IMO painting it will ruin it . I am not a wood lover but I think this would just look tacky painted . Change the knobs , clean it really well and maybe wax it .

I'm not really liking the moulding on the doors. Painting the whole piece a solid color would lessen the mounldin'gs impact. The color you paint the piece depends in large part on what other colors you will be using in your new office/bar. I always like a bright white in semi-gloss finish for cabinetry and trim. However, each instance is different and, as I said, depends much on the overall room color scheme.

A bright white is not going to work with the flooring. Were you planning on changing that?

Bright white walls will give a nice contract to the darker wood. Before painting the whole thing, I'd try to remove those thin accent strips on each panel (or paint them a dark color to blend into the wood). And new knobs.

Then change or cover the flat countertop area. Possibly paint just the back of the open shelving area white to match your new wall color.

In my opinion, the nicest thing about that cabinet is the lovely wood. That said, it is a LOT of wood and I think the doors are pretty but maybe the back of the shelves is a little boring. I've seen people make inserts for open shelving and cabinets where you can essentially bring some light and potentially pattern or color without painting the wood. That's what I would do. I would also look at a new countertop material if the one there isn't special. (It's hard to tell from the photo.)

This is not my website, but just one I found that showcases what I'm talking about: https://uptodateinteriors.com/change-bookcase-without-paint/

First I would try to stain the door molding the same color as the doors, or slightly darker, and do as prickly suggests for lightening the backs of the open shelves. Change out the hardware. It looks like a beautiful cabinet and a shame to paint it. Wood is making a strong comeback and you may be glad you didn’t paint it.

The piece is great as is. It's very warm looking. You just don't have anything on the shelves yet. That will make a difference. If you keep the wood, choose a golden white that harmonizes with the floors as well. Think about wallpaper backing on the shelves in gold and cream. Get modern brass handles. Fill those shelves before deciding to paint. Get some modern lighting.

I would stain light framing and may be remove some doors.

I love the idea of removing some doors

So I’ll definitely keep the colour, just add staining. It’s built in so it would be really thought to remove the back. I’ll be changing the handles to more modern ones. The counter top is marble stones which are stunning already

I will be changing the floors to Laminate.

Can you show the whole space? It's really hard to give the best suggestions when we're only seeing one wall. Good design is holistic where everything in a space echoes or harmonizes with everything else.

Why are you changing the flooring? It actually harnonizes very well with the piece. Paintwise, you should be going for warm, ivor/goldy tones, which the floor has.

I’ll send you a full picture once I get home. Reason I’m changing so drastically is because I don’t like the whole look already. I like more modern look and this isn’t giving me that. I also want to paint white to make it look a little brighter and welcoming

There’s the full room

What is the wood piece on left? What kind of flooring is that? I like it with the cabinet but not with the strark white walls. What are the dimensions of this space - asking bc it looks very narrow if that’s the whole room.

Thanks for the photo. How do you plan to use the room? Is this a basement? I think some of the inspiration photos some of us posted would work with the wood piece. Take some doors off. Display beautiful things you like. If you need a bar in that area, you have a great one. If you don't like the floor, try a beautiful rug first in golden tones that will echo your wood piece and featurs.

Paint the walls a warm ivory. (Pick the lightest background ivory from floor and go as light as possible on the color deck. That floor actually works in there.)

You seem to have a dropped ceiling. Use your budget for installing a real ceiling (or maybe you have wood beams under there) instead of putting in laminate, which will cheapen your wood features and the whole room.

It is a very narrow room. What’s on the left is a piano which is moving out of this room. I particularly don’t like the floor at all so that’s why I want to change it so maybe a brighter tile would make more sense? I’ll take some doors off this weekend and show you results.

Oh, yes, I see now that the piece is an upright piano. Looks like it also is an interesting wood piece. Is there a window in this space?

Me again, Amanda. I see this is your first Design Dilemma posting. It's best when you first post a Dilemma to give photos of all four walls and adjoining spaces, plus tell us the use of the room, and its size. That way people commenting don't have to go back and forth asking for more photos or information.

Sometimes, the DD poster identifies one problem only, but commentors spot other problems (bad ceiling, stark white wall paint) that make the room feel wrong. In this case, a warmer paint and a rug in warm colors would make a huge difference. If you have the budget later on address the ceiling.

Demolishing real tile is very expensive and messy. Other fixes suggested in this thread might give you the feeling you want. It looks like a great space for entertaining when there's spillover of people from kitchen or dining room, but we don't know what use you plan for the space.