I think it will be lovely. I think "timeless" is difficult, it has to be what you love. What kind of look do you want? When you think "timeless", What do you see? I think soft wood floors would be beautiful and add some warmth to the kitchen.

My idea of "timeless" was a "classic" look with a twist. We have white cabinets with black hardware, honed marble countertops, matte arabesque backsplash with black grout and polished black and white marble floors. I painted the kitchen a deep orange for some warmth.

I think my vision came together in the end. But I did a lot of panicking right before it was finished! I loved my end result and I think you will too!

Thanks for your replies. FIRSTHOUSE. I love your kitchen. It is BEAUTIFUL. Your kitchen looks both "homey" , "clean and classic" and ELEGANT just as I imagined mine to be. We are having our cabinets made with glass fronts like yours also.

And yes we have the same look in floors. We just had ours oak floors refinished with Miracle Oil, it is suppose to be tougher than poly, ( used in the Grand Ole' Opry dance floor.) Do you like them? We don't have our baseboards back up or furniture in the rooms yet , people think they are not finished.

Here's another question FIRSTHOUSE, in the photo your counters look like marble. DH would like granite over marble over concern for marble's reputation. I've never seen white granite, can you tell me more about it ? What is its coloration ?

Tell me all about your kitchen.

Thank you so, so much for your inspiration.

Firsthouse- Yes, please tell us about your quest for White Princess for your new home...I also live in the area and have been to all the slab yards, and haven't found a white princess that looks like yours at all, so I'm considering marble for my island. Problem is that I need to buy a slab and it's way more than I need and it's so expensive. I would also still love to find a quartzite that looks like marble. Any thoughts?

In this picture you might be able to see the White Princess. (Google White Princess and you can find many threads about the quartzite material). I had 6 slabs that were used for the kitchen and the bathrooms.

They were honed and essentially bulletproof--never had any problems with them. I went looking for similar slabs and the quarry is now pulling out slabs that are substantially gray rather than white.

Love the floors--they are DuChateau pre-engineered.

To see more photos, search for my finished kitchen thread "rancher" and my user name.

think it will be terrific, do not worry. pic below with oak floors, simply white and honed marble. my floors also have matt finish. stain might be a bit darker than what you reference as my floors are red oak but still think it will look terrific!

Wish I had a better pic, but it will look great! We wanted honed and were told we could get it, but in the end we couldn't. We do love the polished look, but know that the finish will wear. In time we will have our counters honed in place.