Were you looking to paint the cabinets gray or the walls?

I would suggest you paint the cabinets white but leave the indented pattern a color that matches the hardware. I also would suggest counter tops in another shade of white that would contrast a bit from the cabinet color and still bring out the white tones in the flooring material. White-painted crown molding around the room will enhance the look of the space, and I would suggest you keep the pale silver grey wall color.

Is this a 30K professional refreshing, leaving the cabinets in place to be professionally coated? Or is this a 7K DIY refresh, where you take the 3-4 months of work leaving the cabinets and doing new countertops, and painting everything?

lizzy paint cabinets a stonewash like grey.

leaving cabinets an save 7k. and paint them and new hardware. and new countertop. and the smaller countertop might just get rid of that an do an Island.

I had a very similar floor plan. Brick paver floor I wasn't about to pull up. Previous owners had painted cabinets white and they were still in excellent condition. Replaced peninsula and area surrounding sink with granite that went well with the floor, the part to the right of the sink (next to the stove) and the small cabinet to the right of the stove (my fridge was on a different wall) I put in nice butcher block; those costs were $3K. Previous owner had removed the small upper cabinets over the peninsula,which opened up the small space tremendously. Take down the ceiling fan and replace with better lighting.

@Steven Funkhouser - we did a similar thing in our kitchen when we first got our house (our kitchen wasn't too different from yours). We actually had painters spray the cabinets - cost was about $1500, I believe - but that was a few years ago. People on here will flip when they read that, lol, but it worked for us. The cabinets were old, ratty and smelled bad. Folks will say that the wood grain will show or that the paint will get scratched over time - all true, but we didn't care. We just COULD NOT live with it as it was. We also removed a cabinet hanging above the peninsula and that made a huge difference in terms of light! Previous owners had penny round backsplash that I hated with a passion, so I used the leftover paint and at least made them not brown. Oh, we also changed the hardware on the cabinets - I found some straight-handled ones we liked on Amazon - something like $30 or $35 for a bag full of 'em. We also painted the walls. Anyway - all that made everything nice enough that we just left the laminate counters and the floor alone, until we could one day demo everything and remodel it all. So, for about $2k we did a "refresh" that was nice enough to get us through a few years until we could do the "real" job and it worked out great. I personally don't think it's an "all or nothing" proposition, imho. If you're interested, I can try to dig up photos.

I'm usually the last one on Houzz to recommend painting wood cabinets, but you have my permission to go very light gray on the cabinets and a white countertop. Make absolutely sure that cabinet paint color harmonizes with your floor. If at all possible, remove the cabinets over the peninsula, which will open up the space.

There's a lot of clutter to get rid of ASAP; nothing above fridge or on it. No messages over doorways; no towels hanging off stove or cabinets. roman or bamboo shades on the window. Paint the walls the palest shade of the lightest color from the floor. A few bold accessories like a colorful tea kettle and a couple colorful oven mitts and a great bowl on the peninsula is all the kitchen can handle. Keep it simple like this:

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I just noticed you said refacing, not painting. Good way to go if the cabinet boxes are in good shape. As others said, there's no space for an island, but do remove the overhang cabinets over peninsula for an open feeling.

Right now start "downsizing" the contents of all your cabinets to store whatever you have in those overhang cabinets--really purge duplicates, things you don't use. There's an easy, affordable storage system called Rev-a-Shelf you can get at the big box stores. They're pullout drawers for bottom cabinets that are super simple to install. If you're really committed to refacing, first start with decluttering, something you can start immediately. Your kitchen could really look something like the photo I posted--simple, clean, open.

Oh, please post a well-lit closeup of your floor. You'll want to make absolutely sure the new cabinet color harmonizes with the floor. What's the floor material?

I would say refacing will cost as much as new cabinets it is the doors that are the costly part of cabinets. I would wait until you have enough money to rip this out and do it right starting with the removal of those hanging cabinets . This before and after shows what a change that makes . Check out Ikea for cabinets ,all those base ones should be drawers , just wait until you can do it right instead of wasting money right now.

ahhh, a good idea ty very much. when i said refacing, i meant im sanding them down and priming and painting a greyish color. and new handels an hinges.
i really like ur idea thoe for sure.