Designer Weighs in on Shaker Cabinetry Styles

Designer Cindy Bennett-McCune walks through the different shaker cabinetry styles. She talks about which size shaker makes sense for smaller kitchens. She discuss why the East Coast isn't seeing the narrow shaker as much...yet.
Hear Cindy's take on what we are seeing here in Brunswick County, NC.

[@csimet]

Extremes on rail/stile widths and fancy inset edging, while they may be popular now, are too risky of falling out of style IMHO. When I built my new cabinets/doors/drawers, I went with middle of the road... 2-1/2" and slab fronts for the drawers that were too small to allow for a properly sized ratio (anything less than the width of the rail/tile). My inside edges have a slight bevel to them (22 degrees)... just enough to add a little visual interest apart from standard square edging around the panels. Trends fall out of favor way too fast to chance having to re-do it all every few years.

[@brunswickcabinets]

You raise a great point. In our coastal areas, we see many contractors selecting trending styles to capture the buyer's attention, but the homeowner who walks into our showroom often leans toward a timeless look when making product selections for renovations!