Cabinets are not to be changed lightly. They would need to be sprayed if the finish is expected to hold up. One would normally choose the cabinet color first and the wall color after since walls are easily and often changed. A picture of your space will get you more offerings.

I agree, it would be best to upload a couple of photos. Softer Tan is one of my favorite colors for walls, and in my opinion, it's fairly easy to combine with various colors, depending mostly on the style you want to go for.

Thank you for the suggestion. The walls are SW softer tan and trim is SW dover white. The cabinets will be professionally painted and possibly the trim if necessary. Wondering what will be a good cabinet color (and possibly trim color) for my softer tan walls? Going for a lighter and brighter kitchen with new countertops and backsplash. White/creams. Will likely change out the black pieces seen in the photos.

Thank you! I believe natural cream color would work well for the cabinets and it might even allow you to keep the black pieces. Although, I admit, my first instinct was removing them, too. I would be playful with the backsplash and add some color.

The space is lovely and I would love to see the final result!

That photo is gorgeous! Thank you. Is there a specific color name you could share? Thoughts in the Dover White I have on trim?

Thinking I will paint the black cabinet the same as cabinets and add a blue/green island.

I'm glad you like it! This particular color is Benjamin Moore Natural Cream OC-14, found the photo on a blog I sometimes read. As for the trim, I like it this way, I suspect it will look good with the new cabinets too, but there might be a better option here that I fail to see at the moment, I admit. I support the plan for painting the black cabinet and I absolutely love the green/blue island idea! I am now even more sure it will look amazing and can't wait to see it!

This is so helpful... thank you very much! I can see the big picture but get stumped on all the rules like undertones of colors and what works/fights against each other. This input is valuable!

Next question... cabinet pulls, light fixtures, (thinking gold family), sink, and faucet finish? Not asking for examples...more simply what finishes to put where. Rules of the game. Cabinet pulls are now black, and appliances stainless. Thank you!

This sounds beautiful! i am also replacing the sink to under-mount. What finish would you use?

And what finish for light fixtures?

This is such a valuable resource! Thank you!

Perhaps a ceramic undermount sink? And I would get bronze light fixtures, but this could be my love for bronze speaking ;)

I’d suggest posting more photos of the space. Normally I’d say to keep that wood as is as it’s a nice color and finish with the counters and backsplash. But the cabinets do fight with your red wood floors. It’s hard to get a good sense unless more is seen.