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Full inset

Flush fronts in a shared face frame

Doors and drawer fronts sit flush within a shared 1½-inch-wide solid-wood face frame with plain inner edges.

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Full inset with bead

A beaded detail inside the face frame

Doors and drawer fronts sit flush within a shared solid-wood face frame, with a ⅜-inch bead outlining each opening.

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Frameless inset

Inset fronts with visible cabinet-box edges

Doors and drawer fronts sit flush inside the cabinet box, leaving its edges visible without a face frame.

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Frameless full overlay

Overlay fronts with no face frame

Doors and drawer fronts cover nearly the entire cabinet box, leaving narrow gaps between fronts without a face frame.

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Door Styles

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Standard Shaker door and matching drawer front in pale wood.

Standard Shaker

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Standard Shaker door and matching drawer front in pale wood.

Standard Shaker

Classic proportions, solid-wood frame

Our standard Shaker cabinet doors are ¾ inch thick, with 2¼-inch-wide solid-wood stiles and rails surrounding a recessed flat center panel. The rails and stiles meet in cope-and-stick joints, giving the frame its clean, square-cornered outline.

For painted doors, we use maple stiles and rails with an MDF center panel; stained or clear-coated flat panels use wood veneer over MDF. We can add mullion or muntin detailing, and on a 6¼-inch-high top drawer front we use 1½-inch top and bottom rails.

Slim Shaker

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Slim Shaker

A slimmer solid-wood frame

Our Slim Shaker cabinet doors are ⅞ inch thick, with solid-wood stiles and rails available in ⅝-inch or 1-inch widths. Mitered corners form a narrow, continuous frame around the recessed center panel.

Also called skinny or micro Shaker, this modern variation of the five-piece door sits visually between classic Shaker and a flat slab front. Its linear detail is clear up close but subtle across the room, giving custom kitchen cabinets a quieter, more architectural look.

Flat slab wood door and matching drawer front with vertical grain.

Slab Doors

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Flat slab wood door and matching drawer front with vertical grain.

Slab Doors

A clean, uninterrupted cabinet front

Slab cabinet doors present one uninterrupted face without a surrounding stile-and-rail frame or recessed center panel. This flat-front design makes the selected wood grain or finish the main visual feature of the cabinet.

Choose slab doors when you want custom kitchen cabinets with simpler lines and fewer visible details. Pair them with slab drawer fronts, selecting horizontal or vertical grain on the drawer face to shape the overall appearance.

Wood-framed Shaker door with a reflective glass center.

Shaker Glass Doors

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Wood-framed Shaker door with a reflective glass center.

Shaker Glass Doors

Glass within a solid-wood Shaker frame

Our Shaker glass cabinet doors use a solid-wood stile-and-rail frame at least 2 inches wide around the glass opening. The frame keeps familiar Shaker proportions while allowing selected cabinets to display dishes or glassware.

Choose a single glass opening or add mullions or muntins for a divided appearance. We have a few glass options on display in our showroom, so you can compare them in person before selecting one for your kitchen cabinets.

Black aluminum-framed door with its light reflective glass pane.

Aluminum-Framed Glass Doors

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Black aluminum-framed door with its light reflective glass pane.

Aluminum-Framed Glass Doors

Metal framing with a glass center

Aluminum-framed glass cabinet doors place a metal border around the glass instead of a wood frame. The contrast between metal and glass gives selected kitchen cabinets a sharper, more contemporary accent.

Frame profiles, finishes, and glass choices allow this door style to coordinate with the overall cabinetry design. Available pairings vary, so we review the exact frame and glass combination for each project rather than assuming every option works together.

Shaker wood door with a sloped top edge.

Angled-Top Shaker Doors

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Shaker wood door with a sloped top edge.

Angled-Top Shaker Doors

Shaker doors for sloped openings

Angled-top Shaker cabinet doors keep the recessed panel and framed look of a Shaker door while changing the outside top edge to a slope. That sloped line can follow an angled ceiling or another architectural feature.

Each door is shaped for its cabinet opening, allowing the diagonal line to continue across the finished front. This lets custom kitchen cabinetry keep a consistent Shaker look where a standard rectangular door would not fit the layout.

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Door Options

Mullions and muntins

Added detailing for Shaker and Shaker glass doors, plus combined glass-and-wood panel designs.

Wood choices

Maple, oak, walnut, cherry, alder, hickory, beech, birch, fir, and sapele, plus paint-grade options.

Door shapes

Curved-arch and cathedral-arch panel openings, plus equal, unequal, or side-by-side panel layouts.

Frame and edge profiles

Square, rounded, beveled, cove, ogee, beaded, and stepped details.

Matching drawer fronts

Slab or five-piece designs, with horizontal or vertical grain.

Panel designs

Raised and reverse-raised panels, with plain, beaded, or V-groove options.

Door Profiles

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Cabinet Door Wood Guide

Compare cabinet door woods by color, grain, grade, and cut.

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Alder

Hardwood · Fine grain

Alder is a relatively soft hardwood with fine, usually straight grain and warm tan to reddish-brown color. Its understated grain can create a gentle, even appearance, while knotty selections bring more visible character. It dents more readily than hard maple or oak and can absorb stain unevenly, so a finished sample is useful before choosing a color.

Rustic Alder wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and varied natural markings.
Select Alder wood sample showing color and grain
Select A quieter, more consistent appearance.

Ash

Hardwood · Open grain

Ash is a strong hardwood with a pronounced, open grain. Pale sapwood can sit beside deeper brown heartwood, creating noticeable variation between boards. Its relatively coarse texture gives cabinet fronts a more visible grain pattern than fine-grained woods such as maple. A sample showing several boards is useful when assessing the overall color range.

Natural Ash wood sample showing color and grain
Natural Visible grain and natural color variation.
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Select Selected for a more consistent appearance.

Beech

Hardwood · Close grain

Beech is a hard hardwood with fine, close grain. Color depends on the species: European beech often appears pale and pinkish, while American beech can include deeper reddish-brown heartwood and more variation. Small ray markings contribute to its characteristic texture. Identify the species when comparing samples rather than assuming every beech sample will have the same tone.

European Beech wood sample showing color and grain
European beech Fine texture with subtle ray markings.

Birch

Hardwood · Fine grain

Birch gives cabinet doors a fine, even grain and a smooth appearance. Its pale sapwood contrasts with warmer, reddish-brown heartwood, so the amount of color variation depends on how boards are selected. Yellow birch is a hard, strong hardwood; other birch species differ in hardness. Birch can absorb stain unevenly, making a finished sample especially helpful when choosing a color.

Rustic Birch wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Birch wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
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Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.

Cherry

Hardwood · Fine grain

Cherry is a hardwood with fine grain and warm reddish-brown heartwood, often contrasted by creamy sapwood. Its color deepens with exposure to light, so a new sample may look different from an older cabinet. Small gum streaks and pin knots can be natural features. Cherry is softer than hard maple and oak; its appeal is often the warm color and restrained grain.

Rustic Cherry wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Cherry wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
Select Cherry wood sample showing color and grain
Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.

Douglas Fir

Softwood · Directional grain

Douglas fir is a softwood with warm yellow-tan to light-brown heartwood and lighter sapwood. Vertical-grain material emphasizes long, straight lines, while other cuts can show broader patterns. The color changes with light exposure. Its clear, directional grain is a useful visual distinction when comparing it with the more curved patterns of flat-sawn woods.

Vertical-grain Douglas Fir wood sample showing color and grain
Vertical grain Long, closely spaced grain lines.

Hickory

Hardwood · Strong color contrast

Hickory is a very hard hardwood with a strong contrast between light sapwood and brown heartwood. Grain is often straight but can be irregular, and natural mineral markings add to the variation. Even a selection with fewer knots can retain a lively mix of tones. Consider the overall arrangement of light and dark boards as well as the individual sample.

Rustic Hickory wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots, strong contrast and natural character.
Natural Hickory wood sample showing color and grain
Natural Light and dark wood with smaller markings.
Select Hickory wood sample showing color and grain
Select More deliberate matching of light and dark tones.

Maple

Hardwood · Fine grain

Maple is a fine-grained hardwood that often appears creamy white, with darker reddish-brown heartwood possible. Hard maple is relatively resistant to indentation; soft maple is still a hardwood but generally has lower impact hardness. Color selection and species both matter when comparing samples. Maple can absorb stain unevenly, so evaluate the intended finish rather than relying on unfinished wood alone.

Hard / sugar maple

Rustic Sugar Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Sugar Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
Select Sugar Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.

Soft / red-leaf maple

Rustic Red Leaf Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Red Leaf Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
Select Red Leaf Maple wood sample showing color and grain
Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.

Oak

Hardwood · Open grain

Oak has a bold, open grain and a relatively coarse texture. Red oak often carries warmer pinkish or reddish-brown tones, while white oak ranges from pale tan to deeper brown. The cut also changes the pattern: flat-sawn wood can show broad arches, quartered wood emphasizes ray flecks, and rift-cut wood favors straighter lines with less prominent flecking.

Red oak

Rustic Red Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Red Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
Select Red Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.
Natural Quarter Sawn Red Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered Straighter grain with visible ray flecks.
More Flecking Quarter Sawn Red Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered · more fleck Selected for stronger ray markings.

White oak

Natural White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Natural Visible grain and natural color variation.
Select White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Select Selected for a more consistent appearance.
Natural Quarter Sawn White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered Straight grain crossed by ray flecks.
More Flecking Quarter Sawn White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered · more fleck More pronounced flecking across the grain.
Natural Rift Sawn White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Rift · natural Linear grain with natural color variation.
Select Rift Sawn White Oak wood sample showing color and grain
Rift · select Straight grain selected for a more even look.

Pine

Softwood · Species-dependent grain

Pine is a softwood family whose color and hardness vary by species. Western white pine has a light appearance, straight grain and relatively low weight. Knotty selections create a more pronounced pattern, while clearer selections give a quieter surface. Pine can absorb stain unevenly; identify the species and compare a finished sample when choosing its color.

Rustic Pine wood sample showing color and grain
Knotty / rustic Prominent knots and varied grain.
Select Pine wood sample showing color and grain
Clear / select Fewer visible knots and a quieter pattern.

Poplar

Hardwood · Fine to medium texture

Yellow poplar, also called tulipwood, is a relatively soft hardwood with fine to medium texture and usually straight grain. Cream-colored sapwood may contrast with yellow, brown or greenish heartwood; some colors change with light exposure. Its grain is less pronounced than oak or ash, but its natural color range can be considerable. A single pale sample may not represent the full variation.

Yellow Poplar wood sample showing color and grain
Yellow poplar Subtle grain with naturally varied tones.

Sapele

Hardwood · Interlocked grain

Sapele is an African hardwood with reddish-brown color and interlocked grain. Quarter-cut surfaces often show alternating ribbon-like bands, giving the wood a more directional appearance. Plain-sliced and figured material can look quite different. Compare the cut as well as the color when considering sapele for cabinet fronts.

Plain-sliced Sapele wood sample showing color and grain
Plain sliced Broader, flowing grain patterns.
Quartered Sapele wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered Directional, ribbon-like grain bands.

Walnut

Hardwood · Rich brown tones

American black walnut is a hardwood with brown to deep chocolate heartwood and much lighter sapwood. Its grain is often straight but can show curves or waves. Quartered selections tend toward a more linear pattern. The amount of light sapwood and the way boards are matched can change the overall look as much as the shade of the darker wood.

Rustic Walnut wood sample showing color and grain
Rustic Knots and pronounced natural character.
Natural Walnut wood sample showing color and grain
Natural A mix of tones and grain markings.
Select Walnut wood sample showing color and grain
Select Chosen for a more uniform appearance.
Quartered Walnut wood sample showing color and grain
Quartered A straighter, more linear grain pattern.

This guide describes wood in general; availability varies by project and supplier. Grade names and permitted characteristics differ between suppliers. Natural color and grain vary from piece to piece.