Are you ready for this? Black kitchen cabs have been the talk for awhile but most of the time it’s black painted cabinets, not woodgrain. This kitchen does the whole black thing but dials it back just a tad by letting the wood show through. I love it!
This whole thing just works for me. It’s not too dark thanks to the beautiful white counters, which appear to be something along the lines of a Silestone White Platinum.
It really doesn’t end there. I’m liking a ton about this kitchen:
-
The layout is nice and easy – great for real life
-
I like the big island with nothing (like a sink or cooktop) in the way
-
Even though I thought I was over stainless appliances, they work here
-
I know it’s strange, but I like the little metal nailheads on the stool covers!
-
The white on white crown molding…goood
The only thing I’m not sure of is the floor. Another color would have been better.
Onyx Stain on Quartersawn Oak
Here’s another one:
I’m in love with the black stain thing. I was kind of into the whole black painted cabinet thing. I even wrote a post about spray painting your cabinets black a couple of years ago, but something about it just didn’t totally jive with me.
This jives. I guess it’s the woodgrain. Especially the “quartersawn” oak which has a much different grain than what you usually think of when you think of oak. This is very linear, no big color variations. Usually just vertical grain in two alternating shades: dark, light, dark, light, dark, light…
The image above is from Kraftmaid
So what about you? You dig? You can see the top kitchen in a white color scheme and vote on your favorite at Black vs. White on Remodeling Guy.
