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Irish Creme or Maple Divinity Cabinets?

5 years ago

I am in the process of having a modern farmhouse built. I need to nail down my cabinet choices and have decided to go with a French roast stained island and lower perimeter cabinets. My problem is the upper perimeter cabinets. I am totally perplexed on color. I don't want to go white so I am leaning towards either Maple divinity, Irish creme or Chai latte. I want warmth but not yellow undertones. I don't want an overwhelming amt of gray undertones either. My floor choice is LVP finally mine, a white brick backsplash and Cacutta (Maywood) counters. One more thing, I have tons of natural light and my windows are black.

Comments (14)

  • PRO
    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    If you want help you need to post pics of all the choices here not links to them. If you want to avoid yellow undertones make sure all your lighting is LED 4000K before choosing any colors. BTW brick for a backsplash is a poor choice always and with all warm color choices white would not be my 1 st pick for backsplash color and no gray and white counter either.

    carlynnk thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    I'd get painted blue uppers. there are quite a few to consider in different ranges of light/dark and warmer vs. cooler tones. Have to see your lighting /floor/counter etc but painted blue esp w black window framing and [casing???] ..add in some glass doors maybe/open cabinets. Good luck..heed the comments about painted brick. You can get tile to look the way you desire for effect.

    carlynnk thanked herbflavor
  • 5 years ago

    I think blue cabinets are so classy and I love how they look but it's just not me. Unfortunately my house isn't completed yet so I have no pictures to show. We are building in a Toll Bros community. The entire wall across from the kitchen is windows (black casing and frame). My backsplash is porcelain brick tile. I was trying to give specific details on my choices. Thank you for all the feedback.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Forget the cabinets and just have some Irish Creme and maple divinity.

    (Monday night comment)

  • 5 years ago

    To my knowledge Toll Brothers uses Yorktowne Cabinetry for their homes. Here's the colors that the poster is talking about which is from Yorktowne website.


    Above is French Roast


    Above is Maple Divinity


    Above is Irish Cream


    Above is Chai latte


    Sorry Beth they don't have Bailey's in their color line up

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    actually, it would be the Irish cream!

    so we have the cab colors. Now we need countertop, flooring and this brick porcelain tile.

    and a kitchen layout so we get an idea of how all of these items will be laid out.

  • 5 years ago

    Beth, you're correct about Bailey's. I thought about it after I posted.



  • 5 years ago

    Beth better than Bailey's is Amarulla. Try it sometime.

  • 5 years ago

    cp, never heard of it! I will though. (if it's like amaretto, I have had that.)

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I think I have figured out why I get hungry selecting colors.

  • 5 years ago

    I like the French roast with the maple divinity

  • 4 years ago

    @carlynnk how is it going with the build and did you select cabinet color? I am building, still about 3ish months away, but selected divinity cabs. Would love to see pics of your choices, which all sounded ’delicious’, haha.

  • 4 months ago

    Hi! Sorry, I know this post is voer 5 years old. This is the exact decision I am working on making for our new build right now. I am doing French Roast Island (would love to know what wood stain you went with) and choosing between Irish Creme and Chai Latte for the perimeter cabinets. What did you end up selecting and would you mind posting pics? Thank you so much!!