What do your stained or natural wood cabinets look like?
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Meris
8 years ago
tmy_jax
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What do the insides of your cabinets look like?
Comments (16)Thanks everyone for the advice. I didn't mean to suggest that he did not sand the insides at all, because you can tell it has been sanded. It just isn't sealed with anything. It appears to be just sanded plywood. I agree with the person who stated that the HD or Lowes cabinets seem better than what I am dealing with. I have thought the same thing I went there today and he said in all the cabinets he has ever done through the years, he has only been asked to finish the insides of one set. He said we could stain it if WE wanted to but most people don't bother :/ I knew I moved to the sticks, BUT good greif :/ He is in the process of changing a few things on the cabinets as we speak. He will be removing the stiles on the top and bottom of the cabinet you all saw. That will make them a little more functional anyway. He is changing a few drawers, not all. I think he is trying to make me happier, anyway. As to why he did them the way he did in the first place, I guess I will never know. I guess I will look into some of your suggestions for the inside. I am just so tired of dealing with the man at this point. Thanks guys!...See Morewhat does paint grade wood look like stained?
Comments (10)Paint grade trim is made from short pieces of wood joined together with finger joints---that zig zaggy look. :) The sections used often have very different grain patterns---which take stain much differently---making the result look like a hit and miss stain job---light sections between darker sections---and the finger joints stand out like they are spotlighted....See MoreWhat color counter with your natural cherry cabinets
Comments (21)Oooh...nice pics everyone. Alexamd, your kitchen probably is the closest to mine as far as lighting goes and that granite doesn't look too dark at all. I like your backsplash too. Is that slate? I received my 12x12 sample of Cambria Bradford on Thu. My daughter (who never likes the same thing as me) actually liked it too. I took it with me to 2 more granite suppliers Fri so I could compare granites to it. All the ones I've liked are pretty dark. I gave my layout to a fabricator to get a quote on sapphire brown just to get an idea on the granite. Unfortunately, there aren't many places here that handle Cambria anymore because the company won't allow anyone in NC to fabricate it but them (in their facility in Charlotte). Presumably there's not enough money in just measuring, templating and installation to make it worth the local guys' time. I ordered a sample door from Scherr's yesterday. I should have done that a long time ago. I'm hoping it will darken up faster if I set it in the sun....See MoreLVP that looks like natural unstained wood?
Comments (26)Erin, What did you finally decide? Do you have pictures you can post? I am in a similar situation and am stumped. Last month, I gave up trying to find an LVP that coordinated with my natural red oak hardwood because all the colors I could find were either too gray or were a really dark brown or black. However, Houzz commenters on a post I had about carpet pricing persuaded me to give LVP another try. HELP !!!...See More
javiwa
8 years agoWe're still knee-deep in a cabinet installation that came to a screeching halt three weeks ago, so I don't have any finished kitchen pics. But here's ours! It's maple with a grey-brown wash, and we just LOVE them. Cabs and floor are a bit darker than IRL.
Will be using Amerock Candler hardware (all pulls):
And (99% sure!) Calacatta Gold quartzite for counter tops and island -- possibly backsplash, too, since we'll need to purchase both slabs anyway (and need perhaps only 1-1/2). But need to research the cost of 'thinning/shaving' the 3 cm quartzite slab as it's too thick for BS as is:
Good luck with your project!
badgergal
8 years agoHere's a link to lots of post regarding stained cabinets. Stained wood kitchen cabinets.
Land here's my 4 year old kitchen with natural cherry cabinets and natural ash floors.
weezel
8 years agoWe had our granite installed today...I had been planning on having the cabinets painted white but I'm thinking I kinda like this look. We (Me) need to choose a backsplash and hardware.
Nothing Left to Say
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoBuehl
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lisa_a
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoBuehl, is anyone still maintaining the FKB? I haven't checked for awhile but the last time I checked, there hadn't been much updating with a lot of new kitchens to add to the blog.
Here's mine:
You can see more on my reveal thread, 50 Shades of Gray, TKO versionHere are more kitchens with stained cabinets:
Deedle's Very. Late. Reveal. Small, rustic, white oak kitchen. Pic HeavyLCaroline's kitchen reveal - lots of pictures!
a2gemini's Final Kitchen Reveal - Thank you GW!(lots of pictures!)
olivertwistkitchen's "Green" Green Kitchen Reveal
dljmth's Rift Oak Kitchen Reveal
zackin's Walnut kitchen reveal
JoyGreenwald's Thanksgiving kitchen reveal
RealHousewifeofNJ's dark cherry kitchen reveal!!
There are more to be found. Do a GW search of "Kitchen Reveal" and go through the threads that come up for ones of kitchens with stained cabinets. (that's how I found most of the above links.)
Buehl
8 years agoBuehl
8 years agoI also have stained wood cabinets. Painted are nice enough, but I prefer the look of wood. I like to see the grain, etc.
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Buehl's Kitchen: http://s182.photobucket.com/user/Buehl/library/2008-2009%20Remodel/Kitchen
zwizzle1
8 years agoagk2003
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ck_squared
8 years agoWe have walnut cabs stained mocha lite with fantasy brown quartzite and glass tile backsplash. Never did a full reveal, bu there's a photo.
PRORachiele Custom Sinks
8 years agoWe have medium dark cherry cabinets and the floor is cork. The top on the high part of the island is copper, the rest are a dark green granite.
lisa_a
8 years agodbabrams
8 years agoWe think these are original 50's cabinets. They were sanded and restained. We used some that used to be uppers to make the island when we removed a kitchen wall to open up the room. The oven and fridge (missing) cabinets are new, made by our carpenter.
my_four_sons
8 years agoOurs are quartersawn oak. Love stained cabinets, although our previous house had a light maple cabinet that were way too orange and drove me crazy. Are you looking to refinish your cabinets? Or replace?
richfield95
8 years agoHere is our kitchen. We're going to do a redesign and use the same cabinets, but I feel like it needs something different. I just don't know what. I'm also thinking about replacing the upper doors with something solid, my kids' plastic John Deere cups really don't need to be on display!
thank you for all the feedback!
annac54
8 years agoHere's ours. They were natural clear coated maple that we had sanded down and stained. It can be a little problematic as maple tends to take stain a little unevenly.
Carol.33
8 years agoHere is our kitchen. Lightly stained quarter sawn oak with cream painted island, hickory floors, River White granite, light gray subway backsplash.
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suzanne_sl
8 years agoThis is our "old" (remodeled in 2011) kitchen from our previous house: Brandywine stained maple, Kashmir Gold granite, travertine backsplash, and bamboo floors.
The kitchen we're building in our "new" house will be painted, but that has to do with the light exposure and general location of the room. Also our new bamboo will be darker than the one in this photo, even though they are both labeled "carmelized."richfield95
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