Cherry and cherry are lovely. Are you going to have different stains? Maybe these ideas can help.... Wood cabs and wood floors .... more ideas. Walnut floors ( not to tempt you but to show you that the cheaper cherry or even oak can be just as pretty)

How about ivory glazed cabs? If you have an island or the cabinet area is broken up in such a way where you can use two finishes, even better. I have dark wood floors, and perimeter cabs are a dark stain alderwood, with interior cabs being ivory glazed. It really does keep the kitchen from becoming too dark, as well as making it a little more unique. This site has a great variety of pictures to give you ideas. Here is a link that might be useful: cabinets

These are cherry cabnets with a ginger stain. We considered red oak but thought it looked like we were trying to match colors and didn't quite make it. Also DW didnt like the pore pronounced grain of oak and at $1.00 SQ. foot more Maple was affordable. http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr54/jaksown/DSC00933.jpg We decided on maple with Natural stain to add some red highlights but more of a subtle contrast. Floor looks lighter and less red in person. http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr54/jaksown/DSC00931.jpg This was wood planks sanded and stained in place so I dont know engineered prices except this was less expensive than prestained. We consideres a deeper stain on the Maple but didn't like the "blotchy" look that maple takes on with other than a natural stain.

Hi Merimom, We are just finishing up our natural cherry kitchen with Montauk Black slate floor tile. We installed Piracema White granite on the coutertops. As you will see in the photos, there is a lot of dark gray veining and waves in the granite. I am technologically challenged and can only attach one photo to my messages so you will see several posts. Best of luck! MJ