A kitchen designer typically chooses a dark wood kitchen countertop when they are using the countertop as a statement piece or focal point. Dark wood countertops exhibit a striking beauty, especially contrasted against light colored cabinetry.
Dark Wood Kitchen Countertops
The two naturally darkest wood species available for countertops are Wenge and Peruvian Walnut. Peruvian Walnut wood is a deep chocolate brown in color and look great in any kitchen, commercial or residential. Peruvian Walnut is fairly easy to work with and polishes very well, which is why it is great for making wood countertops.
Wenge is a heavy wood that has an attractive appearance due to its strong grain and subtle color variation. The heartwood is a darker brown with black veins and white lines. Wenge has a high resistance to abrasion and a high bending strength. Wenge Wood Countertops are available FSC certified.
Lighter woods can be stained to look like a darker wood. Grothouse offers over 40 stock stains, which include an assortment of dark colors. Countertops can also be custom stained to match the dark wood on something else such as flooring.
Dark Wood Kitchen Countertop Designs
Design by Janice Teague, CKD/CBD, of Drury Design Kitchen & Bath Studio
A Wenge wood countertop was designed by Janice Teague, CKD/CBD, of Drury Design Kitchen & Bath Studio for this gray kitchen island with white perimeter cabinetry. The dark wood complements the flooring and makes the island the focal point of the space.
Design by Denise Quade, CMKBD, of Denise Quade Design
Denise Quade, CMKBD, of Denise Quade Design went with a Peruvian Walnut for the kitchen island in the white traditional kitchen pictured below. Offering plenty of food preparation space and room for seating, this dark countertop grabs all the attention.
Design by Luxe Kitchens and Interiors
Luxe Kitchens and Interiors designed a Peruvian Walnut kitchen countertop as a bar top that wraps around a marble counter to create the kitchen island. The contrast of the marble and white cabinetry against the dark wood is stunning.
Design by Shawna Dillon of Studio Snaidero D.C. Metro
Shawna Dillon of Studio Snaidero D.C. Metro designed an Ash wood table top as a kitchen island extension. Naturally a light wood, the Ash was stained with Stock Stain (#12940 WS) to make it look like Wenge wood. Photographed by Gordon Beall Photography, this kitchen won the Kitchen & Bath Business magazine’s Showroom of the Year 2016 Award.
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