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Stylish Two Tone Kitchen Ideas Featuring Wood Cabinets

    Two tone kitchens are here to stay! One of the most organic ways to sport this style, is by using wood as one of your tones.

    Graphic reads "Two tone kitchen cabinets with Wood" with a collage of three photos of different colored cabinets with Wood on some of the cabinets.

    Here we will look at some fabulous kitchens that incorporate a traditional wood look, with a color of their choice. I’ll also tell you what paint colors to use to get the look!

    White and Wood Toned Cabinets

    White and wood has to be the most classic of two tone combos! Let’s take a look at some designs that do this look super well.

    Try a light or natural colored wood

    This first kitchen features a light colored wood island and range hood with Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the rest of the cabinets.

    Two toned Alabaster and Natural Wood Cabinets in a spectacular white kitchen with waterfall marble over the island.
    Photo Credit: @spacedesignokc

    Alabaster is a white that toes the line of white and off-white. It is creamy, but with a fairly neutral undertone.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Alabaster

    This is a very popular choice for cabinets when you aren’t looking for a bright “stock white” look.

    Here is a more traditional looking kitchen with white upper cabinets and light maple lowers.

    Two toned cabinets with white uppers and light maple lowers and island
    Photo Credit: @Riemerkitchens

    This color also looks similar to SW Alabaster.

    Use white to freshen up a dark cabinet kitchen

    Over at the house on @zebuhill, the owners used the same white for the walls, trim, and the lower cabinets!

    Long white run of Greek Villa lower cabinets with no upper cabinets in a two toned kitchen with dark wood pantry in corner
    Photo Credit: @zebuhill

    The island and pantry are stained in a dark wood. This kitchen is in a new build, but it’s a great idea if you want to freshen up existing dark cabinets. You don’t need to paint everything to make a big difference!

    Greek Villa in a new kitchen with wood floors
    Photo Credit: @zebuhill

    The soft white here is Sherwin Williams Greek Villa.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Greek Villa

    Greek Villa is similar to Alabaster, but it has a more peach-beige undertone where Alabaster is slightly more yellow-beige. You can see a full comparison here: Greek Villa vs Alabaster

    Try white with a wood somewhere in between

    You might already have, or be considering, a traditional mid-toned wood (like oak) in your kitchen.

    Here is probably my favorite two tone white n wood kitchen:

    Creamy white upper cabinets with walnut mid-toned lowers, black hardware, white quartz countertops, and a beige mini herringbone tile backsplash. Kitchen is decorated for subtley for halloween with pumpkins fake crows and cobwebs.
    Photo Credit: @Kristinmacchia_homeinprogress

    Kristin (@Kristinmacchia_homeinprogress) refinished these cabinets from a dark espresso color to this cream and walnut dream. Real wood for the win!

    Creamy white painted upper cabinets and real oak lowers in a walnut color. Cream herringbone backsplash and white countertops complete the look.
    Photo Credit: @Kristinmacchia_homeinprogress

    The color here looks like Alabaster, but I’m pretty sure I read that she used the creamy white of Benjamin Moore Simply White.

    Paintbrush swipe of Benjamin Moore Simply White

    Just know that Simply White is actually one of the lightest whites that Benjamin Moore offers, so you may find it typcally looks brighter than this.

    wide shot of Creamy white painted upper cabinets and real oak lowers in a walnut color. Cream herringbone backsplash and white countertops complete the look.
    Photo Credit: @Kristinmacchia_homeinprogress

    What an incredible transformation!

    Here is one more medium-toned wood example, where only the island is wood:

    Chantilly Lace cabinets and 3/4 strength Simply White walls in kitchen
    Photo Credit: @thehawthornhouse

    The cabinets here are Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace, and the the wall color is Simply White.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace beside Paintbrush swipe swatch of Benjamin Moore Simply White

    Chantilly Lace is a totally clean white with no obvious undertones. It is a tiny bit soft, but neither creamy or stark.

    Black and Wood Toned Cabinets

    As an alternative to a classic black and white color scheme, let’s take a look at a black and white wood two-tone kitchen.

    Tricorn Black cabinets with light wood upper shelving, light wood pantry cabinet floor to ceiling, and light wood trimmed black hood vent. Gold hardware and white dtone countertops.
    Photo credit: @thehouse_on2060

    Jessica (@thehouse_on2060) mixed black cabinets with light natural wood.

    The black she used is the inky darkness of Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black. It is widely regarded as the blackest black paint. (Benjamin Moore’s “Black” is supposed to be darker, but they also don’t measure LRV the same way, soo…)

    Tricorn Black swatch

    Her whole house is Sherwin Williams Extra White and Tricorn Black, but when it came to the kitchen she chose natural wood instead of more white, which I think was a smart choice!

    Incomplete kitchen with Tricorn Black cabinets with light wood upper shelving, light wood pantry cabinet floor to ceiling, and light wood trimmed black hood vent.
    Photo credit: @thehouse_on2060

    The gold hardware, faucet, and light fixtures work well with the light wood to create a third color in her palette.

    Here is a closer shot of the finished product:

    Fall decor on white countertop in kitchen with tricorn black cabinets and natural wood shelving
    Photo credit: @thehouse_on2060

    The wood trim on the range hood ties the look together.

    If you are considering doing two tone black and white cabinets, this is a more unique take on a traditional look!

    Here is the one other kitchen that I found which did two tone black and wood cabinets:

    mid toned walnut island cabinets with black waterfall countertop and black wall cabinets in background.
    Photo Credit: @Johnaskewcustomhomes

    The cabinets here are carefully matched to the floors. You might notice that this is also one of the only kitchens in this post that has dark countertops!

    To get this look, try Sherwin Williams Caviar.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Caviar

    Caviar is a deep dark black like Tricorn Black, but it has a subtle blue-black look.

    If you are drawn to the charcoal tone that the cabinets have in the light, you will like Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Iron Ore

    Blue and Wood Toned Cabinets

    This next look is pretty specific, but if you like a western inspired vibe with a masculine feel, you may like it.

    Bright Blue island with dark brown perimeter cabinets
    Photo Credit: @Riemerkitchens

    Now that’s a huge kitchen!

    Close up of bright Blue island with dark brown cabinets in background
    Photo Credit: @Riemerkitchens

    Get the look with Sherwin Williams Salty Dog:

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Salty Dog

    It’s a color somewhere between electric blue and navy.

    Bright blue island with white countertops brown leather stools and darker brown perimeter cabinets
    Photo Credit: @Riemerkitchens

    Green with Wood Toned Cabinets

    These next two-toned cabinets, are not two tones that I would have ever put together!

    Evergreen fog cabinets in a kitchen with warm wood floors and matching warm wood peninsula
    Photo Credit: Residence Design

    The team at Residence Design chose a sage green color for most of this galley kitchen, and manufactured the look of an island, by doing the peninsula in the warm wood tone.

    two tone Evergreen fog cabinets with warm wood peninsula and white waterfall countertop
    Photo Credit: Residence Design

    Now the color here is Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog, but you would never guess because it looks super bright in this kitchen.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog

    Evergreen Fog is a smoky mid-toned sage, heavy on the gray.

    If you like the color as it appears in these pictures, take a look at Sherwin Williams Clary Sage.

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Sherwin Williams Clary Sage

    This next kitchen was designed by Rachelle from Wall to Wall Design.

    Dark Essex Green perimeter cabinets with light wood island and white stone countertops
    Photo Credit: @wall.to.wall.design

    Rachelle used natural wood-toned shelving in place of upper cabinets, and duplicated the same color on the island.

    The rest of the lower cabinets are Essex Green, which is a super dark green by Benjamin Moore:

    Paintbrush swipe swatch of Benjamin Moore Essex Green

    If you like this color, you will also like Sherwin Williams Jasper.

    I love a dark green cabinet! If you do too, you will enjoy my post: Trend-Setting Green Kitchen Cabinet Ideas.

    Two Tone Kitchen Cabinets Using Different Shades of Wood

    If all else fails, double down on wood!

    I really only have one inspiration photo for this category, but I really liked the look!

    two toned wood cabinets with Medium wood tones on perimeter cabinets and lighter wood island
    Photo Credit: @Riemerkitchens

    This kitchen features two different tones of wood: The perimeter cabinets are in a medium walnut color, and the island is slightly lighter.

    The wood floors are a different tone again, as is the wood on the staircase. The result is simple, but not boring. White countertops, a marble backsplash, and gold hardware complete the look.

    Graphic reads "two Tone Kitchen cabinets with Wood" over a photo of Essex green on lower cabinets and a light natural colored wood on the island. In the background is a white wall with a luxurious white picket tile.
    Photo by: @wall.to.wall.design

    I hope this post gave you some inspiration for your own kitchen, whether you are attempting a partial re-paint or a brand new space!

    A collage of 3 different two tone cabinet color schemes. Graphic reads "Two tone Kitchen Cabinets"
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