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i think a black wooden dining set would be nice. i love the suggesting of wall paper on the little wall and a chandelier. a mirror facing the kitchen and a small sideboard about where the outlet closest to the camera is so you can keep some artwork and knick knacks, candles, and or vases etc there

even though the colors are bad the kitchen is nice! and airy!
backsplash: i don't know what they were thinking with the blue and green granite/tile backsplash. however i would save any removal or replacement of those for when you redo the granite one day (or maybe you will move out before that day comes) as per the previous post, there might be some undesirable consequences to the removal. also it is still a very practical backsplash, i really didnt notice it until reading comments.

cabinets: i agree with you that they should be painted. my first inclination is white on top (not too warm/creamy because that wont look good against the blue tile) and a medium -darker olive on the bottom. i think it'd be a chic combo (and white/olive together makes me think of italy)and with the dark olive on bottom, kind of make the countertop (not my fave either) blend in a bit and look less garish. i would use white porcelain and silver drawer pulls on the bottom, and some very light blueish crystal ones on the white upper cabinets. then keep a green plant of your choice up on top. for the walls i think just leave them or paint them white. these are the type of porcelain drawer pulls that i think would look nice on olive doors: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=77423&parentid=BAYNOTE
or these for a little edge: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=073921&catId=HOME-HARDWARE&pushId=HOME-HARDWARE&popId=HOME&navAction=top&navCount=108&color=010&isProduct=true&fromCategoryPage=true&isSubcategory=true&subCategoryId=HOME-HARDWARE-KNOBS