A sage green could be one option.

Another option could be white.

What colors are in the adjacent rooms? What colors appeal to you? Does the room have lots or little natural light? Your counter tops look greenish on my screen...you could look for a pale green (as suggested above) or a soft yellow color...Be sure your lighting is the best you can get...LED Daylight bulbs are wonderful for providing natural lighting in what may otherwise be a dark room.

Freedomplace1, thank you! Is this the SW app? I tries that one and its so hard to tell between swatch and what it actually looks like in the pic. I was leaning towards a sage, but when I tried it in the app it looked minty. I think I’ll grab a couple of samples to try!

Threers, thank you! The room doesnt get too much natural light. For that reason, I wanted to stay with a somewhat light color. My living room is adjacent with brown carpeting, light beige color paint on the walls. The countertops are hard to explain. They look green or gray depending on the lighting. My initial thoughts were sage or some sort of brown. I always tend to go with the safe neutrals, but was looking towards the sage.

I don't think the cabinets are a problem unless there is a lot more wear apparent up close. Natural wood colors are coming back. If you're looking to update your kitchen I would replace the appliances with stainless steel and replace the counters. Painting kitchen cabinets is a difficult and time-consuming process to DIY if done right, and surprisingly expensive if you have someone else do it. If it isn't done right it will look terrible inside of a year. There are ways to clean and refresh the wood if that's a direction you want to go in.

Hi,

I’m glad visuals helped.:)

No, I do not use SW app; but it’s good that you are getting some samples. The best thing is to always try samples in your actual space anyway, because as you have noticed the visualizers do not always display the colors accurately; plus, there can be variations in how colors will appear in your actual space based upon natural and artificial lighting, and also at various times of the day, etc.

Adding hardware can at times enhance cabinets. But in your case, I think the simple/clean lines of your cabinets work well without hardware, and also work well for a modern look.

It’s a nice kitchen. I think a sage could be beautiful and could work well with your warm neutrals in the LR.👌🏼

Kandrewspa, unfortunately this is a rental and I’m not allowed to update appliances or add hardware, but trust me, I would if I could. So my only other option is to paint the walls😊

Ptreckel, thank you I will definitely check that color out!😊