White Oak Cabinets

[Paul]

I am trying to achieve this look for the kitchen. The goal is to have all the lowers look like the lowers of this picture but will have an off/white painted uppers. Dont really care about the material of the uppers as they’ll be painted but I want to achieve this look for the lowers and island.

1. is it possible?
2. What should I be selecting when piecing this kitchen together?

[ChadBarker]

What are you trying to match, and how precise does it need to be?

Flush Construction

The upper and lower cabinets are constructed using a flush/inset cabinet construction method. This approach was something we offered over 20 years ago but have since transitioned to a frameless cabinet construction method. A flush/inset style isn’t feasible in a ready-to-assemble format. These cabinets are built in very long sections, where multiple cabinet openings are created as a single piece or unit and installed together. This is different from assembling multiple cabinets in a row and screwing them together.

While this style has a clean, elegant look, it does come with trade-offs:

Reduced storage space.
The need to create a face frame to support the doors and drawers.

The Doors

We can get close to the look of the doors. These are a modified shaker style with a beveled or slightly profiled inside edge detail (where the frame meets the door panel). This beveled edge is popular because it minimizes the small corners where dust and debris can accumulate, making it easier to maintain.

The doors are made from rift-sawn white oak, which has been our standard since late last year (previously, we offered quarter-sawn white oak). The finish would typically be clear or something similar to highlight the wood’s natural beauty.

For reference, our cabinets will look more similar to this picture. This pic shows a frameless construction and a rift sawn white oak cabinet door style. This picture is not our product, but this is something that will look very close. The finish looks a bit blotchy on this pic, so maybe ignore that. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162762974025088262/

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[Mike Huhn]

(sorry if I sent this twice – I thought I submitted but didn’t see it persist)

Per your comment about the 1.5 inch plywood ‘shelving’, I think it would be a good option to have the 1.5 inch thick option of the horizontal panel, say in a 10 inch deep option.

[ChadBarker]

Alright, I just added the first 1.5″ thick plywood exposed interior cabinet! You can check out the wall version here:
Wall Exposed Thick Cabinet: https://www.citycabinets.com/product-p/wexposedthick.htm

I’ll be adding the base and tall versions in a few days.

Upgrade: You can now order it in a depth that mimics the finished end panels. This means you can select a depth that extends 5/8″ or 13/16″ beyond a whole number. This allows you to place a 12 13/16″ deep thick exposed cabinet next to a 12″ deep regular wall cabinet with a door, ensuring that the face of the exposed cabinet aligns almost flush with the door of the adjacent cabinet.

This creates a super tight reveal, making the entire cabinet line look perfectly flush for an ultra high-end design.

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[Terri Edelson]

Would like to know vocs ratings for Barker cabinets. Thank u Terri

[ChadBarker]

Barker cabinets is formaldehyde free plywood. City Cabinets is Carb 2. I am personally allergic to formaldehyde, so I ensure our sourcing low VOC as I have to work around the dust on a daily basis.

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