Wonderful!!! What is the wall color? Reminds me of my beloved BM Capitol White. Interesting, because I painted my kitchen walls in the CW and my new cabs are sage green, so we both have that combo. Great, isn't it? Congrats! It's really a great farmer's kitchen! Love it. Love the (coffee?) grinder! The HUGE window, the huge doorway with the gigantic transom above it...that is a really great room.

The new lighting could effect the wall color and the color of the wood - so definitely do that first. Do some research into the lasting effects of gel stain - I've heard both good things and bad things. Here are just some unasked for thoughts- if I was working with this kitchen on a budget, I would possibly remove the upper trim piece and the small wood piece over the windows. I might remove the entire cabinet to the left of the farthest left window and replace with some shelves. I would remove the over the range microwave, which being short I could not even use, and replace with a stand alone vent. You could do a stainless vent for a more modern look. It is more expensive, but you could stain an unfinished wood hood with insert for a more farmhouse look. You have so much lower storage I actually would be tempted to remove all of the upper cabinetry - especially if there is a pantry cabinet - I was wondering where the fridge is - is there a pantry cabinet next to it? As far a curtains - I do like the softness and color window treatments add, though tis is a person style choice. This vent is a little larger than you would want: Less uppers - pretty window treatment: Rustic shelves: If you like a bit of country / farmhouse, beadboard makes an inexpensive backsplash and works well with shelves - rather than tiling, which might possibly need to be redone if you got new counters down the road. This is my basement kitchenette - done very economically with some of my original cabinets (refinished), shelving and beadboard - though in this case I used the beadboard wallpaper to save money - might replace with the real thing in time: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~65270573 My main kitchen is also oak and in my "my pics" idea book - if you want some possible ideas for counters/ backsplash / farm sink - but it is done in a vintage style.

Try Super White OC-152. It works well with Gray Owl which I would not hesitate to put on an island. Just test it to make sure you like it as much in this new space.

The White Dove trim really doesn't butt up to your cabinets, so you'll be fine. look at Simply White. It's a shade brighter than white dove. White Dove is a lot 'dingier' looking. I did my walls with it and didn't like it. I repainted w/Simply White. I had my cabs refaced and painted with it Oxford White would be another good pick. btw, to get new doors and drawer fronts (and I have 3X as much as you do) was only an extra 2K. (I used 60 handles just to give you an idea of how many cabinets I have) My cabs were custom build and solid wood, so I wasn't looking to replace the cabinets. the reface was a perfect solution. make sure you get a full overlay so you won't have exposed hinges. Oh, I also got all of the soft close european hinges w/my new doors/drawers.