Organic modern kitchen design combines natural materials like wood, stone, leather, rattan and clay, with modern, minimalist design elements and clean lines. Organic modern aesthetic has some similarities with mid-century modern aesthetic, as well as several differences. Both organic modern [...]
Maple is a popular material choice for cabinet doors due to it's durability and versatile, light color. Hard maple and soft maple are both available as cabinet door material options, and both have beautiful color and grain. See our article [...]
Arches are showing up everywhere in interior design, including cabinets. Arches have made a comeback - but in a different way. They are everywhere in interior and exterior home design. To be clear, the bell-shaped, cathedral arch cabinet doors that [...]
Pairing painted pure white or creamy warm white slab upper cabinet doors with natural wood base cabinet doors has become very popular. The white uppers reflect light and brighten the room, while the natural wood base cabinets are slightly darker [...]
High-end Austin cabinetmaker, Texas Premier Cabinets, talks about TaylorCraft cabinet door company's 4S cabinet doors, why the buyer chose them, what he thinks of them, issues with traditional skinny shaker cabinet doors and why he buys from TaylorCraft. Mike [...]
Natural Wood Cabinets and Cabinet Doors Google's trendline on searches for natural wood cabinets is up significantly over the past few years, and searches for painted cabinets is trending down, although painted cabinets are still searched at a much higher [...]
Q. Without using words, what says quality and sophistication in home design? A. High quality materials like walnut cabinet doors. The graceful curves and waves in walnut's mostly straight grain pattern, and its rich dark brown color, with creamy chocolate [...]
Rift White Oak has always been a popular material for high end cabinets due to its straight grain, durability and resistance to dents and scratches. White Oak is one of the hardest of the woods typically used in kitchen and [...]
TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company offers a complete line of contemporary edgebanded cabinet doors with 0.5mm, 1.5mm and 3mm edgeband options shown below. Edgebanded cabinet doors are considered 1-piece construction as opposed to traditional 5-piece frame and panel doors. They are [...]
The most common drawer front construction options are shown above and include: Five-piece construction with standard rails, the same width as the drawer front stiles and slab drawer fronts are the most popular options. Five-piece construction with standard rails [...]
We get asked whether cabinet door designs have to match on upper and lower cabinets and the answer is a definite no. You can mix upper and base cabinet door styles, design detail, and materials to create a more curated, [...]
Below TaylorCraft shows examples pairing wood and paint cabinets, and a darker base cabinet color and lighter upper cabinet color in the kitchen. Pairing a darker base cabinet color and lighter upper cabinet color is a good design choice for [...]
Ever heard the term "Wrap Rage?" Amazon.com coined this term when they came out with their certified "Frustration Free Packaging" initiative in response to customers' aggravation over how hard it is to open packages, too much packaging waste, and desire [...]
TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company unveiled their patent-pending 4S cabinet door styles using 3-D, interactive cabinet door samples. The interactive, online samples showcase the 4S's seamless back and 90 degree joints, without lip moulds, mitered joint construction, nails or fasteners. [...]
When deciding on cabinet door material for painted cabinet doors there are few important criteria to consider. Depending on cabinet location, end use, budget and environment, the best choice for your project may vary. A few important things to consider [...]
White oak is a classic and timeless cabinet material. It is one of the most dense, strong and scratch resistant of the hardwoods. White oak trees have a closed cell structure which gives the wood a water and rot resistant [...]
Cabinet door style preferences were varied in past years depending on region, design aesthetic and other factors, but this year, there were clear favorites in cabinet door design. Variations on the standard Shaker cabinet door style topped the list of [...]
There are hundreds of ways to customize a shaker cabinet door, with different frame widths, materials, panel depths and slight variations on the traditional square outside and inside edge detail, and flat panel. According to Kitchen and Bath Design News [...]
TaylorCraft’s patent pending 4S cabinet doors and skinny shaker cabinet doors have narrow frame widths, so traditional knob and pull hardware placement on stiles and rails does not work well aesthetically or functionally. Knobs and pulls should not be installed [...]
We've been asked by multiple customers whether European hinges can be used on our 4S cabinet doors, and the answer is YES! Our 4S doors have no nails, nail holes or fasteners that could create hinge placement concerns, and 4S [...]
Thank you to our customers for the incredible response to our new 4S door design! We've listened to your feedback and added additional designs including 3/4", 1" and 1-1/4" frame width doors (shown above), the first options available in our [...]
Introducing the TaylorCrafted 4S doors! Our 4S doors boast a proprietary, patent pending construction technique that ensures superior durability and stability over time. Here are the key features that set the TaylorCrafted 4S apart from other doors on the [...]
San Antonio Cabinetmaker Al Briggs talks about what his experience as a cabinetmaker has taught him over the last 30 years, and what has made his business so successful. He discusses company growth and what factored into his cabinet [...]
Beech is a neutral-color hardwood that looks beautiful stained or natural. It pairs well with everything from white and cream paint to vibrant colors and dark, contrasting stains. It's a customer favorite for good reason. Shown above are TaylorCraft Cabinet [...]