BrightWood Custom Cabinet Styles
The following are examples of popular custom cabinet styles.
You select the door style, wood species and finish. See finishes here.
Most doors and drawers can be mounted as inset (doors and drawers flush with cabinet frame), regular overlay (doors and drawers over cabinet frame and frame is exposed), or full overlay (doors and drawers cover almost all of the cabinet frame).
BrightWood can custom build virtually any door style. If you do not see a door style here, please send us a photo of what you desire.
Anatomy Of Cabinet Styles:
Amesbury Inset
Wood species shown: Rustic Hickory Stain: Mesquite
This door style is inset into the cabinet frame opening. Full overlay and regular overlay are available. All wood species are available.
Amesbury Drawings
Aspen Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Quarter Sawn White Oak Stain: Natural
This door style is shown as full overlay and is available as inset and regular overlay.
Aspen Drawings
Bella Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Walnut Stain: Flagstone
This door style is shown as full overlay and only available as full overlay.
Bella Drawings
Bryant Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Antiquity
This door style is shown as full overlay. Regular overlay and inset are available.
Bryant Drawings
Cafe Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Cherry Stain: Autumn Haze
This door style is shown as full overlay. Regular overlay and inset are available.
Cafe Drawings
Cascade Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Quarter Sawn White Oak (Weathered Grain) Stain: Hearth
This door style is shown as full overlay. Regular overlay and inset are available.
Cascade Drawings
Cottage Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Mocha
This door style is shown as full overlay. Regular overlay and inset are available.
Cottage Drawings
Heritage Inset
Wood species shown: Quarter Sawn White Oak (Weathered Grain) Stain: White Wash
This door style is inset. Regular overlay and full overlay are available.
Heritage Drawings
Monroe Raised Inset
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Urban Bronze
This door style is inset flush with the cabinet frame. Regular overlay and full overlay are available.
Monroe Drawings
Newport Inset
Wood species shown: Quarter Sawn White Oak Stain: Mesquite
This door style is inset flush with the cabinet frame. Regular overlay and full overlay are available.
Newport Drawings
Shaker Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Natural
This door style is full overlay covering most of the cabinet frame. Regular overlay, full overlay and inset are available. Weathered grain is available.
Shaker Drawings
Verona Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Parchment
This door style is full overlay covering most of the cabinet frame. Regular overlay, full overlay and inset are available. Not available in Rustic Alder or Rustic Hickory.
Verona Drawings
Woodbridge Full Overlay
Wood species shown: Maple Stain: Landmark
This door style is full overlay covering most of the cabinet frame. Full overlay and regular overlay are available. All wood species are available except quarter sawn white oak. Not available in paint.
Woodbridge Drawings
More About Cabinet Styling:
Inset Cabinet Style
Inset style was one of the first styles of furniture. As the concept of cabinets became important for storage, furniture makers would build cabinets with doors that set in the cabinet opening flush with the box frame. Measurements and joinery had to be very precise or doors and drawers would stick in the cabinet opening. Quality craftsmanship and sturdy box construction is required for inset style cabinets to work properly.
Inset cabinets were often found in sea captain's homes in Early Americana. Today, inset cabinets are highly sought after for homes that are traditional in style because the appearance denotes high attention to detail and fine woodworking. Most historical preservation projects use inset style cabinets. Many homes along the water (especially in New England) select this style for its stately look.
If you choose inset style cabinets, you must make sure the home has humidity controls so that wood will not absorb too much moisture and cause doors to sick. Door hinges can be exposed or concealed. Concealed hinges are preferred today because they can have a soft close mechanism and are adjustable.
Image above shows a shaker inset style kitchen painted white with large custom corbels on the back of the island. This unique layout concept brings inset style cabinets into the modern age.
Building cabinets with the door set into the cabinet frame usually raises the price of the cabinets by about 15-20% because the cabinet has to have stable furniture grade construction and the doors and drawers have to be fitted with extra attention to detail.
Regular Overlay Cabinet Style
During the early days of furniture making, cabinets often had the door and drawer mounted on top of the cabinet frame. The frame was exposed around each door and drawer. This option saved money as attention to detail was not as critical which helped save money.
This cabinet style is still sold today, but has not been as popular as inset or full overlay. Often this style is used if a historical atmosphere is desired.
Image above is a regular overlay style cabinet as you can see the cabinet frame around the door and drawer.
Full Overlay Cabinet Style
Full Overlay is a style that started to become popular in the 1980s. The doors and drawers cover the cabinet frame or the doors and drawers are mounted to a frameless cabinet box. This style of mounting the cabinets faces is still the most popular and creates an up-to-date look.
The image above shows a full overlay style kitchen (Bella Door style - walnut - autumn haze).