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Pics and an estimated budget for changes? Are you planning to have a pro do it for the average 8-10K? Or are you planning to spend the six months of nights and weekends to DIY?

I'm just changing the paint colour. I have done it before. It only takes 3 days max and a very low budget.

Not a Pro.

Adding a back splash, like above, incorporating all your colors, will bring the room together.

Whatever you decide to do, please post pictures as you go along. I would love to see this space transformed.

Sorry but even a pro takes longer than 3 days so not sure what your expectations are from a paint job but it would not work for me. In your case adding some storage would be the first step to a better looking kitchen

You don't need to pain the cabinets. You need to paint the walls. That would be faster, cheaper, and have a much bigger impact. Nothing will go with that yellow, and the inspiration photo you shared is a high end kitchen; your kitchen is not (neither is mine; no judgement here!) It will not look like that photo if you just paint the cabinets blue.

I'd recommend a neutral wall color to start--something in a light clay color. And then as recommended above, more storage somewhere, as it is clear you do not have enough.

Sounds like you are only looking for a color scheme and adding more storage/cabinetry is not in the budget at the time. Since the space feels so cluttered with "life" I would keep your color palette very simple. You have the right idea of painting the cabinet bases and doors one color. I think the blue would look nice but I would keep that only for the lower cabinets. I would then paint the walls a very neutral antique white and your upper cabinets 2 tones darker than the walls. I would not add any backsplash since you already have a 4" formica backsplash. This space is begging for more simplicity and not pattern. Based off your current wall color and tile inspiration it seems like you are more adventurous with style. To stay true to what you love I would add your personality into things like a rug and hand towels.

Hope this helps!

Thank you so much. Thank you for actually reading what I wrote. Your ideas have been very helpful!

Here is how I would expect a pro to spray paint kitchen cabinets. An amateur job should follow the same path. A brush painted job would differ slightly in that you wouldn't hang the doors to paint. You'd place them on a work table or easel instead. It's time intensive work, and should take 7-14 days for a Pro to accomplish completely and cost between 8--10K depending on kitchen size and amount of detail in cabinets.

Remove doors and drawer fronts.

Remove hinges and hardware.

Clean with Spic and Span

Rinse and let dry.

Scrape any loose finish.

Fill any damaged spots or hardware holes that won't be reused.

Sand fill smooth.

Scuff sand the rest.

Tack off dust.

Hang in dust free paint booth with wires through hardware points to spray both sides. Or lay on a spinner, and do one side at a time.

Tack off dust again.

Spray with shellac based primer.

Scuff sand again.

Tack off dust.

Spray with second coat of primer.

Spray with first finish coat of a polyurethane enamel (DIY) Or conversion varnish, (Pro product) . NOT house paint. Never house paint.

Spray with second coat.

If glazing is to occur, that is next.

Spray with clear over glaze that is compatible with base coat and glaze.

Add more molding or decorative details to boxes, filling nail holes and sanding smooth.

Repeat prep process with face frames and exposed cabinet sides using plastic to create a spray booth on site. If interiors are to be done, they are done before face frames and sides. Interiors are difficult, and add both time and expense to the job. Most interiors are laminate and don't accept paint well.

Allow everything to fully cure. That's 7-14 days.

Clean hinges and hardware and clear coat if you're keeping the old hardware.

Install new (or old) hinges and hardware.

Re-install doors and drawers and adjust for proper clearances.

If you are receiving or doing a job without this amount of effort, then you are not getting a quality job. You are getting a poor quality job that will not last. Anyone who paints cabinets with the doors on is an amateur and a Philistine, and should be fired immediately. If they paint the hardware too, go straight to shooting them also, and saving the world from such criminal ineptness.

If you're only painting the cabinets, I think i'd do white. I painted my bathroom vanity (2 doors + 4 drawers) a medicine cabinet (1 door) & 1 tall cabinet (2 doors), which took an entire 3-day wkend of back-breaking work. I estimate your project will take a lot longer than you think. All the cabinet doors need to come down, remove hardware, clean, sand, clean again, paint, paint again, let dry add hardware and re-hang. you should replace your hardware while you're at it.

Not that you asked -- but less than 1-year later, my cabinets are starting to chip. I think that's why people recommend hiring a pro. It's a big job & hard to get good results unless you really know what you're doing.