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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Memories of my kitchen 20 years ago, with its two north facing windows, dark brown stained wood floors, black appliances, dark gray laminate countertops, and forest green painted walls. The cabinets were white but it was still like living in a cave. We painted a lighter green, updated the appliances to stainless as they broke, then refinished the floor with a natural stain and replaced the countertops with white/gray quartz. [/quote]

That sounds nice. Do you have before and after pics? How much did the renovation cost you?

I have cherry stained floors, long maple reddish brown cabinets, brown backsplash and brown and black granite. I am kind of sick of it and realize we have to do something, just not sure what. We could go with lighter floors but I just hate the gunstock and butterskotch hardwood floors. If we go natural hardwood, with kids it may not work out. I like gray flooring but don't know how that will go with these dark cabinets. We have white on all walls in the main level. Our sunroom is actually nice and bright throughout the day since it is on the South side of the house but the light does not go to the kitchen right in front of it thanks to the small pass through and all these cabinets and oven.[/quote]

Paint the cabinets white or another light color you like. Replace the brown backsplash--maybe mirrored subway tile? (Hard to know what would go with the granite without seeing it.)  It doesn't sound like the counters are doing you any favors, but replacing can be difficult and pricey. Gray wood flooring has had its day; your current flooring sounds fine and will ground a lighter color cabinet.[/quote]

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