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Pebble. Naval. Butterscotch. Greige. A finish name tells you very little until you know what the door looks like, so this guide goes through the twenty kitchen finishes we stock at our Chatsworth showroom, grouped by color, with a note on how each one behaves once it’s on the walls of a real kitchen.
Quick Takeaways
- Twenty kitchen finishes: whites, greys and greens, navy and charcoal, stained wood tones, and five glazed finishes.
- Grain or no grain: on the solid colors the wood grain disappears; on the stained finishes it shows through.
- Two-tone works: one kitchen in our gallery puts Pure and Naval in the same room.
- Vanities too: six bathroom finishes, each sharing a name with a kitchen color.
Whites and off-whites keep a small kitchen bright
White Shaker and Pure are the two crisp, bright whites, and Dove is the softer, warmer off-white. All three are solid colors, so the grain of the wood underneath doesn’t show.
Pick between them by what’s next to the cabinets. Bright white looks sharpest against black hardware and a white counter, while Dove sits more easily beside a honey-toned oak floor or an older beige stone counter you’re keeping, because there’s no hard line between a cool white and a warm neighbor.
Greys, greige and green sit in the middle of the range
Grey Shaker is a true mid grey, Pebble a warm grey-beige, Sage a grey with a green cast, and Greige a grey with a thin dark line around the panel. These are the finishes for people who want color without committing to a bold one.
Pebble is the easiest of the four to live with: warm enough to feel lived-in, neutral enough that the next owner won’t want to change it. Sage is the one with personality.
Navy and charcoal carry the dark end
Naval is a deep navy and Charcoal reads close to black. Either can carry a whole kitchen. They’re at their best on an island or a run of lower cabinets, with something lighter above, and one kitchen in our gallery does exactly that by putting Pure and Naval in the same room.
Watch the hardware. In our gallery, the Naval wine-bar photos and the Charcoal bar both use brass and gold pulls, and the warm metal keeps a dark cabinet from feeling heavy in a way that plain silver on navy doesn’t quite manage.
Stained wood tones let the grain show through
Butterscotch, Hazel, Mahogany, Chestnut, Espresso and Java Coffee are stains, so the wood grain stays visible. Butterscotch is a honey tone. Hazel is a grey-brown, the stain that looks most like weathered wood, and Mahogany leans red. Chestnut, Espresso and Java Coffee go deep, to a brown that’s nearly black in low light.
Stain means no two doors match exactly. That variation is the wood itself, and it’s the reason to choose a stain at all.
Five glazed finishes add a darker outline
Pearl, Creme, Cinnamon, Mocha and Chocolate are the glazed finishes. Each one starts as a single color with a second, darker tone layered over it, which is why a glazed door looks older and more traditional than a plain one in the same shade.
Pearl and Creme are the light ones, off-white and cream with a soft brown edge. On the door samples, Cinnamon is a warm red-brown and Mocha an amber-brown, close cousins, while Chocolate is the darkest of the five.
Vanities get six finishes of their own
Bathroom vanities have their own six finishes, and each one borrows its name from a kitchen color. That makes it easy to have a hall bath echo the kitchen without copying it: Hazel in the kitchen and Espresso Maple in the bath, say, or Pearl in both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a glazed cabinet finish?
A glaze is a second, darker tone applied over a base color. It gives the door an aged, traditional look. Our glazed kitchen finishes run from light Pearl and Creme to dark Chocolate.
What color cabinets go with a navy kitchen island?
Something light enough to let the navy stand out, like Pure or Dove on the wall cabinets. Brass or gold hardware ties the two colors together.
Testimonials
What Valley Homeowners Say
See the Doors in Person
Twenty finishes is a lot to hold in your head. Come see door samples at the showroom, 21417 Devonshire Street, Chatsworth, or browse kitchenemp.net first.
Serving the San Fernando Valley From Chatsworth
21417 Devonshire Street, at Devonshire and Canoga, in the Ralphs shopping plaza. Parking’s out front. Coming off the 118, take Topanga Canyon Boulevard south about a mile and a half to Devonshire, then head east. We’re open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed weekends — worth planning around, because most people naturally want a Saturday for an errand like this and we are firmly a weekday shop.
