Birch cabinets have a smooth surface texture with a tight wood grain that is strong and heavy. The predominant sapwood color of Birch is white to creamy yellow, while the heartwood varies from medium to dark brown to reddish brown. Walnut cabinets feature graceful grain patterns and muted brown hues. The smooth, fine and general straight wood grain has colors that range from deep chocolate to light reddish-gray brown. Pecan cabinets range from blonde or white to reddish-brown and dark brown.
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I have only just found this site. Any opinions will be very, very appreciated. I have to decide in the next few days, if possible. Budget is also becoming more of a factor.
Thanks for any advice. For a lot of people [including some design pros], 'oak' is more a color than a species of wood. As a species, oak has an open grain that takes stain well. The graining is busier than maple, and often has a bit of a '3d' effect that shows though paint.
Maple is harder, it has a tighter grain with less pattern, and can be splotchy looking if you try to stain it too dark. It tends to be more uniform than oak, in part because very streaky maple boards are usually sorted into the 'paint-grade' pile. If you don't have strong feelings about either species, start by choosing a color range you like, then check out various samples of both species in several different door styles.
Well, I am biased because I have an oak kitchen and I love the graining. I think that door style has more to do with a kitchen looking dated than wood species. If you are worried about resale and the kitchen looking dated, I would stay away from face frame cabinets and go frameless with a full overlay door with clean lines.
I would stay away from glazes, too. An important benefit of frameless cabs is that you will increase the functionality of your cabinets, including the useable storage space. Of course, as many will tell you here, while it's wise to keep an eye to resale, you should go with the style that makes you happy. Need help choosing paint with Honey Maple kitchen cabinets. Replacing oak kitchen cabinet doors with maple. Maple Vs Oak cabinet box interiors?
Do you have a particular style in mind? Traditional, cottage, modern, etc? Most important is having the style you like. I think your kitchen should suit the style of the rest of the house, too.
In any case, I agree with the designers that certain kinds of oak cabinets are out of style. I think it's because cabinets have been massed produced with arched-top, raised panels in stained oak for so long, they've begun to look cheap. Have you looked at Ikea cabinets? Lots of people love them, and there are a lot of styles to choose from. I think they're reasonably priced. Here's a link to Ikea kitchens. You can still use oak if you do something different with it, like use white oak, or rift sawn oak, but these will be more expensive.
If you want to stick with red oak or maple, I'd say choose a simple style, with a flat or raised panel, not arched, in a light color. Choosing interesting hardware will make them more individualized too. The style I want is fairly traditional. I want a raised center panel. My big dilemma is whether to eliminate oak as a possibility because kd's say they are out of style.
I really like the look of maple in the showrooms and it really does look better there than the oak. I just don't know if it's the setting and the lighting more than anything. I've gone into friends' homes with fairly new maple kitchens one was natural and the other light but of a yellowish tint and have not liked them as well as some of the newer oak kitchens some of my friends and family have put in.
Also, in response to advice to staying away from glazes, I am wondering why - they look nice in the showroom. Is there a downside, other than price? I do think oak is dated because it was and is still overused by builders.
It always seems to be the same color and has a really strong look to the grain. Maple is probly the better choice for resale but go with what you really like. So if cost is a factor, that might be a reason to avoid the glaze. Does it matter to you at all what will fit in well with the rest of your house? That was important to me as I was not planning to remodel my entire house and I wanted my new kitchen to blend in and not stick out like a sore thumb.
I would be really careful about making a decision based on what a KD says is out of style. Light maple cabinets have been very popular for a good while now and frankly I think they are going out of style as darker cabinets gain popularity. Dark cabinets weren't popular when I remodeled my kitchen but I got them any way because that's what I liked and it looked right with the rest of my house.
Well, what do you know - now dark is in again. I also got quartersawn oak cabinets which were also not popular at the time - maple and cherry were all the rage.
If you get what everyone else is getting it will eventually be dated and out of style. That's not such a problem if you're getting what you really like but it would be disappointing if you got it just because a KD told you it was in style and then suddenly it's out.
It seemed like a good deal but now the kd just told me I need get panels on the sides of the cabinets to match the glaze or it won't look right and that would also require upgrading to a plywood construction.
So much for bargains. As for furniture, I do have a large red oak table and chairs in the kitchen which I will be keeping for awhile. I see different woods put together in the kitchen design stores now. Do you think that is a concern? I am looking at either a light oak or light to medium maple but not natural in either one. We are also opening the kitchen up into the family room where I have some other oak tables - not the same shade of oak and also with a lot of glass - coffee table and end tables.
I think most of the reaction against oak is against those builder's grade type oak cabinets that usually are veneer arched raised panel with partial overlay and vinyl print sides and moldings.
Builders use the cheapest quality everythingand it shows. Oak can make a beautiful kitchenif you like oak. If you dislike oak, nothing's gonna make it pretty to you. Sounds like you like oak, but aren't in love with it. If budget constraints prohibit the maple, at least upgrade to the solid wood raised panel with the real wood skinned sides better yet, appled doors on the sides and nice moldings on the tops and bottom of the cabinets rather than the veneer raised panels and vinyl skins.
It'll wear better, look better, and be better qualitywhich really does show in the long run. Where do some of these HD KDs looney ideas come from! Right, they were mixing paint the day before. They can be applied with standard construction just fine. YOu can also choose to have door profile matching end panels applied if you'd rather put the money in that than the plywood construction. I wouldn't choose plywood construction for my own home, and while I will sell it at a client's request, I never try to upsell someone to it.
Make your budget compromises elsewhere, with things that are easy to change or upgrade later. Just don't compromise on the bones of your kitchen. Your cabinets are the most visible and expensive part of your remodel. If you like maple better than oak, then no question about it You don't want to spend the next 10 years looking at the cabinets that you paid a LOT of money for and wishing you had gone with the maple. If they cost more, then shave something else out of the budget that can be easily upgraded later.
I'm in a very traditional area, so I made it fairly contemporary. And Oak of course is not very popular right now, all of my collegues are questioning my choice and I try not to mention it to my clients. But I predict a resurgence. I really love the texture of the Quartersawn. I wouldn't say oak is out of style, maybe just not as popular right now as maple and cherry which seem to be the current popular choices.
Maple offers a nearly unparalleled combination of durability, refined beauty, and reasonable cost, but other commonly used wood species have their own advantages. Distinctive oak, elegant cherry, and sleek birch are popular in cabinetry for a variety of reasons. Understated beauty — Maple is light in color with a reddish tint, ranging from pale blonde to light cinnamon.
Its fine, even grain gives it a consistent appearance even across large surfaces and allows for the wood to be sanded to a smooth finish. Both factors make maple well suited to modern interiors where a rustic, coarse-grained wood might look out of place. Durability — Maple stands up well to daily use in kitchens and bathrooms, where temperatures and humidity fluctuate considerably.
Moderate price — A mid-priced hardwood, maple is typically less expensive than oak, cherry, and walnut, but more expensive than birch, hickory, and alder. Availability — Maple trees are fairly fast growers that thrive in nearly all parts of the United States, helping to make the wood both low-cost and environmentally sustainable.
Dark stains, in particular, can come out blotchy. Color changes — As maple ages, it takes on a yellowish cast that can make it look tired and worn. If exposed to long hours of direct sunlight, maple cabinets can become dull within just a few years. Both red and white oak is used in cabinetry, although red oak is more common. Despite its name and distinct red undertone, red oak is lighter in color than white oak.
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