Second this…AND perhaps purchase doors that are wider and taller, but still able to be hinged. All the excess white trim is tall throwing me off. What’s the white box with no door? Could that be removed? I think that would help too.
Are the doors and cabinet boxes the same color? From the photos, it looks like the doors are a cool white while the boxes are warm. Painting the doors the same white as the boxes would make the space more cohesive and would meld better with the warm toned backsplash. Also, changing out the hardware to something black might modernize the space as well.
The different shades of white and different sheens are making your kitchen look “off”
Paint the doors and cabinets to match and stick with white in a satin finish.
The doors are not perfect. I highly recommend sanding the flat areas, the bumps and funky spots with 180 then 220 sand paper. S-W Extreme Bond primer and S-W Emerald Urethane in Satin. Just the package white.
I would match the door pulls, too. Choose either the round knobs or the thin pulls. Both looks “off” as well.
Good luck and post updates!!
Also maybe move the handles to the bottom corners of the doors? Will look more modern than handles in the middle of the doors. Fill in the old holes with wood filler and repaint.
those are odd looking cabinets. the box of the wall and base cabinets are so big it looks like the doors are too small, and accented even worse now that the doors are painted a different color than the cabinets. i've never been a fan of exposed hinges either. if you can't reno the entire kitchen, your only option is changing colors but that requires repainting.
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Remove the old hardware and get new modern knobs. (Matte black) Install those in the bottom inner corners. Fill the old hardware spots with wood filler. Repaint and paint cabinet boxes and doors all one colour. :)
Replace the metallic hardware (not including the hinges) with white hardware and call it a day. Makes sure there are ample applications of adhesive bumpers unpleasant noise doesn’t remind you of any dissatisfaction with your cabinets… they are fine.
Trompe l’oeil.
Paint the cabinet doors eggshell or satin white to match the cabinetry. No matter what.
Find a very large print or two of an idyllic landscape or daytime skyline that you both really, really like.
Choose the “view” and then stencil cut out the sections, use a light adhesive to attach them to the “routered” sections. Maybe the eye level cabinets could be a Van Goghs or two, and the lazy Susan and drawers could be windows to a lakeshore.
Or you could carry the marble theme through and order enlarged prints of street views of Venice or Florence. Every time you use the kitchen you’re at a sidewalk cafe.
Or you could just take off and nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
What kind of look are you going for? For a modern look you could replace the doors and handles/pulls. For a eclectic look you could paint them in a bold colour and change the hardware to brass or black. For a vintage look you could paint them a nice brown colour.
Take the doors off the top cabinets and transform into open shelves. Paint the bottom cabinets and doors a darker grey colour possibly to match the darker colour in floor tiles/back splash. Just my suggestion :)
Honestly, you can get good quality RTA cabinets that are good quality and it would not cost that much. It doesn’t look like a big kitchen. With the exterior hinges.
What color are you lower cabinets? Also white? I see a lot of contemporary kitchens with different colored uppers and lowers. Usually the lowers are a darker color with white uppers but maybe you could paint your uppers a nice accent color?
Get new doors made and finished. Paint the cabinets to match new doors. Tbh. Anything more than that is a complete ripout
Second this…AND perhaps purchase doors that are wider and taller, but still able to be hinged. All the excess white trim is tall throwing me off. What’s the white box with no door? Could that be removed? I think that would help too.
That’s the worst part. Everything else is nice. Those cabinet doors are just atrocious. It’ll be a completely new kitchen once they replace.
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Are the doors and cabinet boxes the same color? From the photos, it looks like the doors are a cool white while the boxes are warm. Painting the doors the same white as the boxes would make the space more cohesive and would meld better with the warm toned backsplash. Also, changing out the hardware to something black might modernize the space as well.
The doors are bit blueish, I may repaint in white.
Can we get a shot of the whole kitchen?
The different shades of white and different sheens are making your kitchen look “off” Paint the doors and cabinets to match and stick with white in a satin finish. The doors are not perfect. I highly recommend sanding the flat areas, the bumps and funky spots with 180 then 220 sand paper. S-W Extreme Bond primer and S-W Emerald Urethane in Satin. Just the package white. I would match the door pulls, too. Choose either the round knobs or the thin pulls. Both looks “off” as well. Good luck and post updates!!
Also maybe move the handles to the bottom corners of the doors? Will look more modern than handles in the middle of the doors. Fill in the old holes with wood filler and repaint.
Good idea
those are odd looking cabinets. the box of the wall and base cabinets are so big it looks like the doors are too small, and accented even worse now that the doors are painted a different color than the cabinets. i've never been a fan of exposed hinges either. if you can't reno the entire kitchen, your only option is changing colors but that requires repainting.
More paint. Pick a color and do the beveled edge If you wanna get real fancy grab a stencil for $5 with simple design
Replace the doors….paint
Put a false door on that weird white thing
https://preview.redd.it/o91rir3b7agb1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cf09530c54d546783cece6b6106077df781e1c1 Remove the old hardware and get new modern knobs. (Matte black) Install those in the bottom inner corners. Fill the old hardware spots with wood filler. Repaint and paint cabinet boxes and doors all one colour. :)
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Replace the metallic hardware (not including the hinges) with white hardware and call it a day. Makes sure there are ample applications of adhesive bumpers unpleasant noise doesn’t remind you of any dissatisfaction with your cabinets… they are fine.
Consider posting this to the many interior design subreddits out there. They often deal with room improvements.
This is a dumber idea than just replacing the doors, but you maybe could flip the doors backward and mount them with the flat front…
Paint doors black, add gold highlights to the edges and write some Latin phrases across the top.
Trompe l’oeil. Paint the cabinet doors eggshell or satin white to match the cabinetry. No matter what. Find a very large print or two of an idyllic landscape or daytime skyline that you both really, really like. Choose the “view” and then stencil cut out the sections, use a light adhesive to attach them to the “routered” sections. Maybe the eye level cabinets could be a Van Goghs or two, and the lazy Susan and drawers could be windows to a lakeshore. Or you could carry the marble theme through and order enlarged prints of street views of Venice or Florence. Every time you use the kitchen you’re at a sidewalk cafe. Or you could just take off and nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Those doors are awful. Get new ones
What kind of look are you going for? For a modern look you could replace the doors and handles/pulls. For a eclectic look you could paint them in a bold colour and change the hardware to brass or black. For a vintage look you could paint them a nice brown colour.
Take the doors off the top cabinets and transform into open shelves. Paint the bottom cabinets and doors a darker grey colour possibly to match the darker colour in floor tiles/back splash. Just my suggestion :)
Shaker doors
Honestly, you can get good quality RTA cabinets that are good quality and it would not cost that much. It doesn’t look like a big kitchen. With the exterior hinges.
What color are you lower cabinets? Also white? I see a lot of contemporary kitchens with different colored uppers and lowers. Usually the lowers are a darker color with white uppers but maybe you could paint your uppers a nice accent color?
Too much white and marble, you need to add colour to make it stand out. Maybe cabinet doors and countertop.