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The cabinets: For the main cabinets, the designer worked with Huggy Bear’s Cupboards. They started with knotty alder lumber to match other elements of the house and stained the wood with an auburn tint. The finishing brown glaze helps pick up shades of rust from the slate backsplash and keeps the cabinets looking warm, not dark. “Midtoned cabinets are easier to maintain,” Mayden says. “You don’t see dust or nicks like you would on a dark stain, and you don’t see smudging and dirt like you would on a light or white cabinet.” The floor: The Surface Art porcelain flooring laid in a brick-style pattern resembles the slate backsplash but is more affordable and easier to maintain.
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