Natural wood and stained kitchen cabinets in New Jersey — oak, maple, walnut, hickory, cherry

Species, then stain

A stain is only half the colour — the species underneath sets the grain, the warmth and how the stain takes. Maple is tight and even and takes light and natural stains cleanly (the natural maple slab kitchen). White oak is the straight, modern grain (its own page). Walnut is the dark, rich one — the Maplewood island in Shiloh's Rye stain. Hickory is the most varied, cherry darkens with age, alder takes a stain like cherry at a lower price, red oak is the traditional grain.

Wood by level

• Stocked: Fabuwood Timber, Natural Oak, Desert Oak, Kona, Truffle and Mocha — stained Signature colours in about two weeks; Forevermark Petit Oak, Homestead Oak, Pepper and Woodland Brown; 21st Century Barley, Sierra, Willow and Sedona; WoodConcept Profile in natural solid Canadian maple; Adornus Essential in Natural Stain and White Oak; FGM Cherry and Harvest; J&K Butterscotch, Hazel and Chestnut.
• Semi-custom: Shiloh and Eclipse in nine species and dozens of stains, glazes and highlights; Kith's stain library (Natural, Sand, Cognac, Toffee, Storm Gray, Driftwood, Nutmeg, Pecan, Java, Espresso and more); St. Martin's oak stains; NOMA Nordic Oak and Drift Walnut; Adornus Designer natural stain and White Oak.
• Custom: Great Northern, Plain & Fancy and Crystal in any species, matched to a sample.

Wood on the walls, wood on the island

Whole-wood kitchens — Desert Oak with a fluted island, the rift white oak arched kitchen, the natural maple slab kitchen — work when the grain is calm and the stone is quiet. Wood as the second colour is the everyday version: a Timber island under Dove, a Sable-stained hood and bar under Soft White, stained bases under white slab uppers. Painted vs stained covers durability and touch-ups; the white oak guide covers the cuts.

Every natural finish on our sample doors

Swatches are approximate; every colour is on a real door in the showroom. Click a chip for the line and finish page.