Rift Sawn White Oak - Countertop Selection
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PROSabrina Alfin Interiors
2 years ago
Ryan Danielson
2 years agoRelated Discussions
Kitchen Cabinets - Combining Rift Sawn and Quarter Sawn White Oak
Comments (57)Wow, those tiles will be stunning! Yes, great minds think alike lol. It’s nice we found each other, Houzz can be a lonely place when you aren’t doing a white shaker with marble look counters. There is absolutely nothing wrong with white and marble and when done right it’s beautiful- but it would be so so wrong with my house and my existing furniture and decor. My house is a 70s contemporary and since it has lots of natural stone, medium brown woodwork and exposed beams, the Mission style works very well with it. Having said that, I also thought a slavish reproduction of Mission/Arts and Crafts wouldn’t fit, but incorporating some of those elements was my goal. My parents were both antique collectors and a lot was passed down to me, so my decor is a lot of Mission but with some Empire, Eastlake walnut, and a few 60s-70s pieces thrown in the mix, in homage to my “contemporary of its time” house. My eclectic/eccentric style, for lack of a better term, isn’t something I see much in the modern HGTV world, but I often find inspiration in real estate photos from England, where I used to live, where being eccentric eclectic is a more accepted way of life :)...See MoreFinishing rift sawn oak plywood to look like rift sawn hardwood
Comments (5)can you show us what you've tried so far? Since the veneer is so much lighter than the rails, you're doing to have to use a darker choice on the panels. without experimenting w/some stain colors, going to be hard to advise you. see if you can stain the veneer to be the same color as the rails, and then use the rubio. try a Driftwood or weathered gray type of stain and see if you get close. you may have to mix the driftwood w/a brown tone that matches your natural oak maybe something like #5 or 3? these are bona Dri fast stains Clockwise from top left: 1) white, 2) driftwood, 3) Bona Traffic w/o sealer, 4) BonaSeal w/o stain, 5) 25% white and 75% birch, 6) birch, and 7) sand dune...See MoreRift sawn white oak cabinets pulling orange after clear coat
Comments (35)I think it looks awesome! It might not be exactly what you thought, but I think it may be a happy mistake. I gives a little contrast to the floor and a nice back drop for the island. I do agree with Anna - change that trim around the base of the island. That light color will look a mess in a very short time. Assuming you are trying to cover a gap, see if you can get a scribe molding or shoe molding. This looks like a quarter round. . Enjoy!...See MoreSeeking RTA Cabinet mfg's w/ have rift sawn white oak with slab fronts
Comments (11)Thanks, all. Conestoga doesn't do frameless, so they are out, amongst other reasons about their business workings, which I won't delve into but have made the news. H202, I suppose that is true in some situations, but there is no way standard dimensions can work for us without filler strips in many different locations. Raimondi and HU*, Doesn't sound like you are particularly familiar with the RTA market. Maybe true for 85% of the places, but there are some well produced cabinets coming out of places like barker, scherrs, conestoga - just have to find the right place. Millworkman - not necessarily. Cheap shops, yes, but the upper end RTA mfg's will go to 1/8" or 1/4" increments in multiple directions. Filler strips aren't going to work well in this situation... definitely need a mfg that can get to the nearest 1/4"....See Moreranchtastic
2 years ago
PROJeffrey R. Grenz, General Contractor
2 years ago
chinacatpeekin
2 years agocathyinbothell
2 years ago
This is my inspiration picture and I like crisp white with Rift Sawn White Oak. Can’t wait to see what you choose.
cathyinbothell
2 years agocathyinbothell
2 years agoCherie
2 years agoGo for Taj!
My kitchen is slowly coming together and I’m not ready to reveal. I went with Madre Perla quartzite and rift white oak shaker cabinets with a white tint. My DH and I both loved every crystalline quartzite slab we saw when we went slab shopping. The stone is just beautiful. And my quartzite sample hasn’t stained, etched and doesn’t absorb water or oils.
cathyinbothell
2 years agoRyan Danielson
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2 years ago
Missi (4b IA)
2 years agoCherie
2 years ago@Ryan Danielson I’ll start off by saying all slabs are different and you need to see them in person. Don’t let my one and only impression of Taj sway your decision if you found one you like.
I thought I wanted Taj before I went slab shopping but I only found 1 Taj slab in the 8 warehouses we visited. It was dark tan with heavy cream veining. I remember walking past it and back tracking my steps after reading the sign. It looked nothing like the light cream slabs I see on Houzz.
We discovered so many other quartzite slabs out there. Quarzo Blanco Precious was our favorite but way out of our budget. It was so white and clear, it was almost translucent in daylight. I would pair it with walnut cabinets if I ever get the chance to do my walnut dream kitchen.
My Madre Perla is green but there’s quite a bit of grey, taupe and creams. It looks green-grey or beige depending on the lighting. The island and cabinet run are cut from the same slab. The island photo was taken in the morning and the cabinet run in the early afternoon. I'm going to paint the upper cabinets BM Intense White.
This was my inspo for rift white oak cabinets with Taj counters https://jewettfarms.com/work/islandroad
Laura Young