I have painted next to stained in the kitchen:

Here is a link that might be useful: paint/stain - 2nd picture

Wow Allison, amazing kitchen!

kateskouros just posted this to another thread and I thought it might help you out. Notice the difference in height, door style, hinges, feet, depth, etc. Just changing the finish can be trickier, it's the near miss phenomenon.

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I don't know if this helps for your situation, but here are my natural wood and painted cabs in my kitchen.

Here is a link that might be useful: more kitchen pics

Thank you, gmp3.

Thank you all of you this really has helped my husband visualize this project!
You guys have such beautiful kitchens!