I'm painting my cabinets white right now, and had a hard time choosing the white. Funny how you can stand there staring at four white paint chips taped up to your cabinets and go nuts trying to decide which one looks best! I almost went with Simply White but ended up choosing White Dove. I went with Benjamin Moore Advance in satin. The people at the store recommended either Cabinet Coat or Advance for kitchen cabinets. I'm not familiar with SW Pro. But if you use BM paint, the satin might have enough of a shine for you. I started with satin thinking I might switch to semi-gloss, but the satin is really nice and has much more shine then I expected. I would use satin for the cabinets and semi-gloss or even gloss for the trim. But I like shiny trim! Good luck! I should actually be painting my cabinets right now!

Chiming in late, but wanted to say after reading the posts, gsciencechick, you never have to be embarrassed with us. We're are all here to help each other. Whether you have a big kitchen or small kitchen, old or new, we want to see it be the best it can be within each person's budget constraints. That said, I think your kitchen is very cute and has huge potential! alex's link to that white kitchen with the blue backsplash can give you the inspiration to take your kitchen in a direction without breaking the bank. As you search through the kitchen forum, you will see many people who have done amazing things to their kitchens all by themselves with paint and tile and light fixtures, knobs and pulls etc and are very pleased with the result. You'll get lots of good ideas here. Some you will like, others you won't. No one is offended if you don't take them and do them. Just keep posting and eventually you will have a kitchen you and DH are very proud of.

Hi Bigideas87, Yes, I understand a little better the style you are going for. I would say go stark white. Seriously. Go with what you love. Find a white by testing different whites on large pieces of cardboard and leave them around your room for a few days to see which one sings to you. I love Super White by BM. I almost think the brighter, the cooler the white the more the baltic brown counters will look almost black. And embrace those counters despite the fact you detest them, start being nice to them because they might just help you make your kitchen fun. Since they are part of your kitchen make them be a player in your space. Not the star. Check out below there are some browns pulled into the space that make the kitchens almost as pretty as your bathroom image above. With your inspiration photo I see a subway with a dark grout. I say do that! Do a subway with a grout that is a black or dark brown to pull those counters in but give you a more modern feel to the space. Use black modern hardware and light fixtures. On a tight budget visit pinterest to see how you can spray paint hardware to give you want you want. Or spray an old light fixture. Wishing you lots of success on your new home journey. ~boxer And check out these houzz kitchens, maybe they are helpful.

well that is already done. now i am looking for a paint color for them. The first two photos are before the floor was finished. The third shows the floor finish.