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Under cabinet lighting. Seriously, it makes HUGE HUGE difference. You can get cheap stuff from Ikea that's LED so you just leave it on 24/7. It pretty much eliminates that old and dimly lit feel from even the grungiest of kitchens (trust me, I know from grungy kitchens!)

*That* landromats dont......

Sorry, havent had my coffee yet this morning.

NOOOOO Dont paint them! If you want a brighter and more modern look then a) get a high intensity light, like an LED bar, under the stove hood. Those tiles look like they have some pretty intense hues in them and a bright light will pick them up. Then paint the WALLS and maybe the CEILING but DONT PAINT THOSE GORGEOUS CABINETS! I would recommend a screaming primary blue, like Behr Cosmic Blue. Something like this:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/kitchen-tours/kitchen-tour-harry-and-taylor-of-brooklyn-kitchen-088247

I actually think frosting the glass will look great. But god dont paint those cabinets. I just think you need better, more varied light and a bright color to make it totally modern and beautiful

Heres what Id do:
Paint any available wall space, including the space between the counters and the cabinets, a bright warm based yellow tone. Im thinking the color of primroses or buttercups. NOT cream, it needs to actually scan as yellow. Something like Behr 330b-6 Lemon Sorbet. (Bad name, that sounds like it would be a cold yellow, but its actually quite warm)

http://www.behr.com/Behr/home#view=14;vgnextoid=6bd8ea6621ca5110VgnVCM1000008119fea9RCRD;channel=EXPLORE

However it kind of looks like you have a tiled backsplash, so obviously you wont be able to paint it. So instead I would get sheets of nice heavy glass cut to the perfect size and then back them with the color. There are a couple of tutorials on this site showing how to make glass backsplashes.

And then I would accent the space with BRIGHT red accessories. Like fire engine, cherry, apple red. A bright red teapot to live on the stovetop, bright red towels and dishcloths hung on the outside of the cabinets, a bright red vase or red cannisters, anything. There also seems to be a rather nice wall space next to the fridge- I would hang some red themed art there. A graphic style print of an apple, or maybe that Andy Warhol picure of the Campbells soup cans. That would be kind of funky and cool. Or get a nice piece of something cut in the shape of the Mac Apple and paint it bright red, that is, if your Mac ppl.