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(BPT) - Year after year, the most popular
home improvement project for American
families remains the same: remodeling the
kitchen. Today, kitchen makeovers are more
ambitious than ever, with homeowners willing
to spend larger budgets to upgrade both the
aesthetics and the functionality of what is,
after all, the most used room in the house.
“Many architects, designers and
homeowners are specifying hardwood as an
essential part of any kitchen refresh,” notes
Linda Jovanovich, of the American Hardwood
Information Center. “That’s because wood
not only offers a wide variety of looks and
design possibilities, it also exemplifies the
kind of material today’s environmentally
conscious consumer wants: One that’s
renewable, sustainable, plentiful, durable and
easy to work with - all of which makes it an
excellent return on investment.”
Replacing tired old kitchen cabinets with
stylish new ones is a favorite starting point, but
there are several strategies to help maximize
their impact. “I like to specify one type
of wood for an entire kitchen - cabinetry,
furniture, millwork and flooring - but use
different stains and finishes on each element,”
says New York designer Laura Bohn.
“That creates visual interest without losing
a sense of overall unity.” In one all-walnut
kitchen project, for instance, Bohn painted
the Shaker-style cabinets a putty tone for
a serene background. But she stained the
wide-plank floor a darker shade than the
granite-top island so that the latter stands out
like a beautiful piece of furniture.
In a similar vein, a recently completed
1920’s Bungalow house renovation had quartersawn
white oak used throughout for floors,
interior doors and kitchen cabinets. While the
floorboards were lightly white-washed and
given a protective coating to create the look
of bare wood, the base cabinets, supplied by
Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry, received
a slightly darker cerused finish just different
enough to distinguish them from the rest of
the woodwork. The oak wall cabinets were
painted white to match the kitchen’s shiplap
ceiling. “It’s peaceful rather than exciting,”
said the homeowner. If you’re after a livelier
effect, you might consider another emerging
trend: mixing up wood species and cabinetdoor
styles. Wellborn Cabinets demonstrated
this strategy at a recent kitchen and bath show
where their Rustic Global Spice Kitchen
incorporated not only two types of hardwood
- oak and maple - but also three door styles
each with its own stain.
“To make this look succeed, you or your
designer will need to find common stylistic
threads running through the various elements
- underlying kinships of shape, color, texture
and proportion that will pull the disparate
parts together into a unified whole,” advises
San Antonio-based designer Melissa Morgan.
“It’s takes a certain amount of confidence,
but the results can be spectacular.”
Visit www.hardwoodinfo.com for more
about kitchen remodeling and other
applications and products using American
hardwoods. *