Help! Are rift cut, slab cabinets always veneer?
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Comments (28)White shaker doors with slab drawers here. I only chose slab for the drawers because they are mostly small and I don't care for the 5-piece look with just a tiny little center. I like the mix with the shaker. Not only do I have the only kitchen on the block with painted cabinets, but I was the only one who added knobs (white porcelain no less) to the old drawers and doors. You think the corners of shakers catch dirt? Try having everyone open things by grabbing with their hands. At least on paint you see it and have to clean it. On wood, it slowly builds until you have this patina of hand oil and whatever food was along for the ride. It actually takes the finish off. I would never not have hardware knobs or pulls....See Moremanufactured wood veneer for cabinets
Comments (2)Would you by chance be in the SF Bay Area? Real is much harder. Reclaimed might be an option - not sure if any cabinet makers do that. My deck furniture is all reclaimed teak....See Morestained rift-cut oak veneer cabinets? pictures please!
Comments (16)Thank you so much for the links! nycbluedevil - here is the link to your threads. Your kitchen and bathroom are beautiful. It looks like you used stained walnut for your kitchen and stained rift cut oak for your bath. Beautiful! http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1011163919891.html http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg0622101018782.html detroit_burb - those links are great! I am really torn. We are stuck with clear coat, plain sawn red oak floors which are pretty grainy. We are going for a more updated clean line contemporary look with our ranch style house. My concern with the walnut cabinets is that the grain will compete with the grain of the floor hence the interest in rift cut oak as an alternative. But I really like the color of natural walnut - nice too that it's a little easier on the budget because we would just clear coat it rather than stain it. If we go rift cut - we would have to stain it to get the darker contrasting cabinet color that I think the space needs but it's more expensive and I wonder if it's too modern. Ugh. This is the decision I've obsessed about the most. Bathrooms were easy! Lighting easy! It's just these cabinets! Any thoughts greatly appreciated. I just saw this thread too which helped - but still I'm wondering about how it all works with the red oak floors. Following this post too... Here is a link that might be useful: Thread on rift cut oak, mid century and other options...See MoreSlab wood finish help
Comments (9)After poring over tons of Houzz photos I have discovered it is the modern rift cut look I like in light wood. Most of the ones I'm seeing are white oak or oak, but I have seen some maple too. I guess I originally was looking at maple because that's what I thought was the less grainy and more mid-century wood that was in all the kitchens. Going to my cabinet maker on Friday armed with lots more photos. Does anyone know if you always see edge seams with veneer or can the veneer be wrapped around the door? What makes a quality edge if not using wood edgeband? Thanks!...See Moreremodelfla
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