Should Wood Floors Match Kitchen Cabinets. Notice the kitchen photo on the right has stained cabinets and stained wood floors but the floors are darker than the cabinets which makes the kitchen look grounded and appealing and the dark stain on the flooring picks up the color from the darkest parts of the knotty alder cabinetry. I brought home some samples of some darker color floors that look really nice but looks kind of weird next to the golden oak cabinets and base.
We do our best not to match cabinets and floors Alison advocates a mix of different species of woods for example a hand-scraped oak floor with maple cabinets in an opaque finish. If you are going to use wood flooring in a kitchen I always recommend a contrasting tone. Matching your kitchen flooring countertops and cabinets believe it or not is like an art form.
Be very careful with the texture and character of your floor so these two can work together.
For several years in the design world the kitchen was viewed as a separate entity from the rest of the home but modern home designs embrace all kinds of looks. Although white stain and light brown wood dont match the white tones will blend well with the light brown wood elements because both shades are in the same warm color spectrum. We do our best not to match cabinets and floors Alison advocates a mix of different species of woods for example a hand-scraped oak floor with maple cabinets in an opaque finish. Its simply a matter of preference and style.
