I too have golden/honey oak cabinetry & after almost 6 weeks of going to local slab yards & warehouses I decided to go with Madura gold granite for my countertops. But, with that being said, I highly suggest the same thing that others have suggested. Go to as many places as possible to see the actual slab, not just a sample in a showroom or online, because being that granite is a natural stone, one Madura gold (for example) can look very different from another Madura gold, it all depends on the different "bundles" & at which time it arrived at the slab yard. Find out what times & days your local slab yard pulls slabs & don't be afraid to ask them to pull more than one slab, so that you can see more than just the front slab. Some of our other favorites were "golden oak", "tuscan sunset" & "crema bordeaux", the crema bordeaux can vary greatly in it's color though, but is so beautiful. Each of these for me, here in ohio, ran roughly &50-$60 a sq ft, just to give you an idea of cost in my area. I hope this helps a little & good luck.

If you think the foot print of the kitchen will CHANGE when you renovate, there isn't much that can be done right now. I would replace the tile with an easily removable product (such as vinyl plank) and then make your decision about tomorrow, well...tomorrow. If you don't like the idea of having to replace the flooring once more, then use your own money to purchase the kitchen TWICE. Yep. Measure the kitchen's foot print (wall to wall...not cabinet to cabinet) and purchase (with your own money) that amount OVER AND ABOVE the amount the insurance company will cover. Now you put that flooring in storage for future use. If you go this route, you will IGNORE the wood tones. Yes...even if it clashes. Why you ask? Because you would be locking yourself into the 'colour circular argument'. That is to say the look of TODAY'S kitchen will dictate TODAY'S flooring. And TODAY'S flooring will then dictate TOMORROW'S kitchen. Oh dear. If you REALLY WANT a new kitchen (gutting it and getting what you really want) then pick a floor you LOVE and will LOVE to build around in the future. That means living with a clash for a few years. That's fine. It will motivate you to get the kitchen reno done as soon as possible (I hate colour clashes...they drive me to drink!). But only you can make that decision. If you want to make nice with oak trim (which may sound nice but is probably builder grade) you will be locking yourself into a colour palette that will NEVER vary. If you are OK with that, then have fun. If you are NOT OK with that then ignore the oak and get what you WANT to work with.

Here's a picture of it next to what appears to be honey oak floors and it looks nice: Edgecomb Gray (Kylie M Interiors) Definitely try a sample of it in your space and look at it on different walls at different times of day to see if you like it in your lighting with all the other elements in your space. In my lighting the paint chip tends to skew a little purple, but I haven't heard anyone else mention that. I prefer Alaskan Skies (BM-972), which is very similar to Edgecomb Gray but doesn't skew purplish to me. The guy at our paint store tried to tell me Edgecomb Gray was the same color as Alaskan Skies, just a different name (they no longer carry the Alaskan Skies paint chip in our local store), but I can definitely detect a difference.

I think you can keep the trim oak and paint cabinets a color if you want. I like that idea better than painting trim in some rooms and not others. My opinion. trim consistent. Cabinets whatever you choose.