subject: Put Some Tradition Into Your Home With Shaker Cabinet Doors [print this page] Shaker cabinet doors are a beautiful simplistic design that will enhance any area of your house. Part of the Shakers religion was simplicity and they do not have any fancy designs just practical functionality. The beauty of this simple design is that it will blend in with many other styles in your house. Shaker cabinet doors can also be used as a standalone design. You can get pre made designs online or at your local store. The woods are traditional and easy to find in most hardware stores.
Color is traditionally a simple yellow stain or different blues. You will not have to use the traditional stains of brown and red. It is important to make sure that the cabinet doors you get are stain or paint grade woods. Your cabinets will accentuate any blue or yellow colors in your room. Traditional woods like cherry maple and oak can be used for these cabinet doors. These woods are stronger and more durable. This will save you from having to renovate your kitchen or bathroom for a long time.
These doors are cheap to make as no glue or nails are used at the corners. Also because of their versatility, you can often reuse woods when renovating rooms like your kitchen. You can buy beautiful Shaker cabinet doors readymade online that you just need to hang if you are in a hurry. This will transform your kitchen or bathroom instantly without too much work on your part.
If you do not mind spending some time on your cabinet doors then you can get unfinished ones to paint or stain, as you like. You will also save a substantial amount of money when you do this. Remember to maintain the traditional look of the Shaker style you can use blue paint or yellow stain.
The Shaker cabinet doors have joints that are dovetailed and do not use glue and nails at the joints. This allows these doors to expand and contract naturally with the heat and cold and makes them more durable as they will be less inclined to be damaged by heat or cold. Another advantage of purchasing readymade doors online is that all the construction will be done for you.
Always remember that even if you are using readymade cabinet doors from the Internet it will still take time to hang them correctly. Always leave enough time to do the job well. If you are using unfinished or paint grade Shaker cabinet doors then be sure to leave quite a bit of time to stain or paint them. You can save quite a bit of money if you have time and the skill to do it yourself.
So enjoy these beautiful designs from the past when you install your new cabinet doors. Remember you can blend them in with other designs or give the whole room a Shaker feel. This beautiful simplistic look never goes out of style and will endure for a long time to come.
