Design Notes

Cabinet Door Styles for 2020

Nothing makes a bigger statement than your kitchen or bathroom cabinets, since they take up the most space in the kitchen. While color and wood choice are essential when buying cabinets, the door style sets the tone and adds visual appeal. Your selections matter, even down to the details, because they reflect you to everyone who visits. Our home is like a canvas that we paint through design to create a picture that reflects our personality. This is why even your cabinet door style choice is essential to us.  We offer a broad selection of door styles, including shaker, inset, and flat-panel, but as custom cabinet builders, we are not limited to these. Here, we will discuss the current trends in cabinet door styles for 2020, but we are always open to whatever designs our customers have envisioned.

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What Is The Most Popular Cabinet Door Style?

Shaker style. There are many cabinet door styles, but the shaker style has remained a top favorite year after year. It has become almost synonymous with cabinets since the two are often placed in the same sentence. Its simple five-piece flat-panel look allows it to blend into any design style and complements many others as well. This is an excellent choice if you enjoy a minimalist style but are versatile enough to adapt. Little adjustments can be made, such as a distressed look to match a farmhouse feel or remaining true to its roots to serve a more traditional look. From neutral color schemes to bold black, shaker-style cabinet doors are an almost evergreen option due to their continued popularity.

Other popular cabinet door styles

  • Raised panel—This style has a gently raised center panel of the cabinet door. It can have arches or even square edges. Several profiles can be in the center panel. This style can add depth and character to the cabinet door, making it a beautiful choice, especially in the kitchen.
  • Flat-panel doors are similar in style to slab doors. The center panel is flat, with no profile details. This is a lot like the shaker door as well, but the inside and outside edge profiles are different and can be combined in numerous combinations. These doors are popular for a more transitional, contemporary style.
  • Slab– this style is an excellent option for the modern style and is often considered a more European style as it tends to be more simplistic with minimal hardware. Because they are less ornate, this can make them a more budget-friendly option, a great benefit for those looking for quality cabinets at an affordable price.

Raised and flat panel doors have many options for both inside and outside edge profiles. This allows you to have more than 100 door style combinations. Cabinet companies will usually pick a few popular door styles to offer. At Walker Woodworking, we can make any combination of door styles; however, anything outside our elaborate standard offerings would incur an additional cost.

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