Hickory or White Cabinets

4 years ago

I am planning on my kitchen remodeling or update soon. Currently I have Honey Oak Cabinets. Originally when I bought the house my plan was to strip them, and stain it natural. However, my mind is going in multiple directions now. I am considering a few options..
1.) Paint cabinets white. Which I hear can be a pita with young kids which I have.
2.)Reface them white or with hickory cabinets.
3.) Just say screw it and redo the whole kitchen in Hickory or White. New backspash, flooring, remove soffits.
I have a skylight in the kitchen which gives excellent light. The house is currently looking clean and fresh with white trim and doors and wainscoting. Light cream paint. The floors in living room and dining room is oak wood on the honey oak side color,, great condition.. kitchen has stone tile that I would remove as well. Attached are pictures of L shaped kitchens because I have a L shape kitchen.
White I think would tie it all together with the clean fresh look, but I am in LOVE with Hickory wood. And can do to a white or cream tile or plank flooring in the kitchen. With a counter top that is white or cream as well. To give it a fresh clean look. Nothing is modern in my house, its all on the traditional looking side of things. I dont like modern. I like warmth in kitchen so if I did white cabinets the floors and countertop would remain in the warm color range, nothing grey.
I look forward to hearing suggestions!

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Debbi Washburn

4 years ago

I have hickory cabinets and I love them! I am not gentle on my kitchen at all. They are not the rustic door styles like the pics posted above ( with alot of color changes in the grain and big knot holes etc ) . I did not want to go that rustic. I would do them again in an instant.

You may want to consider doing the wood stain on the bases and tall cabinets and then doing a warm white tone for the wall cabinets - you'll get the best of both worlds.

This kitchen is cherry bases and warm white uppers.

Good luck!

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S B
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4 years ago
S B
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4 years ago
Sorry! I forgot to add photos. I like the blue paint with Hickory, as I have accents of peacock blue, teal, navy blue, throughout the house.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
4 years ago
Hickory is typically used in a very county-style home, and I don't see much difference between their appearance and Honey Oak cabinets. I wouldn't consider them.

Here are some Before and After kitchen examples.
tozmo1
4 years ago
The three options you present have different budget implications. Is budget a concern?
Lexy Smith
4 years ago
My vote is for the hickory. I have lived with both painted and wood cabinetry. The wood looks better when you accidentally ding it. Paint on the other hand can chip.

P.s. I love hickory but hate honey oak. I don’t think they look remotely similar
Jilly
4 years ago
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Considering your decor style and preferences, I’d go with hickory (or other stained wood) instead of white.

Hickory is beautiful.

But really, it sounds like either would work based on what you’ve described.
kandrewspa
4 years ago
If it were me I would wait to be able to afford the whole redo. If you have a soffit you would have an opportunity to remove it and have taller cabinets, and maybe have more drawers in base cabinets if you don't have them now. A kitchen remodel is so disruptive to your life - I wouldn't want to undertake it with small children in the house. Also, there are still material and labor shortages, so it's not the best time for a project like this, either. Of course I don't know if five years from now will be any better in that respect. That's anyone's guess. :-)
S B
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4 years ago
I can do it now. With how expensive things are getting is why I am considering this now. It took me a year to get my family room done and that was an overhaul with new floors, wainscoting trim wet bar painting etc. I am not afraid now to do things because I learned how to do stuff now with the family room. I am scared of the length of time because my neighbor said it took them 4 months, others who used contractors a month. I am going to plan strategically the best I can to do this. I do have soffits and would like them gone! Lol. I would love for my pothos plant to trail its vines along the top of the cabinets, I love that!