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Expert: Kirk Ryan - 5/3/2009


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I am getting new kitchen cabinets installed. I have chosen birch wood with nutmeg stain. It is open concept kitchen. I have a dining table that is light birch stain. Should I get light stain for cabinets as well?

Answer
Trying to match is tough and it may come out to be a near miss. I think a contrast may be better here.

I grew up with cherry cabinets in the kitchen and a maple kitchen table. I now have a dark finish(wenge) cabinets with a teak table. The teak table has some dark grains that sort of go well with the dark cabinets but does not match the cabinets exactly.  

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Kirk Ryan

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I can answer many questions about furniture, buying, selling, repairing, and many tricks I have learned over the years. I can also give advice on decorating, color schemes, room designs and layouts.

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My family owns a Scandinavian furniture store here in Massachusetts, I have been working with furniture for 10 years.

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I went to Johnson and Wales University for business and graduated high school.

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