Advice for Painting Kitchen Cabinets and Walls?

20 yrs ago we bought an old house in the country and remodeled most of it by ourselves. My husband built knotty pine cabinets in the kitchen to give the room that rustic look. I am so tired of them as all of the ceilings in the house are also pine and the kitchen is so drab. They are also hard to clean.

My kitchen is large with lots of cupboards and an island separating it from the dining room. I would love to paint my cabinets and the walls in both rooms. Currently, they are yellow with a border near the ceiling. I was thinking of painting the walls Sweet Woodruff green, #10633, and the cabinets Northwest Passage, #10634. I got samples of at Walmart. I could interchange the colors, too, I think. My floors are a beautiful beige tile and the counter tops are burgundy.

I don't want to change the color of my counters because they are in such great shape and I love the color. Do you have any suggestions on colors that would go with them? Also, perhaps, someone has suggestions on the best paint and how to prepare the cabinets before painting them. Should I spray them with my husband's paint sprayer, or brush paint them?

What kind of handles would you recommend for the drawers and doors to still sort of maintain that rustic look? Maybe black iron? I sure hope I get a response from someone who is good at decorating. I have never been on this site before. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing your advice in the near future.

Sincerely yours.

By Carol M.