Would this go well with natural oak finish cabinets?
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It depends if your cabinets are a light oak. This piece is a darker/distressed oak. I do love this island!!
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The color of the island is similar to natural oak, but definitely darker. Our cabinets are natural oak and the island certainly doesn't match them, but doesn't look bad to us.
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we have golden oak cabinets. It's not a true match, it's darker than the golden oak, so definetely darker than natural oak finish. It is a nice looking piece of furniture, but not oakey, more a cinamon color. (they call it a distressed oak, but it's not oak wood). it can work as a compliment to your natural oak, but not a match.
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We have custom oak kitchen cabinets too. Our island blends nicely with our oak decore. However, depending upon both the variety of oak (white,red,etc.) and the vintage of your cabinets, the Home style product might be slightly darker than your cabinets. If you want a perfect match, this product may or may not do it. We are pleased with how it blends with our 40 year old cabinets. And it is a sturdy unit that fits our space nicely.
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Totally agree with the other answers...I have 30 year old (golden) oak cabinets and this is a darker, more contemporary color than those but I love the piece so much I don't mind.
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Um... to be honest the island will be darker. I'vecontemplated using rustoleum cabinet transformation on mine.
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Yes, I think that could work. It would just depend on the thickness of the cabinet.
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I bought the Home Styles Arts & Crafts Kitchen Pantry - Cottage Oak and it was a pretty close match. Make sure you look at the zoom view so you can see how the lacquer/stain blends with the natural wood grain - it is not a solid color considering the grain, there is some texture to the color. Besides that, the hue was pretty close to the picture. I like the cabinet and don't have anything bad to say about it.
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Absolutely--I painted my to match my cabinets. First, sand lightly to dull the surface, then paint with two coats. Turned out great. I did the painting before I did assembly.
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I believe it will go together well. I have a very dark coffee table and these go well with the look. I don't believe it has to be an exact match. I am happy with this choice. Hope you are too.
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The paint is really thick. You could test it to see if it works, but I wouldn't recommend thinning it out. The thickness helps cover any flaws on cabinets.
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I don't know, I just applied it over my oak bathroom cabinets after I lightly sanded them. They turned out really good. I think it would be worth a try. But it takes 3 coats and it has to dry at least a day in between coats, after the first coat you really can't tell. I applied it with a white sock, it was very easy.
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I have the cabinet, which I really like. I believe this would be fine. It looks nice and holds lots of stuff. Took some time to get it together, but worth the effort.
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how are they for painting kitchen cabinets will it put out a nice paint finish
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You can do only as many coats as you choose. The more coats you do... the less the grain is visible. If you don't want a dark grain and only want to go a couple shades darker than a medium oak I would recommend using a color other than "java". With the first coat of Java the oak grain looks quite dark which gives it a rustic look. I didn't like the look, but also wanted darker cabinets anyway.
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Yes, but it takes a great deal of expertise to get a good match. Many finishes on production furniture are sprayed on with a colored pigment as opposed to stained and then sprayed with or coated with a clear finish. Cherry also darkens with age naturally, so you have to take that into consideration as well. If you how the existing cabinets were finished, it might make it easier to get a decent match.
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I built a cabinet for mine. Foam insulation board would be a good start and it's paintable
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We put them on white kitchen cabinets and they looked great. I think they would work equally well on dark wood because there would be a nice contrast between the pull and the wood.
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I'd say probably not. Mine came with a dark cherrywood finish but I know there were different finishes available.
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It might not be a perfect match, but it's very close. It's a very attractive cabinet- we are not sorry we bought it.
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I have hickory cabinets and they look great. I think these hand pulls will look good on just about any color.
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I think so. It would also go well with comfortable wooden furniture as the posts are solid wood and have a less intricate design than the metal work. I've had this since last summer and it's a wonderful product, no complaints! Hope this helps answer your question..