Mid-century kitchen reno help!
HELP! I'm in the beginning phases of a mid-century remodel of a 1962 house in Burlington, VT.
Can you do light wood cabinets with gray/brown floors?
I'm struggling with the decision and I don't want to give up either :-) I have some samples of white washed red oak cabinets but unsure of how they'll look with the floors (they are red oak and will be refinished with an ebony/weathered oak mix I think - also looking for stain recs!). I would like to do white uppers but for some reason seem stuck on wood for the lowers...
Any input or advice is appreciated!
This is a picture of the desired palette but with gray/ brown floors...
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I think a lot will depend on the stain you choose for the floor. Do you have any examples of what you're aiming for with the floor? I have a midcentury home and spent a ton of time researching flooring because we just replaced the original wall-to-wall carpet and changed the flooring in our kitchen. Grayed out wood flooring is very popular right now, and is going to look very out of place in a midcentury modern home if you're trying to stay true to the style. My personal feeling is that 'in' colors for stain come and go, but natural wood is natural wood - harder for that to be dated! I also didn't come across too many (any?) original midcentury kitchens with wood flooring. There are plenty of midcentury modern-style kitchens being done with wood floors now, but it doesn't seem to have been a common kitchen floor material then. (Not sure how closely you are trying to stick to a midcentury modern style, and if you want a time capsule look or a current version of mcm style!)
I certainly think that mixing woods works. We went with unstained white oak floors, and I have lots of teak and walnut furniture and I think it works! Here's a pic, since I think the flooring color looks similar to the cabinet photo in your inspiration photo:
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Thanks so much for your input! I don't have be super strict about staying MCM and want to bring hardwood into the kitchen since it's everywhere else and I like that look... I'll do more MCM fixtures, accents and furniture but don't mind being more transitional / contemporary for the kitchen design.
This is the stain I'm thinking about using, although I still need to test it...
Here are some of the cabinets options from my cabinet company...
And white washed red oak, which doesn't look this red in the sample I have but...
Thanks again! - 4 years ago
And this is a similar palette to what my living room will look like (unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the house to send and quite a bit of demo is needed)
My kitchen will be a long L shape with a 4.5x7 ft island in the middle FYI and here are a few kitchens that I love...
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