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Hi Elizabeth,
Alas, I have to agree with everyone else that if your landlord won't let you paint, it's not likely they are going to let you drill holes to install pulls.

But depending on what condition the insides of the cabinets are in, why not try removing some of the cabinet doors from the upper cabinets for an open shelf look. Maybe leave the short doors and remove the long ones.

With most cabinets it should be easy enough to not only remove the doors, but also just unscrew the hardware from the cabinets themselves, then store it all away somewhere safe and put them back when you move out.

If the inside of the cabinets doesn't suit an open style you could either invest in some plywood and plexiglas to make your own transparent cabinet doors (Cut your plywood to be the same size as the current doors, and use wood stain to match the colour, then cut out the middle section like a picture frame. Pre-drill the plexi-glass and screw into the plywood with short wood screws.

Apart from anything else, I'd also recommend small pots of herbs in that sunny kitchen window, as I think plants lighten up the deadest spaces.