What exactly were you planning on doing? What's the budget?

You would likely be headed the proper direction with a warmer painted style with a subtle glaze to give the cabinets more depth. Charcoal will bring the mood down in tight quarters. You will have more versatility in choosing a more expressive tile in an elongated tile offset pattern as well. Lighting on the top the cabinets will give more depth to the limited area. The lighting selection you will make should tie into your cabinet hardware and if need be, the faucet hardware, you have some work; but it is workable!

Thank you for your advice. Now I think about making the top cabinets in beige and the bottom in dark brown.

I am planning to change everything in my outdated kitchen

More pictures of the room next door would help. A drift wood finish wood would be soft and pretty with charcoal wall color, stainless appliances, stainless tiles backsplash, under cabinet lightings. Maybe you can expand the space structurally?

Your cabinets are light and clean and lovely. Why not just update the hardware, lighting, countertops, sink and appliances.