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Question: When purchasing kitchen cabinets, you are asked to choose a hinge side or a finished side.

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ncmom

My husband and I ripped out our carpet and installed a beautiful oak hardwood floor. We’ve decided that our next project is going to be building an entertainment unit (wall) in our family room. My question is: should the entertainment unit match the floor exactly? The flooring is a medium oak stain called Gunstock. It’s almost like a warm caramel color. Does it look funny if the wood tones in a room are a little lighter or a little darker than the flooring? I hope this makes sense. I’m not into matchy-matchy stuff, but I don’t want overkill on one color.

Thanks for your help!

LisainVA

IMHO, no. Your new floor sounds nice. I would not build a unit that would match the floor. It would just blend to much together and not stand out. That unit is it’s own piece of furniture. Mixing and matching woods and colors is very nice.

charley

I agree with Lisa, you need contrast between the two.

Same thing when you put wood floors in the kitchen. They always looks better with contrasting cabinets … otherwise it’s just a mass of the same.

Veecee

I’m not into matchy-matchy stuff, but I don’t want overkill on one color.

ncmom, “Matchy” is out anyway. Back-in-the-day; if you had cherry something, you had to have cherry everything. No more.

We have oak hardwood throughout our house, the wood is a backdrop to anything you want to put in your house. I have a medium tone cherry entertainment unit in the family room that looks great, as well as some med-dark oak pieces, and some cream color throughout the house. Matching is not an issue - just go with what you like and it all seems to work.

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As you probably know, countertops come in a variety of colors and materials. Some of the most popular countertops are made of natural materials, such as granite, tile, and marble. These materials have different properties, which influence how they hold up under various circumstances. Knowing these properties can help you figure out whether marble, tile, or granite countertops make the best sense for your home.

There are a lot of choices now-a-days for kitchen cabinet countertops.

Ask most homeowners and they’ll tell you that there’s not enough countertop space on the kitchen cabinets, no matter how much or how little they have.

Whether you need a second work station, a space from which to serve an informal buffet, or just a place to toss the day’s mail, kitchen islands are popular solution to the lack of kitchen cabinets space. According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association, over 50 percent of kitchens created include islands.

With the wide range of in-stock, ready-to-install kitchen cabinets, accessories and trim moldings available today, it’s possible to create an island that will be just right for your kitchen, at less cost than if you turned to a custom cabinetmaker.

If you are planning a kitchen remodel that will include an island, consider these tips:

• Most importantly, there should be sufficient space between the island and other work surfaces to allow for opening cabinet and appliance doors, and for two people to work without jostling one another.
• Depending on your specific needs, the island can be located so it functions as an integral part of the work area. It can also serve as a divider between the kitchen and the family room.
• Adding an island permits a reconfiguration of the classic “work triangle” of refrigerator, cooktop and sink, because it is an ideal place to relocate either the cooktop or the main sink, or to install a second sink as the focal point of a second work triangle.
• If the cooktop will be located in the island, with a wall oven elsewhere, consider pull-out trays or drawers below the cooktop to store pots and pans. If the island will be a second work station with a prep sink for cleaning veggies and the like, NKBA suggests including a pull-out wastebasket in the kitchen cabinets below.
• Be sure to plan for the mechanicals necessary for the locating the cooktop or sink in the center of the room. For the sink you’ll need supply and drain lines, and for the cooktop a ventilation system-either an overhead unit or a downdraft model. Both the plumbing and downdraft unit will require breaking through the floor. That’s fine if you have a basement or a crawl space beneath, but could present problems if the room is on a slab.
• If your island will separate the kitchen and family room, it can become a multi-purpose unit that shows a different face to the family room. The use of shallow, glass-fronted doors can be used as display space, while the kitchen side uses standard-depth base kitchen cabinets for no-nonsense storage. The generous countertop is ideal for staging a buffet.
• And finally, don’t forget about adequate lighting. Without it, the island will lose much of its functional appeal.

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Create a hidden cache for appliances or shelves by using a simple fabric panel and hook-and-loop fastening tape to skirt off an area under counter area.

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The kitchen is a room you will tend to spend a lot of time in, especially if you are the main chef in your household. Make sure you are comfortable with your chosen color scheme as you will probably spend a significant amount of time surrounded by it. Bright, invigorating color schemes can boost energy levels when you have a lot of cooking and cleaning to get through.

As kitchen walls tend to be dominated by kitchen cabinets, benches and the floor, treat these elements as the starting point for your color scheme.

The appearance of colors in the kitchen will depend on the properties and textures of each of the surfaces. Glossy surfaces will reflect more light and look different to low sheen painted walls, so it is important to be careful when trying to match colors in different materials. Sometimes it is better to select a tone lighter or darker rather than trying to create an exact color match.

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