Good day once more EHD universe. It’s Arlyn, and I’m again with MORE HONEY OAK KITCHEN content material. The final put up (test it out right here if you wish to see actual reader kitchens!) exploded with recognition, and lots of readers requested within the feedback for precise moodboards and coloration palette concepts to assist them refresh their dated kitchens with out demo or portray cabinetry. So, as a result of I can’t assist myself from faux buying and placing collectively easy design concepts, I started working placing collectively 5 methods I feel anybody can assist breathe some life again into their Nineteen Eighties or ’90s-bedecked houses.
For every coloration palette thought I cooked up, I’ve some *unfastened* inspiration as a result of pay attention, it’s not straightforward discovering good pictures of older kitchens which have a lot to tug from them. Each photograph I embrace right here has heat oak-ish cabinetry that you need to make the psychological leap with a bit, however the secret’s working with the nice and cozy, heavily-grained yellow/crimson/orange tone of this wooden kind.
One other factor you’ll discover is that a lot of the under kitchens have white counter tops, which in my private opinion is an enormous assist to lighten the load of honey oak. Not a single kitchen submitted to us (together with among the ones we didn’t present you) had white stone counters. Most had both some yellow-tinged Formica or a darkish brown, grey or black granite. The identical goes with flooring. Stunning flooring goes a protracted technique to making mainly something look good, so anybody trying to take actual motion of their houses might want to think about what they’re working with or cowl/substitute if it’s of their finances and one thing they wish to do.
As for the person items I’ve included on every board, it’s much less concerning the actual product and extra concerning the thought behind the product. Not everybody will want barstools, however these play the function of what coloration eating furnishings would work if it’s included in your house; it doesn’t matter in case your window coverings take the form of cafe curtains or Roman shades however the cloth and hue proven is an efficient jumping-off level; and any tile, paint, {hardware} or rugs may fortunately reside within the tonal vary proven on every board.
Alright, so, now that I bought my disclaimers out of the best way, let’s dive in and discover some ideas I sketched out that actually, make me form of want I had a honey oak kitchen to remodel (although I could also be biased…).
Coloration Palette to Attempt: Cool Neutrals Like White, Marble & Black
The Inspiration:
The above inspiration is all about preserving the heaviness of the oak under your sightline and making certain that something above that’s white and ethereal. The instance from deVOL leans a bit hotter however a peek of a black and white mosaic flooring tells me they’re additionally utilizing black to floor the fabric decisions.
Don’t be afraid to herald some coloration through equipment like vases, cookware, cookbooks, dishes and glassware, and so on., so long as you retain the bottom decisions monochromatic.
The Moodboard:
Cool neutrals paired with crisp whites and sharp blacks are the trail of least resistance for *any* honey oak kitchen, regardless of the undertone of your cupboard. Marble or white tile, flowy linen curtains, white shelving, black furnishings and accents…it’ll all make most individuals joyful and make the room really feel like a completely new house.
Guarantee that the backsplash pairs effectively with the white coloration you select. In the event you go a bit hotter, a creamier marble or tile would work greatest; true white could be nice with barely bluer undertones of marble.
- Hampton 22 in. W x 27.75 in. H Base Cupboard Ornamental Finish Panel in Medium Oak | 2. Monet 2″ x 8″ Honed Marble Ornamental Tile in White Carrara | 3. Timeless | 4. Huge Boy Floating Shelf – White | 5. Outsized Ethan 1 5/8″ Diameter Spherical Knob Multipack (Set of 10) | 6. 3″ Middle Bar/Deal with Pull Multipack (Set of 12) | 7. Carson 12″ Twine Pendant in Matte Cream | 8. Portside Swivel Counter Stool | 9. Kiel Indoor/Out of doors Rug | 10. 2pk 42″x36″ Mild Filtering Honeycomb Curtain Tiers White
Coloration Palette to Attempt: Heat Neutrals & Pure Supplies
The Inspiration:
A really stable design alternative it doesn’t matter what room you’re in is to lean into what you’ve got. On this case? Play up the heat of the oak, as an alternative of making an attempt to counteract it. Take that kitchen from The Design Information straight above. They might have simply used a shiny white tile however as an alternative opted for a (non-yellow) cream. And within the kitchen from deVOL on this group of examples, the partitions are a welcoming, glowy buttery hue. Once more, the important thing right here is to keep away from utilizing something on the partitions that would go too yellow.
Actually, in case your honey oak is extra yellow than it’s orange or crimson, this is probably not the route for you (your kitchen will higher jive with the blue or inexperienced moodboards under…preserve studying).
The Moodboard:
This look performs up heat. I picked a shade from Clare known as No Filter that they describe as “an attractive mild beige with heat undertones” and I feel it will be fairly pretty with oak. Not everybody likes shiny white areas, and a shade like this might be lovely in a kitchen that will get nice pure mild.
A tile to match the wall paint could be good however I opted for a creamy mosaic with sand-hued diamonds to borrow coloration inspiration from the wooden. Vintage or unlacquered brass {hardware} would mix in with the cabinetry whereas nonetheless giving them a little bit of an elevated contact. And for the items to spherical out, a rug with some pink and brown would shake issues up simply sufficient that the design is attention-grabbing with out including an excessive amount of distinction, and pure supplies like wicker, leather-based and impartial oak would possibly simply make the honey oak really feel intentional.
- Hampton 22 in. W x 27.75 in. H Base Cupboard Ornamental Finish Panel in Medium Oak | 2. Bouchon Zellige 12″ x 12″ Mosaic Wall Tile | 3. No Filter | 4. Ethnicraft Wall Shelf in Pure Oak | 5. Prime Knobs Serene 1 Inch Spherical Cupboard Knob in Honey Bronze | 6. Prime Knobs Serene 5-1/16 Inch Middle to Middle Deal with Cupboard Pull in Honey Bronze | 7. Highler 1-Mild Matte Black Island Pendant with Pure Rattan Shade | 8. Ceylon Woven and Wooden Barstool | 9. Daybreak Ombre Wool Rug | 10. Lined Yellow and White Stripe Fake Roman Shade Valance
Coloration Palette to Attempt: Inexperienced, Rust & Gold
The Inspiration:
As a lot as I really like the impartial path, the inexperienced route is my favourite. That’s no shock to me being that I are likely to desire analogous colours over complementary because it’s extra attention-grabbing to my eye. However the nice half about that is inexperienced works with both yellow-toned honey oak or crimson/orange-toned honey oak. I picked a cool (toned, not “hip”) sage and a darker inexperienced with blue undertones in my moodboard, however you possibly can mess around with these to greatest fit your actual end.
In case your cupboards are hotter, go along with a cooler inexperienced and vice versa, although the lavatory above from Montér Minde Kjøkkensenter pairs a hotter inexperienced with a reasonably yellow wooden tone and it really works so effectively so…possibly any inexperienced will work right here it doesn’t matter what you’re working with. 🙂
The Moodboard:
Inexperienced and gold is a beautiful mixture, so gold could be my decide for any end in {hardware}, lighting, and fixtures. And since I feel preserving the distinction at a minimal is a good suggestion in a kitchen with honey oak cupboards, attempt to discover a window masking and any seating or desk in a fabric that carefully matches the tone of the door fronts. Just a little pop of rust, pink or crimson in a rug rounds issues out to my eye.
One be aware for the paint coloration under. I don’t essentially suppose I’d like that on the partitions (a heat white like Benjamin Moore Pale Oak or, you guessed it, White Dove), since I’ve seen pictures of people that went with a darkish coloration on the partitions to “modernize” their honey oak (an excessive amount of distinction to me), but when somebody has, say, an island or freestanding furnishings piece in a wooden tone, portray it in an identical inexperienced could be fairly good.
- Hampton 22 in. W x 27.75 in. H Base Cupboard Ornamental Finish Panel in Medium Oak | 2. Santa Fe Inexperienced 3.93 in. x 11.96 in. Polished Ceramic Wall Tile | 3. Pewter Inexperienced | 4. 24″ Brookside Rail System | 5. Vernon Bin Pull in Unlacquered Brass | 6. Howell Cupboard Knob in Unlacquered Brass | 7. Hinkley Lighting Somerset 1 Mild 12″ Huge Pendant with Etched Opal Glass | 8. Axelle Strong Wooden Bar and Counter Stool (Set of two) | 9. Danvi Hand-Knotted Runner | 10. Pure Cordless Woven Wooden Shades
Coloration Palette to Attempt: Blues & Heat Neutrals
The Inspiration:
Look acquainted? Ugh, what a dream house Emily created right here in her Portland farmhouse kitchen. Whereas in fact her kitchen is a far cry from honey oak something, I assumed it will be an ideal instance to point out how effectively mild, dusty blues would marry with a honey oak that’s a bit redder. Orange and blue are complementary on the colour wheel, so they only work as a result of coloration science says so. Cool balances heat. Easy.
The Moodboard:
Such a breath of recent air, huh? This hand-glazed tile, in a traditional sq., is a good chambray blue and simply so handsome. I’d like to see it in a kitchen the place the uppers have been eliminated (or no less than a few of them) so it may go both all the best way up the wall or to the underside of a high floating shelf. What a showstopper that will be whereas nonetheless feeling quiet and calm. This blue paint leans a bit inexperienced which works in order that nothing feels overly same-same, and once more, possibly not for the partitions, although when you like that vibe, go for it.
I opted for chrome {hardware} and a white metallic shelf to maintain issues within the “cool” enviornment, slightly than going heat with brass or extra wooden. As for the stool, a cognac leather-based is a pleasant monochrome second with the cabinetry however then a darker walnut lifts up that lagging honey oak. A rug with slate and reddish accents is the right addition underfoot to make every little thing come collectively properly.
- Hampton 22 in. W x 27.75 in. H Base Cupboard Ornamental Finish Panel in Medium Oak | 2. Marin 4″ x 4″ Ceramic Wall Tile in Misty Blue | 3. Saturday on Sunday | 4. Tromso FM 3 Metal Floating Shelf | 5. Brill {Hardware} Knob in Chrome | 6. Brill {Hardware} 4″ Pull in Chrome | 7. Henry Pendant in Milkglass Darkish Bronze | 8. Sede Toscana Tan Walnut Counter Stool | 9. Amber Lewis x Loloi Billie Ocean / Brick Space Rug | 10. Jawara Linen Cotton Roman Shade Cordless
Coloration Palette to Attempt: Delicate Earth Tones
The Inspiration:
I’ll have began with the best promote (cool neutrals) however I’m ending it with maybe the toughest promote. This one gained’t be for every little thing, however I find it irresistible as I’m firmly in my earth tones period proper now. This inspiration is essentially the most alive and “now” of the bunch, however maybe the toughest to tug off. All of the colorblocking of burgundies, rusts, terra cottas and (shock!) blushes above—like in that dreamy kitchen from Zia Tile’s feed designed by Francesca McConchie and toilet by Meet West—are so good. R & M Bespoke’s kitchen is a wild card, for certain, however I couldn’t assist however share the drama and bravado of a wealthy, dusty pink hue on the partitions and ceiling.
The Moodboard:
The important thing to creating earthier tones work is using white as an accent, slightly than the opposite approach round. Creamy white tile, reflective polished nickel, milk glass lighting, white shelving…all of it is the right canvas for going with a peachy or pinky wall coloration. Throw in a brick crimson and white checkerboard flooring and effectively…when can I transfer in?
- Hampton 22 in. W x 27.75 in. H Base Cupboard Ornamental Finish Panel in Medium Oak | 2. 4″ x 4″ Terra Cotta Honeycomb Singular Wall & Ground Tile (Set of 48) | 3. Terra Bella | 4. Huge Boy Floating Shelf – White | 5. Strasbourg Strong Brass Cupboard Pull in Polished Nickel | 6. Colmar Brass Cupboard Knob in Polished Nickel | 7. Sculptural Cone Pendant | 8. Walsh Bar & Counter Stool (Set of two) in Cognac | 9. Inax Hand-Knotted Pure Wool Runner Rug | 10. Orange Blossom (CP) – Mediterranean Floral Kitchen Curtain
How’d I do? Was this useful to spherical out the honey oak kitchen story from earlier than? Which one among these speaks the loudest to you? I actually actually love all of them for a lot of causes and suppose every has its deserves relying on the tone of your cupboard (for the report, I wrote out the phrase “tone” 15 occasions on this article, so sorry for the overload…it’s simply essential when discussing wooden).
See you within the feedback.
Your pal in design, Arlyn
