Show me your stained cabinets with contrasting countertop!
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patti823
16 years agoHere is mine. I have caramel maple cabinets and Ubatuba granite, whichh is a very dark green with gold flecks/veins running through it.
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16 years ago
cat_mom
16 years agoHere's a lousy picture of our kitchen (cell phone camera--one of these days I will take pics with the real camera and post them...):
Our cabs are a very light stained cherry (they've darkened up quite a bit since they were delivered just about a year ago). Our granite is Labrador Golden Flake (soft greyish-black with loads of silver and bronze pearling), and our backsplash tiles are clear glass painted white on the back of the tile (the tile are a mix of glossy and matte glass).
homey_bird
16 years agoBuehl
16 years agoclaybabe
16 years agoHere are a couple of photos from the old new kitchen, taken before complete, but you get the idea:
And this is the new new kitchen, with a little less contrast wrt counters. Both are natural cherry.
alku05
16 years agoleahgillum
16 years agohomey_bird
16 years agotheresab1
16 years agoWe have stained cherry cabinets, and azul macuabas granite- I was worried about the contrast, but love it how it came out. Best of luck in your decision.
jessie21
16 years agormlanza
16 years agoAnother one with natural maple cabinets with a coffee glaze and ubatuba granite. I SOOO wanted contrast. My original kitchen plans had very dark stained cherry with light granite.
And here's one of my island. I think my slate floors and backsplash balance it all.
Good luck with your choices!
laura1202
16 years agopatty_cakes
16 years agofranki1962
16 years agoWe have cherry cabinets stained in Pecan w/ a chocolate glaze. We considered red and green toned granites but ended up with this (Blue Brazil)
abbycat9990
16 years agoRe choosing pallette: Originally, I wanted cherry, mission style cabs with a granite-look laminate countertops. DH wanted natural maple contemporary-style cabs (I conceded); DH and KD said my shiny laminate would show scratches, and proposed the Basalt Slate (sigh, conceded again). Then I wanted a warm wall color, but DH pointed to all our kitchen design books where the contemporary kitchens were painted white (I conceded that too).
Well, the white was too cold and the room seemed bare. I appealed to GW readers for color input. Green or red were suggested. Still DH resisted. Finally, we brought in a designer pal who immediately pointed to our brick chimney and suggested working with the color. There followed many trips to paint stores and much research online until we settled on BM's Aura line (kitchen is Masada, adjoining den area is Anjou Pear).
We now have a much warmer-looking kitchen (I plan to re-cover counter stools in black) that we both love:
But we still don't know what to do with the chimney wall:
homey_bird
16 years agosusan4664
16 years agoMaple cabinets with cherry stain, Peacock green granite countertops(dark green w/gold and black veining) and Dark Andino tumbled marble backsplash.
jessie21
16 years agosoonermagic
16 years agoWhile my perimeter cabinets are painted, the island is stained dark and topped with a light marble:
In my bathrooms, I have dark stained cabinets with funky granites. Here's a purple and green granite (gorgeous in person, but doesn't photograph very well):
And here's Red Dragon:
jejvtr
16 years agodiana20
16 years agookak
16 years agolindybarts
16 years agoHave you gone through the Finished Kitchens slideshow? Just checking...
I don't know if mine is enough of a contrast for you but here it is. Alder cabinets with a Chestnut stain and New Venetian Gold Counters with Tumbled backsplash.
lilyshouse
16 years agohomey_bird
16 years agosusan4664
16 years agolindybarts
16 years agookak
16 years agojodierd
16 years agocburch
16 years agoHere's mine. Colonial maple stain on birch cabinets, Verde Butterfly granite, golden sienna tumbled travertine backsplash.
This was a hard decision for me. I wanted something more monochromatic, but DH was pretty set on contrast and no movement. So, we picked something with a variety in the "pattern". This slab had large white quartz pieces and lots of "red/garnet" pieces that add interest. (See below)
Christysoonermagic
16 years ago
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