would need to remove the toe kicks off the cabinets to run it under the cabinets a little ways, but there are ways to do it without demoing all the tile you have.

Nothing wrong with the ceiling & cabinets. The floor needs to be changed.

Please don't paint the cabinets or the ceiling, they are beautiful and go with the style of your house. IMO... slate floors would be very nice.

don't paint the cabinets, they look like they work well with the rest of your house. we have knotty hickory cabinets similar in look to yours in our house we bought year ago. even though I wasn't crazy about them at first I love them now. we painted the walls Valspar "smoked oyster" a warm gray with brown undertones. its a lot nicer than the stark white the walls were originally painted. our cabinet hardware is oiled bronze, I think it works better with the grain of the wood. someday I plan on changing the appliances to slate or black stainless. there is gray in our flooring even though this picture doesn't look like it. and this picture is not the best its dark so I'm showing our laundry because it shows the color better.

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