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 and ground the space. This combination of light at the upper portion of sight lines and darker at the bottom is a combination found in nature, so it is naturally calming and inviting.
The color and variations in wood grain hide dirt and scuffs that happen more often on base cabinets. This pairing also allows for the warmth of natural wood without overwhelming the interior room with one darker color.
Common pairings include white or warm white upper cabinets with rift white oak, select white oak, beech and alder base cabinets. We’ve also just started to see cabinetmakers returning to red oak as a high end cabinet material option, with more modern stain colors, and pairing durable red oak base cabinets or island cabinets with warm white upper or perimeter cabinets.
In the past when materials or finishes were different on upper and base cabinets, the door style remained the same. Now we’re seeing door style pairings that have a more simple design on the uppers, like a slab or flat panel door, and more detail on the base cabinet doors. A popular pairing is warm white slab upper cabinet doors and rift white oak 4S 1″ Shaker base cabinet doors.
Now on the cutting edge of returning to the mainstream, even raised panel cabinet doors are starting to show up in island base cabinets.
TaylorCraft has flat and raised panel door styles available and cabinetmakers can create their own cabinet door styles using our edge and panel profile options.
Our patent-pending 4S cabinet door style is also available in a variety of widths and material options for those looking for a slim shaker look without the mitered or L mould frame construction.
Cabinetmakers, contact TaylorCraft cabinet door company today to quote a job or place an order!
