Which wood are you talking about? It looks like Conestoga offers the "weathered grain option" in white oak, red oak and alder. If you are talking about white oak, I would never, EVER, disguise the appearance of white oak with fake "weathering". It seems like a crime against the beauty that Mother Nature has created with white oak. Also, people pay more for the expensive white oak in order to have its beautiful appearance. Why pay for white oak and then disguise it with "weathering"? If you want a fake weathered look, just get an inexpensive wood to do that to. As for Conestoga's other choices for weathering of red oak and alder, I don't think they benefit from fake weathering either.

Agree 100% with @M Miller.

Conestoga’s weathering isn’t a “finish” that hides the grain. But my question ultimately was about people’s experience with it, not their opinion of it.

I like the look but it looks highly textured which would be a no go for me as far as trying to clean them with all those ridges.

"But my question ultimately was about people’s experience with it"

It's impossible to answer you because you have not answered my previous question about which wood you are talking about. Conestoga offers the "weathered grain" finish on 4 different woods (I forgot to add Hickory to my previous comment), and in about 14 stains. How can anyone answer your OP question of "how they look"? Which one?

Here are a photos of a few of the finishes from the website. I do not see on the Conestoga Weathered Grain selections the finish that you pictured above.

Yes, I have seen all those pictures from Conestoga’s website. I am interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with the weathered grain in any wood or stain variation.

The question about the look was more for an entire project in that weathered grain, not just a single door.

Any finish with a washable coating will wipe easily with a wet sponge…the texture is lovely and will work visually in any setting ..as a contrast feature in a sleeker kitchen or as an appropriate feature in a rustic kitchen…

Adding the right hardware is key for it to fit in ..in any setting

https://www.cabinetjoint.com/video-library/weathered-grain-option/

In a kitchen? Never. Dust, flour dust, dried mustard, spilled milk in all of those grooves? Just no!

Ci_lantro, that was exactly my first concern, but then I got to thinking….I don’t have toddlers throwing fistfuls of flour at waist height, I hardly ever have to wipe down my lowers currently, and as btydrvn mentioned, the finish will be wipable. What I do have is boys that occasionally ding things, and I thought this texture might be a dream at blending in/absorbing accidentals. Hence, looking for experience, but perhaps there is none.

I don’t know that a kitchen cabinet choice would ever rise to the level of a crime, but there are questions of practicality with the textured finish. And my husband would put a pack of toddlers to shame in his ability to destroy a kitchen. I like the cabinets, but in a very rustic setting, and a small dose. I wouldn’t hesitate to use one for a bathroom vanity, but would probably not choose them for a whole kitchen.

What I do have is boys that occasionally ding things...

Most important, IMO, is the wood species. You didn't mention what wood you are considering. Choose a hardwood like hickory, hard maple, ash, white oak, red oak... Consult the Janka Wood Hardness Scale. Of the popular cabinet wood choices, avoid alder as it is quite soft.

I'm not so sure that a textured finish would hide dents and dings. If anything, mars in the texture may look more prominent and be very, very difficult/ impossible to touch up. Perhaps even, those high raised bits may be more susceptible to scratches & damage.

(I wasn't even thinking of toddlers but more like myself when I cited flour dust, mustard, spilled milk!)

I agree with ci_lantro. I think the highly textured surface will show dents more.

Wow… how many people get mustard,etc. On their cabs is a question on its own .. but ….wait til it dries to wipe it off?..

Yeah, I don't recollect letting anything actually sit on my kitchen cabinets for longer than it took me to grab a cloth or a paper towel (?)

It has nothing to do with letting stuff sit on the cabinet. It has to do with the finish having grooves in it. Good luck just wiping the cabinet if mustard or anything else gets in the grooves. You'll be getting out a toothbrush to get it out of the groove.