1st floor living room, kitchen woodwork and floors

by Lisa
(Pa)

We have a new addition to our house which will have a great room, living room, kitchen and powder room.

We want hardwood floors throughout. We also will put sliding hardwood doors betweent the great room and living room.

My question is what color the woodwork should be? We have the floors, the doors, the kitchen cabinets and the window woodwork.

Should they all match? We do not want to paint we want to stain. We like the wood look. So should they all match? Should they all be different? Is there a rule of thumb to go by?