Shaker kitchens
A five-piece door with a flat centre panel, painted in whatever colour you bring us. The most asked-for kitchen in Britain, and the one where the difference between a good one and a cheap one is all in the paint and the joints.
The shaker door is four rails and stiles around a flat panel. That is the whole design, and it has survived two hundred years because it does not date and it takes paint beautifully.
What separates one shaker kitchen from another is not the shape. It is whether the joints are cut properly so the paint does not crack along them when the timber moves, and whether the finish is sprayed and flatted between coats or rolled on in one go. Ours are sprayed in the workshop, flatted, sprayed again, and touched in on site once everything is fitted.
Colour is genuinely open. If you turn up with a Farrow & Ball card or a paint chip off your hallway wall, we will match it.
| Door | Five-piece, flat centre panel, 20mm stiles |
|---|---|
| Material | Painted MDF for stability, or solid timber if you want the grain |
| Finish | Sprayed, flatted, sprayed again, hand-touched on site |
| Colour | Any. Bring a card, a chip or a photograph |
| Handles | Knobs, cups or bar handles, your choice, drilled to your height |
| Carcass | 18mm birch ply, glued and screwed |
In other people’s houses
The same construction, in three different rooms.
See one in the workshop before you decide
The difference between these constructions is much easier to feel than to read about. Ring 01302 350055 and come and open a few doors.
Or book a design visit and we will bring samples to you.
The workshop
Unit 1 & 2, Bootham Lane Industrial Estate, Bootham LaneDunscroft, Doncaster
South Yorkshire DN7 4JU
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
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