IMO no stain would be the best choice and white oak should not look yellow so maybe your lighting needs to be changed . What does the clear finish look like if you take it outside . IMO change the lighting to LEDs 4000K then see what finish you like, IMO the same as the floors would be the best choice.

I am going to go against what Patricia said. I am currently building a house and also wanted the look from studio McGee. Our cabinets were delivered yesterday.

We looked at doing just a clear finish and it came out looking too orange as that is the under tone of white oak. It remained orange looking both inside and outside especial when we had floor samples next to it. We were also told that the orange color could get stronger as the cabinets age as well. We ended up with a stain color called antique white which stripped the orange out.

Bret, where did you get the stain you are referencing? Thanks!

I would imagine the cabinets in the photo have been bleached first. Getting that finish right can be tricky. People try different things like adding white tinit to the clear. All yeild varing results. Expericance and the right product is what it takes. We sell custom doors so we dont go around telling others about our process. Here is an example next to a typicaly oak finish which is better than most but still not as natural looking as what we do.

The stain we used was one of the options that our cabinet installer had. I am not sure if it has a brand name or if it is a custom mix that they have made themselves.

I love your floors. Could you tell me what brand and color they are? Thanks.

I've worked with a lot of white oak.

I even matched a piece of it to match my flooring (that we put on the ceiling around the skylight. ) I had to use white oak trim around the skylight and needed to match it to the flooring. similar to yours

I think it's pretty darn close!

I used General Finishes stains and played around w/custom mixing a few colors.

To cancel out the pink in your wood, I'd go w/more of a green base, or ash color.

Who is the finisher on these cabinets? I'm surprised he can't come up w/a custom stain to work w/those floors. That's his job, no?

HU, I'll attach the photos of the floor sample and an in progress photo. We were able to order it back in February under a promotional price.

I also appreciate all the other comments on my post. Cabinets are getting installed this week, so we are anxious to see it all come together.

@katiehermiller - what stain did you end up using? can you post pics of your cabinets? my cabinet maker is asking me about stains now....