cherry wood and white kitchen
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Wood Floor advice for White Kitchen-American Cherry???
Comments (3)My sister just had Birch flooring installs, which is gorgeous and she loves. I'm not sure how hard it is. American Cherry is pretty soft... Its hardness rating is around 950, while oak has 1250 (red) and 1360 (white), and Brazilian Cherry is over 2300. If you want it to stay looking like new for a long time in a heavy use area, I'd be afraid of American Cherry. Some people even steer away from it for cabinets...I've had cherry cabinets and think it's ok for a vertical surface, but too soft for horizontal. The Janka hardness scale for many types of wood is linked below. Here is a link that might be useful: Janka hardness scale listing...See Morewhite kitchen cabinets/cherry island/ what countertops?
Comments (8)Well, I do think there is a problem with that pic you linked, jama. The inspiration island and your virtual feel like furniture to me, quite fine. While I always think of function first, in this case, the BB gives me a sense of disconnect. I also wonder about the BB getting used and more rustic looking over time, thus widening the gap in formality. Personally, I don't agree with the decorator about the piece looking odd without wood. I am trying to see his/her point but I just can't. Did this person give you a reason why? If the pronouncement cannot be backed up with some kind of explanation, I tend to move on. You mentioned in the first post that you can't do soap stone because the room is too small. I would not rule that out just yet. Another way to look at the "too-small" issue is to think in terms of avoiding busy-ness. I would consider avoiding the highly speckled granites or things with lots of movement. Unless you love the look, that mid-tone speckled granite on BP's first and last big pics is what I am talking about. (Thanks BP for providing all the illustrations!) If you go for a more serene look, you may be able to pull off a darker color. Using one material for both perimeter and island, you'll have fewer changes and that may also be better in a small space. I have seen very small kitchens done in dark colors that are just smashing. Think jewelbox. I happen to love the dark island with the dark glossy top in one of the pics above. Then, you could do marble on the backsplash. (I would like to see you have your honed marble!) In fact, I would encourage you to go fall in love with some marble backsplash tile and then revisit the countertop decision....See MoreFinalizing Kitchen - white or cherry? (pics)
Comments (37)Since I have white with a cherry island, you might think that would be my automatic favorite, but I'm not loving it so much. Part of it may be that I like to do something different and make it my own (I also have a wall of blue cabients), but it might also be the counters. I have marble on top of my white and a black on top of my cherry. I really like the way it grounds the island, complements the glaze and distressing and adds to the older look (even though marble can be consistent with an antique too) -- and then after putting it all together, I discovered that had we reversed the counters, it would have been an entirely different look to have the white marble standing out in front of the blue. I think that mix of counters and the pop of white marble against cherry on the island is distracting in front of the white cabinets. If you go for white cabinets, I'd want to switch the counters rather than have fighting contrasts. If you go cherry with white hutch, I probably would not make the open shelves white (cherry, stainless, gless) and I would either have a cherry panel on the end of the sink wall or a wall color that doesn't read white. The white surfaces are fighting with the white hutch in the drawings and keeping the hutch from having full impact. I would do the cabinet on the island end -- make the space useful, but you've already gotten there. One thing I've found out on my island is that the 13" deep bases are incredible useful for keeping small appliances right at hand -- no digging to get one that is behind another. If the cabeints line up in such a way that you can use two, it's more money, but may be better use. I don't remember how you are working the island, but mine is straight with 21" deep on one side (all we could fit for sink base, trash and warming drawer) and 13" door on the other -- just in case that helps see a different possibility. My seating is a bar height table just across the end aisle. ;-) Keep in mind that for all the opinions, any of those choices is going to look good. Making it yours and loving the way it makes YOU feel is what makes it right for you....See MoreBasically done - white and cherry shaker kitchen reveal
Comments (69)I have been absent from GW for quite some time, so I apologize for the delay in responding. Thanks to everyone for the kinds words about the kitchen. It's been nearly a year since it was finished and everything about it has been great. lynn2006 - the pullout with lid is by Rev-a-Shelf. The cabinet itself is custom as are all of the cabinets in the kitchen. Barbarav - I am loving all of my appliances. I particularly love the wall ovens, but really all the appliances are great and I'd do it all again the same way. TrueBlue234 - the cabinets are all new nsuep - the paint in the kitchen is Benjamin Moore November Skies. It's really a beautiful color. The tiles are from Heath, color is Frost I think, they are glossy, not frosted. They match perfectly with the paint and the color variation in the tiles is fantastic....See MoreAglitter
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