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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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!

The soft white here is 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:

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

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

What an incredible transformation!
Here is one more medium-toned wood example, where only the island is wood:

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

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…)

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!

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:

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:

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.

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.

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.

Now that’s a huge kitchen!

Get the look with Sherwin Williams Salty Dog:

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

Green with Wood Toned Cabinets
These next two-toned cabinets, are not two tones that I would have ever put together!

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.

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

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.

This next kitchen was designed by Rachelle from 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:

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!

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.

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!