How Christina Haack Blends Different Wood Tones For A Stunning Design

Christina Haack, real estate investor and TV personality from "Flip or Flop" and "Christina on the Coast," is famous for her modern coastal designs and neutral color palette renovations, especially in kitchens and bathrooms. Through blending subdued wood tones with polished stone and other contrasting details, Haack achieves an airy feel alongside a craftsman look from the organic grain. Of course, with a tendency towards neutral colors and natural materials, like wood and rattan, a room can also become boring. However, by incorporating some showstopper pieces, rest assured that your kitchen will have the quintessential "Christina on the Coast" charm.

While some designers swear by a white and wood trick for a timeless look, Haack often blends lighter wood tones with black accents and marble backsplash or countertops. The contrast gives the room a more modern feel while still keeping it bright. In her kitchen from the "The Flip Off", Haack used lots of wood in the island and cabinets, giving the clients a boho yet industrial design with black pendant lights and chandeliers. She also likes to bring extra boldness into the room in other ways, like installing quartz waterfall counters or taking stone all the way along the counter and up the wall to make a stylish statement. 

To get HGTV star Christina Haack's look in your own home, it's time to update those wooden cabinets without painting them. Instead, bring in some more wood detailing and darker colors for your appliances or light fixtures. To achieve the perfect coastal-meets-craftsman mash-up, Haack recommends breaking up the wood with contrasting neutral tones, like black and white, or even combining wood tones for a modern, yet relaxed look.

For simple changes that will transform the look of your kitchen, focus on the details. Find similar, cohesive looks to make it easy, or try some clever tips to perfectly mix wood tones in things like barstools, figurines, fruit bowls, or even wooden flowers. Haack does this in one of her kitchen renovations from "Christina on the Coast" Season 2, Episode 4 by blending a warm-toned wood floor with marble countertops and a light wood island, mixing the materials to satisfy both of her clients. Haack says, "The way it looks with the island, it gives it like that natural, earthy feel." The combined wood tones bring boho vibes but still keep a modern essence, since they're not exactly the same. However, if you'd like more affordable ways to get the look, try incorporating light wood tones in floating shelves or vent hood trim. Haack brings this into a kitchen renovation in Season 3 of "Christina on the Coast" by using light wood for floating shelves above storage cabinets to tie in with the wood from the dining table, proving even minor details can make a major impact.