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My FAVORITE kitchen look right now is a two toned kitchen using a combination of wood base cabinets & painted wall cabinets. When you're exploring this option in a new kitchen design, you should consider a few things.
1. Consider if you want just a wood island or wood island AND wood base cabinets (like the picture above)? Wood base cabinets have quickly become a homeowner favorite because of the wood can hide dirt, grease and food without effort while white base cabinets tend to show our mess very easily!
2. Think about what painted color you'd like to use for your wall cabinets. White or black is most commonly used as the secondary cabinet color on the wall cabinets & the tall pantry cabinet, think about if you have enough natural light to accommodate the dark color or if you're seeking to keep this space bright. Black cabinets are a MOOD!
3. Let's talk about your hood situation- Are you using a wood hood to tie everything together or do you prefer to keep all the uppers white? Consider the hood when trying to achieve a two- tone kitchen. I do not recommend a stainless hood in this scenario only because it feels cold & random.
4. Floating shelves- I love seeing wooden floating shelves mixed in with all the white uppers, it helps to make the two-tone combination feel intentional instead of like you ran out of materials.
5. Types of wood- the most common look I've been seeing is a light, natural wood in either quartersawn white oak or more budget friendly, natural maple.
6. The type of wood you use for the cabinets will also depend on the floor color you use if you plan to have hardwood floors. If your hardwood floors expand a massive area in your home, pick this color first!! Then pick out your cabinets to have some contrast- you don't want them to match.
7. One more suggestion! Black hardware on wood looks MUCH better than brushed nickel or polished nickel so if you're not a fan of black hardware, consider using white cabinets all around.