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can you glaze shaker cabinets?

13 years ago

Funny, I used to say I DISLIKED Shaker cabinets. I was neutral about many cabinet styles, but I actually did NOT like Shaker. I have had a complete turnaround. I think they would be perfect in my 1970s ranch (exterior has a faux spanish flair, barrel tile roof etc). I feel now that they have crip, clean lines that can look updated and fresh, yet NOT look trendy. I think they will stand the test of time. Do you agree?

Our original plan was to have a more traditional looking cabinet, an off white color, and to do a "coffee" glaze. I am wondering...does glazing a shaker style cab make sense? Are there enough "crevices" for the glaze to "catch"?

Seems like any pics I see of shaker cabs that are white...they are WHITE. Not an off white color, and not glazed.

I have wood floors (medium shade of stain) and we plan on doing waterloxed butcher block on perimeter counters, and something "funky" on the island where the cooktop is... *Maybe* a busy granite, maybe stainless steel, maybe concrete. I have even suggested tile (large tiles with skinny grout joints)-- but my DH is against it. I think it would be perfect for our cozy, unpretentious, 1970s home.

Anyway, share your thoughts about Shaker cabs...and also about Shaker cabs with a glaze.

Thanks!

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caffeinequeen
13 years ago
Interesting - I'm in the process of trying to decide between shaker or raised panel, off-white with a glaze. I like clean, simple lines. My cabinet maker says that he can rout a small bead around the inset panel to provide an edge to catch some glaze. I haven't seen any glazed shaker-style cabinets, but i think I'm headed in that direction. If anyone has photos I'd really like to see them.
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dirtymartini
Original Author
13 years ago
Hi Caffeinequeen!

I found a thread about this...not a lot of feedback on it, but the ones that did answer agreed that it is not worth it to glaze a shaker style cabinet. Now...with the small bead your cabinet maker mentioned...maybe it would? One of the posters on the thread said that glazing is really not what shaker cabinets are about...which kind of makes sense. Anyway, read the thread...and hopefully we will get a few responses on this thread too. I would also LOVE to see some pics. But I have been googling and googling looking for "glazed white shaker cabinets" and having no luck, so that is telling me something.

Here is a link that might be useful: thread
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