That's what we're using in our upcoming renovation, and I'm going to say it's timeless, of course. It's quite a bit more than painted maple. I was quoted anywhere for 30-40% up charge.

Quartersawn is generally an upgrade.

6 Square sells a very reasonable shaker quartersawn oak door. It only comes in one finish but it is the most popular one in general. They are a well made but limited SKU cabinet line. In my opinion, I wouldn't call quartersawn oak timeless though. It will always have a niche but will never have the overall popularity of other woods such as maple, cherry, or in custom lines liptus, walnut or mahogany. But certainly if you like oak it is the only way to go and the only door style you usually see it in is a shaker or mission style.

QS is about the same price as a paint upgrade. No way would I even consider cheepchinese lines for, well, anything.

Quartersawing is timeless, not trendy.

Definitely timeless...it was such a hard choice for us between cherry and qs oak...went with cherry but our dining room table and chairs and bar stools are qs oak...absolutely beautiful.

I would say it's timeless. I have a Singer sewing machine from the 1910's/1920's that belonged to my grandmother. I had never given it much thought, as it was almost black and sitting in a corner of our living room. One day a furniture refinisher was over to give me an estimate for some work. He spotted the sewing machine and nearly went nuts, telling me it was quartersawn oak, and nearly begging me to let him refinish it (he also offered me a hefty discount to do it as well). Needless to say, it came out great.

Our KD uses Candlelight Cabinetry, and he said that Quartersawn Oak is the most expensive wood they have. I loved it and would have gone with it. My wife agreed that it was beautiful, but that a whole kitchen in it would be overwhelming. I tend to think of it as kind of a masculine look, which may be why you don't see it too much in kitchens.

I have QS oak shaker cabinets in my kitchen. The style of my house is arts & crafts so they go nicely with the rest of the house. The island is a natural finish and the rest is the same style with a vineyard stain.

Jerzeegirl, To me, timeless means that it isn't a fad and has stood the test of time. I think quartersawn oak meets that definition. That said, I agree with you that it's a definite look that is particularly appropriate for mission or arts and crafts style houses. My wife was probably right to veto it for our kitchen.

QS oak is my favorite wood. If I were doing a new kitchen, that's what I'd have if I could afford it. I don't think it's trendy. Maybe it was during the original Arts & Crafts period, but that's long ago. Timeless is in the eye of the beholder.

Give me that bungalow feel any day.

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Quartersawn IS timeless---in the right surroundings. It would be just as awkward looking in a 80's high contemporary as that era's gloss melamine would be in a Craftsman.

Thank you all for your input. I love the look and am thinking about it for our kitchen renovation. I tore out honey oak and my husband can't understand why I would even go near oak again. I am shooting for a farm kitchen look with copper sink, copper light fixtures, etc.

Our current cabs are GO and we're going with oak again, just not the builder grade GO of the '80s and '90s. We considered all our wood choices when we remodeled two bathrooms two years ago but we kept coming back to QS oak. We *love* QS oak plus we own a number of family heirloom pieces made of QS oak. If we'd chosen a different wood, such as cherry, we felt that we'd be following what everyone else was doing and not following our heart. We're about to redo our kitchen and once again, we're going with QS oak. We plan to use QS oak when we remodel the laundry room and MBTH.

If you Google images for "Arts & Crafts furniture," the vast majority of what you'll see is Mission style. However, our family pieces are definitely not Mission style even though they were made during the Arts & Crafts period. Our cabinet style is not Mission style or classic Shaker either. They are overlay, inset panel with a bead and a decorative edge. IMO, they are a transitional style in keeping with our transitional home. Our cab hardware, light fixtures, etc are also transitional.

I'm not sure how much of an upcharge we're paying for QS oak from a local custom cab shop but I know it's less than we'd pay for painted cabs. We nearly went with DeWils cabinets; they do not upcharge for QS oak. All their woods are the same price. They are local to me (Portland OR area) but they ship to many areas of the country and contrary to a few other places we checked, you can get QS oak in any of their door styles and finishes they offer. If QS oak is what you want, you should add them to your list of cab companies to consider.