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10 Beautiful Kitchens With Wood Cabinets and Flooring
See how wood cabinets and other elements in a variety of designs add warmth and character to create welcoming spaces
Wood cabinets bring character, charm and warmth to a kitchen. They’re durable and often feature beautiful natural grain patterns that add movement and visual interest. Pairing wood cabinets with wood flooring can make for an especially inviting style. Various wood species and stains offer different looks and feels. For a primer on what’s out there, check out these beautiful kitchens that feature wood cabinets and flooring.
2. White Oak and Red Oak
Custom rift-cut white oak cabinets and a refinished red oak floor add warmth and inviting style to this renovated Minneapolis kitchen by M. Victoria Johnson Interiors. The light-tone inset cabinets have a custom finish, maple melamine interiors and dovetail drawer boxes. Open rift-cut white oak shelves help break up the banks of cabinets. A creamy zellige-look tile backsplash, a white range hood and a vaulted ceiling help keep things light and airy.
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Custom rift-cut white oak cabinets and a refinished red oak floor add warmth and inviting style to this renovated Minneapolis kitchen by M. Victoria Johnson Interiors. The light-tone inset cabinets have a custom finish, maple melamine interiors and dovetail drawer boxes. Open rift-cut white oak shelves help break up the banks of cabinets. A creamy zellige-look tile backsplash, a white range hood and a vaulted ceiling help keep things light and airy.
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3. Cherry and Red Oak
Bouchard-Pierce and interior designer Jovana Guarino worked with the empty-nest homeowners of this Burlington, Vermont, kitchen to create a transitional space with lots of storage, natural light and rich wood. Frameless semicustom Shaker-style cherry cabinets have a natural lacquer factory finish. Transom cabinets with LED strip lights display vases the homeowners found during their travels to India and the Dominican Republic. A classic red oak floor adds to the warmth.
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Bouchard-Pierce and interior designer Jovana Guarino worked with the empty-nest homeowners of this Burlington, Vermont, kitchen to create a transitional space with lots of storage, natural light and rich wood. Frameless semicustom Shaker-style cherry cabinets have a natural lacquer factory finish. Transom cabinets with LED strip lights display vases the homeowners found during their travels to India and the Dominican Republic. A classic red oak floor adds to the warmth.
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4. Walnut and White Oak
The homeowners of this Rockville, Maryland, kitchen shared Houzz ideabooks full of kitchens they liked with architect Sondra Zabroske of Four Brothers Design + Build. Zabroske noticed they were drawn to midcentury modern color palettes so she designed the remodeled space to include warm walnut cabinetry. Light green pendant lights add a playful pop of color above an inviting walnut island with a Via Lactea granite top. White oak flooring lightens the look.
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The homeowners of this Rockville, Maryland, kitchen shared Houzz ideabooks full of kitchens they liked with architect Sondra Zabroske of Four Brothers Design + Build. Zabroske noticed they were drawn to midcentury modern color palettes so she designed the remodeled space to include warm walnut cabinetry. Light green pendant lights add a playful pop of color above an inviting walnut island with a Via Lactea granite top. White oak flooring lightens the look.
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5. White Oak and White Oak
For this young Minneapolis couple that includes a chef, designer Alisa Dragt-Hoffman of McDonald Remodeling created an open kitchen with custom rift-cut white oak cabinets that lend warm Japandi style. Clever sliding doors with round drilled finger pulls on the upper units allow the chef to quickly grab items while cooking. The backs of the uppers feature a slatted detail that echoes that of the island end. A tall wine rack integrated into the cabinetry on the left offers storage for up to 11 bottles. White oak flooring continues the warm look.
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For this young Minneapolis couple that includes a chef, designer Alisa Dragt-Hoffman of McDonald Remodeling created an open kitchen with custom rift-cut white oak cabinets that lend warm Japandi style. Clever sliding doors with round drilled finger pulls on the upper units allow the chef to quickly grab items while cooking. The backs of the uppers feature a slatted detail that echoes that of the island end. A tall wine rack integrated into the cabinetry on the left offers storage for up to 11 bottles. White oak flooring continues the warm look.
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6. Cherry and Maple
A combination of cherry cabinets and bird’s-eye maple details reflects these homeowners’ love of nature and natural materials in this Georgetown, Indiana, kitchen by Centered Interiors. The custom cherry cabinets have full rollouts and soft-close drawers. The island base blends cherry and maple and has a quartz top as well as a cherry countertop section. The custom stools also combine cherry and bird’s-eye maple for a coordinated look.
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A combination of cherry cabinets and bird’s-eye maple details reflects these homeowners’ love of nature and natural materials in this Georgetown, Indiana, kitchen by Centered Interiors. The custom cherry cabinets have full rollouts and soft-close drawers. The island base blends cherry and maple and has a quartz top as well as a cherry countertop section. The custom stools also combine cherry and bird’s-eye maple for a coordinated look.
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7. White Oak and Cherry
This revamped Paoli, Pennsylvania, kitchen by Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio includes a combination of beautifully arranged white oak cabinetry and deep charcoal-painted cabinets. All the cabinets are full-overlay with a slim edge detail. Soapstone counters create strong contrast to the warm wood. Cherry flooring in varying tones adds warmth and movement.
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This revamped Paoli, Pennsylvania, kitchen by Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio includes a combination of beautifully arranged white oak cabinetry and deep charcoal-painted cabinets. All the cabinets are full-overlay with a slim edge detail. Soapstone counters create strong contrast to the warm wood. Cherry flooring in varying tones adds warmth and movement.
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8. Walnut and Light Wood
Architect Andrew Mikhael and contractor Famurat Builders created a sculpted walnut kitchen for this New York City apartment. They treated the space as a functional work of art, with an angled wall that frames the kitchen from the front entry and introduces the walnut. Walnut continues on the lower cabinets, while white flip-up upper cabinets and a back-painted glass backsplash provide a lighter look on the wall. All of the walnut is bookmatched, which enhances the continuous look. Light wood flooring provides a touch of contrast.
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Architect Andrew Mikhael and contractor Famurat Builders created a sculpted walnut kitchen for this New York City apartment. They treated the space as a functional work of art, with an angled wall that frames the kitchen from the front entry and introduces the walnut. Walnut continues on the lower cabinets, while white flip-up upper cabinets and a back-painted glass backsplash provide a lighter look on the wall. All of the walnut is bookmatched, which enhances the continuous look. Light wood flooring provides a touch of contrast.
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9. Bleached White Oak and Midtone Wood
This two-tone New Jersey kitchen by designer Amy Brown of Z+ Interiors features hand-bleached white oak for the paneled fridge on the left and the island base, along with maple cabinets painted off-white (Strong White by Farrow & Ball). Midtone wood flooring anchors the space in warmth.
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This two-tone New Jersey kitchen by designer Amy Brown of Z+ Interiors features hand-bleached white oak for the paneled fridge on the left and the island base, along with maple cabinets painted off-white (Strong White by Farrow & Ball). Midtone wood flooring anchors the space in warmth.
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10. Walnut and Light Wood
Walnut cabinetry wraps this Minneapolis kitchen in midcentury style. Designer Kimberly Herrick ran the grain of the cabinets horizontally and had all the grain patterns match up to minimize busyness and channel a midcentury look. She purposely didn’t place a drawer above a cabinet door, to keep the visual clutter down. She kept the back range wall open with floating shelves rather than cabinets for an airier feel. Light wood flooring adds balance and an inviting look.
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Walnut cabinetry wraps this Minneapolis kitchen in midcentury style. Designer Kimberly Herrick ran the grain of the cabinets horizontally and had all the grain patterns match up to minimize busyness and channel a midcentury look. She purposely didn’t place a drawer above a cabinet door, to keep the visual clutter down. She kept the back range wall open with floating shelves rather than cabinets for an airier feel. Light wood flooring adds balance and an inviting look.
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This Port Townsend, Washington, kitchen by FabCab features universal design details and sustainable elements. Fully custom Shaker-style beechwood cabinets and drawers have a durable hard wax finish that shows off the rich grain. Hidden push-latch hardware keeps the fronts free of knobs and pulls for a clean look. The flooring is bamboo, which holds up well to the homeowner’s wheelchair.
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