I have dark stained hickory. We absolutely love it. The variation is very toned down because of the dark color, but its still there. We went with a company called RD Henry, and they did a fabulous job. We did a lot of customization and the price was still very reasonable I think.

You certainly maximized the area. Do you have frames set on counters or is it clear to the wall?

Notsewmuch - love you cabinets- We are ordering RD Henry Santiago Mission in maple with the bark stain for our island. Those look like the same except in Hickory.

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Not sure exactly what you mean, the bottom cabinets set directly on the stone and they have bifold doors to hide some of my gadgets.

Suzanne, I almost chose bark but went a touch darker with river rock. Your combination sounds beautiful!

Notsewmuch, I don't think the cabinets in your photo are hickory. Are you sure??

OP, Here are a few pictures of a kitchen that I did for a client a couple of years ago. The got Shiloh Cabinetry; Richmond Door Flush Inset and Slab Drawer Fronts. Shiloh Cabinetry offers both regular hickory and RUSTIC (knotty) hickory. Shiloh is a plywood constructed cabinet with Blum hardware....a very nice middle-grade to upper middle grade, semi-custom cabinet. They'll also do custom sizes and configurations, which is really nice.

yes the kitchen place, I am absolutely positive it is hickory. What you show in your photos is rustic hickory, notice the knot holes. Mine are not rustic.
I looked at shiloh cabinets and honestly I was not all that impressed. I feel I got more bang for my buck with RD Henry.
I did tons of research and could find very little on them, only one finished kitchen here on Houzz. I was hesitant because of that, but I have zero regrets.

These ratings came out after I had purchased my cabinets, RD Henry wasnt even rated by them in 2017. They rated RD with an A. Shiloh got a C. I dont have shiloh cabinets, but I absolutely think RD deserves the A. All plywood, full extension soft close blume hardware standard. The one thing that made me look at Shiloh was I'd heard they offered inset with no upcharge. I'm honestly not sure if that is true or not because I went another direction completely.

https://www.mainlinekitchendesign.com/general/kitchen-cabinet-ratings-for-2018-updated-reviews-for-the-top-selling-cabinet-brands/

That is a really beautiful rustic hickory kitchen thekitchenplace!