Those cabinets appear to be pretty nice. If they're in good condition, I'd leave them alone. I feel the backsplash is too busy for that countertop, so I'd replace the backsplash with something in a solid, lighter color from the granite. I'd also add undercabinet lighting and new pendant lights.

Painting your walls, brighter hardware either brass or nickel and maybe new light fixtures alone will go far in lightening and updating your kitchen.

Don’t do anything until you live there for a while. You can save up money and also have a better idea of what you want changed. We can all give our opinion on how we would change it, but until you move in and use the kitchen our opinions can wait.

Not what you asked, but how do you stand at the sink when the dishwasher door is open? And can you even open the dishwasher door all the way even when not standing at the sink? I would not spend any money at all at this time. Save your money for when you can do a full renovation. I think you’ll find the current layout to be problematic, and it won’t be any longer a matter of getting away from the Tuscan look. You’ll want to redo it entirely. Don’t even spend $500 on it as that money should instead go toward a future entire re-do.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and opinion.

Beautiful cabinets. Your floors are nice too. I would not paint the cabinets. I think you could add a light countertop and light backsplash for an update.

Small changes will go a long way and not cost too much: Switch out the backsplash for a solid light color subway and replace the pendants with cans and call it done for now. You could also consider new cabinet hardware that has more contrast with the wood, but what you have is not unattractive and is not the eyesore -- the backsplash is.

It's easy to say save up all your money to make big changes, but that often takes years; I say spend a small amount now to make it more pleasing in the meantime?

Do a search for some of Beth H's posts. She's posted pictures of a Tuscan kitchen that she refreshed. It's beautiful, and she's given lots of advice on how to DIY the cabinet updating.