Whether it’s in your kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom, cabinets are unarguably a major feature in your home. They occupy vast wall space and can even span from the floor to the ceiling. You can use them as an accent piece, add color to your room, and many more. Cabinets can transform the look of your home, express your sense of style, and reflect your personal tastes. There are various cabinet door styles for you to choose from. Here we present the four major types.
Raised Panel
This door style gets its name from its raised center panel, often also with intricately carved detailing. The raised panel door is a classic style that adds a level of dimensionality and depth to the design. This creates shadows, adding visual interest to your cabinets. These panels are most commonly found in rustic and traditional interiors, but they can also work in a transitional style.
Raised panel doors add intricacy in this classic white kitchen
Recessed Panel
A reverse of the previous type, this door style features a recessed center panel. Recessed panel doors feature a cleaner and simpler design, which lends to its versatility. It can be used in traditional, transitional, and contemporary interiors. Shaker-style cabinets, one of the most common recessed panel cabinet styles, are a popular choice for many American homes.
A simple recessed panel is used to complement this dining room’s intricate wall accent.
Slab or Flat
Popularized in Europe, slab cabinet doors have the most straightforward name. It’s characterized by its smooth flat finish. Aside from a simple and streamlined aesthetic, the lack of grooves also makes it easy to clean. This style is most often found in contemporary and minimalist interiors for a sleek and unobtrusive look.
By using a slab style, the cabinet doors and the floor blend together in this kitchen
Mullion
This style of the cabinet door is constructed with a wood frame and a glass center panel. More often than not, it’s used as an accent complementing any of the above styles. Depending on the level of transparency of the glass used, it can have varying effects. Clear glass allows you to showcase fine china, vintage wine bottles, souvenir knickknacks, trophies, and the like. Translucent and textured glass obscures the image of the cabinet’s contents while allowing its colors and general shape to show through. You can also make use of stained glass or mirrors, and incorporate intricate framing designs.
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This decorative mirrored cabinet door truly makes this vanity the focal point of the bathroom.
