Kitchens by Riland

Shaker communities are known for their simplicity, efficiency and self-sustenance and the homes they built followed such similar principles. In line with the home designs, their kitchen designs have stayed for decades and are popularly adopted even today. Shaker kitchen cabinets are based on Shaker designs which appear to be box-like. It originates from the principles of Shaker community of orderliness and usage of space extremely well and is a very popular design choice used all over. They are very simple and visually appealing, utilitarian, flexible and merge well with most of the design themes. The crux of Shaker kitchen cabinets is its functionality and neatness. This design focuses on spaciousness, neatness and storage of contents out of sight with a lack of clutter. Similar to other styles, this design also have variety of choices like drawers, racks, pull out bins, and sliding cabinets for larger vessels. They are also designed to withstand wear and tear.

In the traditional Shaker Kitchen Cabinets, the wood is ordinarily left to its natural colour and hand-rubbed using coats of oil finish, followed by a hand buffed wax finish. The wood commonly used for such kind of sturdy kitchen cabinets are maple wood and cherry wood, which were the traditional materials used by the Shaker community. Colours were also used on the cabinets in the Shaker model, traditionally cream colour with hardware parts made of nickel were used. But today they are designed in different colours and themes. Shaker kitchen cabinets are very classics and this design did not go obsolete or will never go obsolete.

Shaker Kitchen Cabinets are identified with its straight cut-lines, which were used by the Amish Community first, who performed stunning craftsmanship even in the period where electricity, engines, power tools were absent. Both Amish and Shakers migrated and were living as community during the same time period, so it was found to be used by both communities. Shaker Kitchen Cabinets have stood beyond time for its unique design made from solid superior grade wood and they are made without beading, moulding or other adornments. The wood remains unfinished or lightly stained to enhance the natural beauty and aura. Shaker Kitchen Cabinets have dovetailed joints that make nails and glue unnecessary. Traditional Customised Shaker Kitchen cabinets when built in the old style with hand tools will consume more time to create compared to the modern designs, but it is worth the wait because of its simplicity and classiness.