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an eased edge treatment and it was 1-1/4" thick quartz.

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ceilings in this home are 8' high.

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flat sawn red oak floor

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cherry is timeless as are shaker style cabinets. If your preferred accent color palette is warm it is perfect. If your color palette is particularly cool (you prefer blues /purples to reds/oranges as accents, then maple may be a better choice of wood tone). Maple darkens more yellow, where cherry darkens more red-orange (undertones) as a general rule. They both have beautiful grain.

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I love white cabinetry, but there's something so unique and, well, flat-out cool about this kitchen. It's simple, but the warm wood floors keep it from feeling stark.

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If your cabinets don't go to the ceiling, consider adding lights above the cabinets. Using a more powerful light source, such as a T5 fluorescent, increases the reflectivity of the ceiling, thereby increasing the light in the room.

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Don't: Use darker-color cabinetry, which can make the space feel closed. While adding a strong color may suit your taste, it may not be to everybody's liking. You want to attract as many potential buyers as possible, and while white may not be the most daring color for your cabinetry, it's the most popular.

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Do: Keep the wall cabinetry sizes the same where possible. Drawers look nice when they are large and expansive — if you have multiple sets, keep them the same size, with the same proportion of drawers.

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Play with colors and contrasts or textures. In this classy modern kitchen, warm matte wood lower cabinets play against glossy white lauquer upper cabinets — a delight for the hand that touches both in the process of cooking.

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Contrasting cabinet finishes work really well when you make the decision to install mismatched cabinets. Dark wood lower cabinets and frosted glass upper cabinets play off dark/light and opaque/transparent opposites.

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This home's existing window and door casing was such a showstopper that we couldn't help but have it milled to match in the kitchen. Occasionally in older homes you'll see the casing in the kitchen and bathrooms painted white, and this often solves many dilemmas when picking finishes, but in this home it just wasn't an option. There are so many windows in the kitchen and no wall cabinets on the window wall that the wood casing is almost a surrogate for wood cabinets. Again, the casing ties back to the flooring, completing the circle.

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Burnished finish. Applied after this unit was painted, a burnished finish gives it an aged look. Each cabinet is distressed, sanded and then applied with a burnishing stain. This can be a complex treatment, so think it through and discuss the options with a cabinet maker.

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Painted finish. This offers a more contemporary look, allowing you to keep the sharp, squared-off and recessed edges that make the cabinetry intrinsically Shaker. Depending on the type of timber, you may start to see hairline cracks at the joints as wood naturally expands and contracts over time, but this generally does not compromise the door's strength.

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The info under the photo says Wenge wood...but stained this dark Walnut or Rift Cut Oak can look similar.

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nat ch floor

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christopher jeffrey architects pllc That is a american walnut veneer with an ebonized stain and satin sealer.

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Montclair Hills Kitchen Design This kitchen design included the use of dark espresso cabinets with light quartz countertops to provide eye-catching contrast. Exotic acacia hardwood floors were used throughout as opposed to more traditional hardwoods to set this house apart. A slate and glass mix mosaic tile backsplash pulled it all together while adding color to the space. less URLhttp://www.revive-home-design.com

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Equidistant horizontal bands of Apple wood veneer, along with a triple chimney range hood creates an extraordinary graphic. The natural rich coloring and hand polished gloss of the Apple wood, is framed with textured Ash veneer in a dark carob stain. Stainless steel door frame cabinets feature integrated task lighting and electrical outlets over the countertop, leaving a bright and uninterrupted backsplash. A flush doorway to the left of the Refrigerator opens into a walk in Pantry complete with its own countertop to support a plethora of small appliances that would otherwise clutter this simple yet dramatic kitchen. neff

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Cherry- Cinnamon stain from one of my cabinet manufactures ELMWOOD

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Kuhl Design Build LLC Top Cabinets: Sherwin Williams - Westhighland White (SW7566) - Enamel Lower Cabinets: Stain - Bistro Walnut (Custom mix by our painter/stainer) - Wood species is Cherry.

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looks like an ebony stain on cherry - due to the reddish hue. Could also be walnut.

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Beech.

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risa boyer architecture The cabinets are rift sawn white oak with a custom stain. The cabinet maker is a local Portland company.

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They are cherry cabinets with a chestnut stain from Dura Supreme Cabinetry.

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walnut stain

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veneered Zebra Wood. You are correct regarding the structural stability of solid wood versus veneers...

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natural African Mahogany wood. Cabinet door style is slab.

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bl walnut

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walnut/mahogany

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frameless series, Milennia in cherry with their Espress stain

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Floors are from Mirage. Wood is Sapele in cashmere finish.

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The wood is Maple, and the stain is called Mud Brown.

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