We have ordered Omega cabinets in Pure White with Pewter Glaze and also in Heirloom Black. They haven't come in as yet but we expect them in the next few weeks. I'll certainly post pictures once we get them :)

Sweeby - thanks for commenting! I figured that it wasn't too popular since no store I went to had a full sized knob in that finish I could take home. The other contenders are Baldwin distressed ORB, which I think has a little something different over regular ORB or this knob from Emtek which is regular ORB but a more modern shape. What do you think of this? Then, I have to deal with hinges which I did not realize can be so expensive (depending on brand of course - bit the Baldwin mortise with squared edge and ball finials are crazy) Our house is 1920's, currently being renovated with some old style and new style like a contemp kitchen, but arts & crafts style fireplaces - so I was thinking this Emtek Bern knob might bridge the gap. Of course, no one has one of these either, so I guess I will just have to order a few knobs online and then return.

We have a pine table made by an Amish firm, in our dining room. For several years I kept the top covered with pads and table cloths. Then I decided that the natural wood surface needed to be seen and used, and now just have place mats. It is much more beautiful uncovered! The table gets a lot of use, not just for dining. I do use trivets and cork boards and coasters to prevent the worst marks, but it has collected various dings, mostly from our cats' claws. What has worked really well for me is to rub a tiny amount of olive oil into the scratches. A really tiny amount, just a drop, as the oil spreads by itself. Any marks will turn naturally darker, either matching the finish or becoming slighter darker, like very fine veins. You would have to look very closely to notice anything. We love the look!

Hi there everyone! I just found this forum last night while I was searching online for some cabinet reviews. I wish I would have found this months ago.......or even a year ago!! We are in the middle of a complete kitchen redo. The kitchen has been gutted and we are stuck on our cabinet choice. Our old house had a medium stained maple cabinet with dark glazing and distressing and we had pine plank flooring. The kitchen was very open and received quite a bit of light with higher ceilings. Although it was a lot of wood, it didn't seem dark and we liked it. Our new home however has lower ceilings, isn't an open floor plan (although the dining area is attached to the kitchen, but not open to the great room if that makes sense) and doesn't get as much natural light as our old kitchen. We did install the same flooring as our old house so it's a medium colored pine plank flooring. My husband wouldn't mind having the same wood cabinets but I'm thinking it will just be too dark so we are exploring other options. I've been searching and searching for kitchens for months now and I am drawn immediately to white kitchens while looking.......like a French country look......not contemporary. We have distressed furniture in the dining area and I don't think the contemporary look will blend well with the style of our home. If anyone on here has a French country type kitchen with white or off-white cabinets would you mind sharing a pic with me please? We are stuck with trying to decide between glaze or no-glaze and distressing/no distressing. I also will have some questions about the layout of our kitchen but I'm trying to get a drawing made up to post before I do that. Thanks so much in advance for your help!!