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   mvflaim | Mar 23, 2011 10:54pm | #1

   stained soft maple?

   If the cabinets are commerical grade then they could be stained maple. If they are maple, they probably have been dyed then had a stain applied over top. The owner of my local hardwood lumber store taught me how to stain maple a couple of years ago. The trick is using shellac first. You can make maple look like cherry if your really good.

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   SteveSchoene | Mar 24, 2011 07:24am | #2

   Stained maple makes sense, but another possiblity is red birch.  Looks very like cherry but often has the wilder grain like your upper cabinets display.  Of course it could be cherry. 

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   HowardAcheson | Mar 24, 2011 02:06pm | #3

   Maple, red birch or real cherry are possibilities.  What I would do is contact the builder or developer where you saw the model and ask them.  No reason why they wouldn't give you the info.

   Be aware though, no matter what the wood, the wood has probably been stained and/or toned.  Most factory kitchen cabinetry is colored with colored lacquer so just knowing the wood may not really answer your question.