Another day with another cabinet-style introduction! If you have come across this article, you are either thinking about changing your cabinets, or you are just a fan of Shaker style cabinets and enjoy reading about this style and its details.
No matter your group, you will enjoy staying with us! The Shaker style has been popular for many years due to its simplicity, appeal, and craftsmanship, and is a great choice for household kitchens.
Woodyart has years of experience in designing and crafting shaker cabinets for its customers and after consulting with customers and asking about their priorities and needs, recommends this style.
If you think about choosing kitchen cabinets, first of all, you should answer this question: which interior design style do you prefer? Classic? Modern? Or something completely different such as Boho?
This form of cabinetry effortlessly complements any interior design, unlike other custom cabinet styles that only adhere to one certain style. For example, slab cabinets go with a modern design, or no-upper cabinets complement the modern boho style. But wait a minute, do you wish to know what exactly defines Shaker cabinets?
What Are Shaker Style Cabinets?
Shaker style has an interesting history that goes back to the 1700s in Europe. United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing or Shakers, were a religious group in England with a particular lifestyle dedicating their life to simplicity, hard work, and nature.
This ambient value made them immigrate to America in the mid-1700s and mainly settled in Kentucky, New York, and Massachusetts. Dancing was another aspect of their life and this made them famous as Skakers.
Simplicity, functionality, and hardwood appeal were characteristics of their furniture that gradually turned to values of a particular style known as Skaker style, which included particular style cabinets. These cabinets were known as shakers out of their community and their different style and functionality helped Shaker to stay up to this day.
Shaker style cabinets are made from panels within panels: a rectangle panel is filled with another smaller square panel. The fine lines and raised panels in the center of the cabinet door are other characteristics of these cabinets.
Modern Shaker Cabinets
Although shaker cabinets are made of panels and do not include the simplicity of the modern style, their fine lines make them a great choice for modern style. For those customers having a modern style and wish to add shaker kitchen cabinets to their modern kitchen, Woodyart manufactures shaker cabinets with thinner panels to keep simplicity, modernity, and trendy color. While the panels are thinner the quality is high and ressistable.
Classic Shaker Style Cabinets
Still, many people believe that the Shaker style belongs to classic or traditional interior design, due to its panels and lines. Although this belief is not correct, we manufacture wider panels, and sometimes the inner panel is wider than the main one. Also, the colors can be richer to complement the classic style.
Shaker Cabinets with Boho Style
Imagine stepping into a Boho kitchen designed by Shaker kitchen cabinets in relaxing and inviting colors of white, creme, pale blue, or green. These colors blend calmness, simplicity, and comfort to create a free-spirited Bohemian style. Adding some elements of Bohemian styles, such as greeneries, flowers, and textures complements the space.
Shaker Country House
Finally, What is better than a country house filled with shaker cabinets in wood color that bring nature into your house? Shaker cabinets in rich colors such as green and brown can be fascinating, too.
Fundamentals of Shaker Architecture
Shaker furniture was influenced by ideals that mirrored their beliefs. This included their renowned cabinets. The Shakers treated craftsmanship with utmost attention and care because they saw it as a kind of religion. They followed the following design principles:
Simplicity: Shaker furniture lacked superfluous embellishments. It was believed that excess adornment served as a diversion from their life’s spiritual purpose and that beauty may be found in simplicity.
Functionality: Each item of furniture and kitchen cabinets needs to have a useful function. Shakers made simple, robust construction, excellent use of available space, and a highly useful design for their cabinets.
Superior Craftsmanship: Shakers were meticulous in their craft. They made sure that their furniture was strong and long-lasting by using the best materials available and paying close attention to detail.
Honesty in Construction: The Shakers’ building practices were influenced by their commitment to integrity and honesty. They employed aesthetically beautiful and robust conventional joinery methods including mortise-and-tenon and dovetail joints.
Discover Timeless Elegance with Shaker Style Cabinets by Woodyart
Whether you’re renovating your kitchen cabinets or bathroom cabinets, Woodyart is here to help you through the renovation process, from consultation and design to manufacturing and installation of Shaker style cabinets. We manufacture the highest quality cabinetry, resistible against water, heat, and time to give a fresh look to your life and design.
