2. Shades of green Just as blue hues clash with oak kitchen cabinets, cool green tones have the same effect. 'If you bring in cooler greens, it will cause more contrast with the oak cabinets and ...

Nothing suits a Southern kitchen quite like a soft sky blue, a subtle gray-toned slate, or coastal blue-green. Blue kitchens ... the lighter rift-cut white oak cabinetry,” she says.