Visually redesign the kitchen

Hello everyone,

I am currently renovating my new apartment. There was also a fitted kitchen included, which is actually absolutely sufficient for me. I just don't like the look of the kitchen very much, so I want to do something about it. Currently, there are light beech-colored countertops installed. The kitchen itself also has a beech-colored corpus and matte white fronts (with wooden handles).

I already have new nice metal handles. For the countertops, I chose a relatively dark wood pattern that I like very much (towards dark brown, anthracite-colored). I now want to make the corpus either white or cream-colored. Which would be "easier" or "better"? Painting or using adhesive foils?

I would be very grateful for suggestions.

My brother-in-law worked with foil on his kitchen and it looks great. Unfortunately, I can't say anything about the effort and costs.

Some time ago, I redesigned a radiator cover made of plastic (from the 70s). Sanded it down, primed it, painted it twice, and as a finish, I applied a varnish with a wide brush. It looked really good. The idea came from a local specialist dealer for paints and varnishes, who also sold me the appropriate materials for a small price.

Picture on request ;) if still on the computer.

My personal tendency: painting

I would also paint. I think the foil will peel off at the corners. Clean thoroughly beforehand with [Anlauger] and buy good paint in professional quality and roll it on, any other paint will yellow.