jess tn- We have lyptus floors and ceiling on our screened in porch and really like the look. There is a lot of variation in the species, so if you don't want that look in your cabs, make sure the cab maker understand that. It's hard, dense, stands up to snow, mud, sand, dirty dogs and chairs being scratched over it and it still looks great. We finished it with 4 coats of Bush Oil, which is a soft, matte finish (we don't do poly). They're not cabs, but here are a couple of pics: Good luck- sandyponder

@MaWizz - your second picture was one of my inspiration photos. And although I wanted cabinets like in that second picture, I knew they would likely get trashed quickly with kids actively using the kitchen. My second choice was tab pulls but was talked out of it from a pure functionality standpoint. In a working kitchen with kids it is easier to pull handles (using one clean pinky finger of an otherwise drippy dirty hand). Finally, when I asked a local designer she said handles are like buttons on a shirt. She felt the kitchen needed that accent as it's not an ultra-modern kitchen - but rather more transitional. Hope that helps.

Wonderful! You brought up some important points eam44. I also realize now that I was not comparing apples to apples. I thought both doors were solid but the Barker doors are veneer. I went back and repriced the solid doors on Barker's website and the pricing is almost the same. Horizon still has some advantages with the solid doors however. They give you a choice of horizontal or vertical grain pattern. I'm till not sure which I prefer. They also put two narrow strips of wood across on the inside of the door to prevent warping which I hear could be a problem with solid slab doors. Barker does have one advantage over Horizon. They will finish the doors with a clear sealer whereas Horizon did not give that option for that particular door (or wood, not sure which.) I wonder if Barker would add the stabilizing strips if I requested it. Rebunky that is a beautiful kitchen indeed. Thanks for sharing : )

Yes. It’s more of a problem depending on where you live, but yes. Cabinet makers have ways of working with this, so it’s not out of the question, but a solid walnut door is going to be expensive and it may warp. Plywood can also warp. The way to do veneer properly is to do it over dimensionally stable furniture grade MDF.