Shaker cabinet doors: The simplest frame and panel

A close-up of a set of Shaker-style cabinet doors. Each door is made in the simplest way: four equally wide solid wood stiles and rails form a rectangle, with a flat wooden panel recessed slightly within the frame. The inner edge of the frame has no molding or embellishment, just a clean right angle. The door panels are vertically elongated, with a width-to-height ratio close to the golden ratio. The size of the door panels in the entire cabinet unit varies according to function, but the width of the stiles and rails is completely consistent, creating a regular rhythm. The door panels are painted a single soft color—grey-green, sage, or dark blue-grey, with an eggshell finish. The hardware consists of simple unlacquered brass round knobs or cup pulls, uniformly positioned. Avoid: adding moldings and carvings to the inner edge of the frame, using protruding door panels, mixing different widths of stiles and rails, using high-gloss paint finishes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組謝克式的櫃門近景。每一片門是最單純的做法:四根等寬的實木邊框圍成一個矩形,中間嵌一片平整的木板,板面比邊框略微退凹。邊框的內側沒有任何線腳與修飾,只是一個乾淨的直角。門片的比例是縱長的,寬高比接近黃金比。整組櫃體的門片大小依機能而不同,但邊框的寬度完全一致,構成規律的節奏。門片漆成單一的柔和色——灰綠、鼠尾草或深藍灰,蛋殼光。五金是簡潔的未上漆黃銅圓鈕或杯型拉手,位置統一。避免:在邊框內側加線腳與雕刻、使用凸出的門板、混用不同寬度的邊框、使用高光的漆面。