Depending on the style you want, you could have the table echo the cabinets or the floor. You could also choose a glass table. I think glass gives a space a more modern, lighter slant, while a table matching the cabinets or matching the floor lends itself more to a contemporary-transitional feeling.

A table similar to the floor might look something like this:



Here's are couple examples of glass:





Here's one of the table echoing the cabinets:



So, decide what feeling you want, what's practical and what you'll be happy with for the next five years or so and take it from there.

I usually go with whatever creates contrast. If you have a lighter toned hardwood then anything that is darker or much lighter will do. This is a very simple guideline, but generally it creates visual interest to have two opposite shades that compliment one another. Hope that helps. Charmean