Two tone design opinion

[dawnandglenn]

I posted this earlier as a guset and it did not show up. If it does later I'm sorry.

I am going to build an entertainment armiore. I would like it to be Scandinavian in style. I am going to do raised panen doors with 1/4 inch curly maple plywood as the panel. I got some the other day that was perfect on both sides and had alot of "Frise" and birds eyes on it. Very cool I could not pass it up. I was thinking that I would like to make the rest of the piece in a different wood since I can not get the solid to match the ply. I am not going to stain the piece, just lacquer. I would like a wood combination that retains the contemporary look but will be timeless. I am concerned that if I choose a dark wood that the combo will become old.

I did some end tables once with curly maple tops, just lacquer and pine bottoms, stained golden oak. The tables are bueatiful but I am not crazy about the color combo.

Anyone have any thoughts? I am terrible with the color design aspect of things.

[pampine]

I don't know how you're going to raise a panel that's only 1/4" thick. Also, the grain on the surface is probably not an indication of what the plys are made of; and when you cut across that thickness to make the panel, it's up for grabs how it will look. Normally raised panels are made from 5/8-3/4" thick solid wood.

I'd think a Scandinavian style would dictate flat panels, but haven't done any research on this, so really don't know.

Pam

[John Lucas]

Dawn,
I will assume that the raised panel mention was a mistake. Solid panels of the maple will be fine. For a drak contrasting color wood, I would go with either cherry or walnut.