Hi BKW~ Love them. I was considering them, too. But, I needed the exposed screws look to gel with my Gilmore pulls & went with Schaub (copied from Kateskorous) I love that sparkle that polished nickel provides. I won't tell. PS- Your street looks lovely! Katie

Lavender, what a great photo! I am considering getting a wood countertop from Ikea as a DIY project. I saw the man from HGTV I hate my kitchen show install a wood countertop over a Kohler sink and think we could do this. As for beadboard, we are still considering it although our kitchen is very small and we were told it may overwhelm the space. I am afraid it may not work as a BS because of the water near the sink and our cooking habits. I do love it too so once the kitchen is done, I may find a way to get it into the dining room. 1929, I have the same concern about the depth of the screw and thickness of the cab doors. I believe DH said you can cut the screw down but what about the threads? Do you have the doorknob style (octagon-ish shape) or the one where you can see the metal smack in the center? I really like both a lot but am leading towards the one with the visible metal in the center since I have the old glass doorknobs throughout the house. We are finally getting into the fun part. Some of these decisions along the way have been dreadful for me!

Thanks for the comments everyone. I need to stop over and get better pics. Were moving into the house but aren't going to do anything to the cabinets so I'm really looking for accessory suggestions on how to distract and have a more updated feel. We are changing the counter tops but they not in. Were going with a lighter cream or white granite with darker veins. The floor is a very light tan. Basically I'm imagining my kitchen will look like a traditional kitchen ppl usually do in a flip home. I don't want that but can't really change anything aside from accessories and other furniture that might give the room a more updated feel. As mentioned the walls are Parisian taupe. I feel like it's going to just be too yellow/tan feeling in the end. What kind of light fixtures, kitchen tables, colors, rugs, etc would help update honey oak cathedral cabinets with a lighter granite counter top and light tiled floor with Parisian taupe walls for example I found these ideas on Pinterest.

Definitely understand about budget. Replacing the cabinets is going to be the biggest line item, though, so it's something you want to do once and do right. Filling in the pass-through should be a relatively inexpensive task that will give you a much more functional layout. As for the sink, I think you will find that the corner becomes much MORE useful without a sink taking up so much space. The big triangle behind a corner sink is basically dead space with a faucet blocking it, but is useful if you can actually reach it as a regular counter.