Mixed Wood Tones for Kitchen Cabinets

Mixed wood tones for kitchen cabinets along with the other elements in your kitchen will help create a special look and feel to this room. There is no rule that states all wood tones must match in the decor of a house, but homeowners often think this is the only course to take when they remodel their kitchens. They wind up with a room with limited character and depth as a result. When you mix light and dark wood tones together, though, you make a room that has a unique personality.

Ideas for Mixing Wood Tones in Your Kitchen

Select a light ash or other pale wood tone for the upper cabinets and a cherry or mahogany for the lower ones is one idea for mixing different tones of wood in your kitchen. Another idea is to have the base of the upper and lower cabinets a dark wood tone while the doors are a light shade. You can even mix painted cabinetry with stained cabinetry for one more idea of how to mix wood tones. In addition, your flooring, table and chairs can be in various wood tones to add further creative appeal to your kitchen. One idea we must not forget to mention is that you can add a light butcher-block countertop on top of your lower cabinets that are of a darker wood, or you do this same type of countertop in dark wood on top of light wood cabinets.

How to Select Complementary Wood Tones

When you try to select complementary wood tones, you can accomplish this in various ways. The first way is to look for common undertones in the woods since the colours in a piece of lumber will vary from dark to light. While certain woods contain red undertones and will complement each other, the types of wood that catch your eye may have blond undertones. Of course, you can select contrasting tones without comparing the undertones. Whichever way you decide to proceed, you need to understand that as long as the combination of tones appeals to your taste the choices you make are right for your home.

Different Wood Grains Add Extra Dimension

Often times, when you decide to mix wood tones, you also wind up with different types of wood for each shade. Each type will contain its own grain pattern. Mixing these different grain patterns together adds extra dimension to your kitchen cabinets.

Elyse Cabinets will guide you on how to achieve mixed wood tones for kitchen cabinets to produce an attractive, warm ambiance in your kitchen. We guarantee quality workmanship, materials and parts to ensure your complete satisfaction.

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