If you cringe at the idea of all-wood kitchens, you’ve probably been around all the wrong ones! What’s fresh in our memories are the tuscan-style track homes, wood veneers, and dated cherry cabinets. To battle that style, we saw a shift toward all-white kitchens—which has been a common request from our clients. For a while now, we’ve been loving the new approach and emergence of the classic all-wood look. It’s streamlined for a modern style and adds a lot of warmth to traditional looks. Plus. it offers a bit of texture that a solid color just can’t.
The beauty of incorporating natural wood is that you don’t have to go all in. Try using it with a two-toned, or even three-toned kitchen! Have fun creating contrast with a stone, marble, or tiled backsplash. It works with a bright and airy space, or a dark and moody space. We love it in a traditional space and we love it in a modern space!
Streamlined and Hardware-less Wood Kitchens




Traditional Kitchens



Open Cabinets & Shelving
Breaking up the all-wood look with open cabinets and shelving gives your eye a visual rest!



Two-Toned Kitchens
Can’t commit, but want the benefits of the natural warmth and texture—try two-toned cabinetry!



A dark wood brings a richness to the space, creating a moody kitchen!


If you’re not looking to rebuild or create a custom island, we recently added an island to our shop! The Calum Kitchen Island is modern and rustic, with plenty of storage space. Not ready to commit? Give the trend a try with a piece of decor. The natural feel of each piece makes it versatile in almost any space or design style!
Some I love, some I don’t. There has to be an eye balance. ? I like smooth, not “off”. I am a dork. ??
Haha, you do you Martha! Xo
Love this round up of all wood cabinets and especially excited to start following some of these incredible designers! Thank you for sharing their work.
-Kari
I’m considering butcher block countertops when I remodel so was kind of looking for examples. Still, these kitchens are terrific. My favorites are the kitchens with two-toned cabinets.
We love them too!
Hello! Really enjoying your blog and in this post I feel vindicated about my decision to go for a two-tone wood/white kitchen. Question about countertops: in your opinion would it look ok to have a lighter concrete look (by Caesarstone) for the counters and then a slightly more grey concrete look for the island?
thank you.
-Sara