By Kitchen Cabinets and Beyond · Published October 7, 2026
The cabinetry in this Coto de Caza kitchen is natural oak in a shaker door, left light so the grain shows, and almost every run carries long brass bar pulls. Colour is used in three places only: the wall cabinets and hood above the cooktop, the floating shelves beside the window, and the base of the island. All three are the same deep teal, so the room reads as one decision rather than a collection of accents, and the oak around them stays calm.
The cooking wall puts stainless double wall ovens in a tall oak cabinet beside the cooktop, with a pot filler on the backsplash above it. Glass-front teal cabinets on either side of the hood are lit from inside.
The counters are white quartz with a soft grey vein, and the same material runs up the wall behind the cooktop and the sink as a full-height backsplash, so there are no grout lines behind the work areas. At the end of the perimeter run the quartz turns down to the floor as a waterfall panel.
The sink sits under a black-framed window looking onto the garden, with a matte black pull-down faucet to match the window frame.
The island seats four on the dining side under three crystal pendants, and its teal base is wrapped in oak at the ends.
The pantry is closed off by a sliding barn door with frosted glass panels in a black steel frame, which lets light through without showing the shelves. Inside, the oak continues: shaker cabinets above and below, open shelves in the corner for plates, bowls and glassware, and room on the counter for the toaster oven and the bread box.
If you are weighing natural wood against a painted kitchen, this one is a good argument for doing both. Bring a photo of your room to our Anaheim showroom and we can put oak doors, painted samples and quartz side by side, or see how we work across Coto de Caza and the rest of Orange County and book a free design consultation.
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