A yummy pale olive green would be nice, maybe with a few rust-red accents thrown in.

Someone mentioned on another thread that it's frowned upon to do floors and cabinets the same stain, but I don't see why. I think either the same stain or a darker one would be equally pretty.

Thanks for the input, anna. I should mention that the countertop in the photo isn't a part of my design vision. In fact, I haven't chosen my countertop yet. :-/

Beautiful cabinets in your inspiration pic!

California Paints has some colors in an "Arts and Crafts / Craftsman" category. (See link. I'm not affiliated with them.) I put a few into this picture to give you some ideas. If you're a blue person, the 'classic shutter' is nice too.

{{!gwi}}

Here is a link that might be useful: Craftsman colors

Love the quartersawn white oak! What would be wrong with just a clear finish over it? Let the character and beauty shine through!

Are the painted cabs a different wood than the qtrsawn? If not stain.If different I would go with a green tone. I think the color would depend on your countertop choice though.

I used a muted yellow for the painted cabinetry in my craftsmanesque kitchen. It's Birdseye Maple from the Sherwin Williams craftsman historic colors collection:

Circuspeanut, that's a really pretty color. Thanks!

It seems that I could safely go in:
a green direction
a beige with gray/green undertones
a beige with yellow undertones

I feel much better about needing to do painted cabinets now. Since it wasn't in my original vision but a budget necessity, I was scared that it was going to change that original vision. Now, I can think of it as an opportunity to enhance it.

So, my homework is to test the clear finish on a wood scrap and go countertop shopping with these finishes in mind.

I'll keep you posted on the progress!

I had a bath vanity and hardwood floor stained the same color. It always bugged me and made me feel like the vanity grew out of the floor instead of being a piece of furniture ON the floor.

I have natural QS oak with a clear coat stain... LOVE!
Here's a drawer front uninstalled where you can really see the flecking:

From Drop Box

Here's some installed with floors that closely match in color. We have a more contemporary thing going on:
From Drop Box

It's really really hard to capture the graining and luster with a cell phone camera. Truly a beautiful wood and I just adore it in it's natural state.

I love your inspiration pic. I think something in the olivy greens would look great.

Remodelfla,
When I saw your photos today, I was pretty sure that's what your fabulous wood was. The first pieces of my QS oak went in today, and I was so excited that I jumped up and down and squealed like a little girl. I thought about hugging my cabinet maker, but that might have been weird...
I'll post pics soon...not that anything's finished.