Choosing a darker wood species such as walnut or cherry wood will add visual snap to your oak cabinets.
Dark wood floors with oak cabinets.
Dark earth tones on the floor allow you to choose a variety of colors for your cabinets in lighter shades.
In addition nearly all hardwood species can be stained to a darker color as well.
When using dark cabinets its important to pay careful attention to lighting.
Dark wood kitchen floors with oak cabinets can draw the eye down.
If the oak cabinets don t work as well with the wood flooring you ve chosen a stain can fix the issue.
Gallery featuring images of 34 kitchens with dark wood floors.
Light birch and tans white or red oak or lighter neutral colors all offer excellent.
Stains can be applied to cabinets that have been cleaned and lightly sanded to better highlight the hue and tone of the hardwood flooring.
Popular woods for creating a rich dark cabinet are hard maple oak cherry mahogany bamboo birch or walnut.