I think it looks a lot neater, especially since you have the open kitchen. And I imagine it would be a tad quieter during the spin if you keep the cupboard doors closed. The only thing with the doors, do they flip open 180 degrees to make it less restricted loading and unloading the laundry? We have the wall on the right side of our washing machine, and the machine door hinge on the left, I always feel cornered in when I load the machine.

Love you have the best of both worlds in the prints!