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Kitchen cabinet door styles have a lingo all of their own. If you are in the market for a kitchen renovation you might find yourself confused by the many terms used to describe cabinet doors. Knowing the terms can help you communicate what you want when looking for and designing your new kitchen. Hopefully this article can help shed some light on the issue when you go to buy kitchen cabinet door styles.

Types of Kitchen Cabinet Doors:

Flat Doors

Flat cabinet doors are what their name implies - flat. They have no patterns, raised areas or receded areas. Flat doors have a simplistic elegance and can work well in many contemporary designs.

Raised Doors

Raised kitchen cabinet doors have a very distinct look to them. They consist of large flat raised areas which can be rectangular or have arched shapes to them. The edges of the raised area slope sharply down. A raised border area typically encloses the raised area in the center. The door is very three dimensional and focuses on the detailing.

Recessed Doors

Recessed cabinet doors have a flat (or grooved) background in the center typically bordered by a raised strip around the edge of the door. An example of a recessed door is Shaker style.

To make things even more confusing, within each type of cupboard door style there are different names for different designs. For example, with raised panel doors a few design names are: Manchester, Cathedral and Victorian.

Experience is really the only way to figure these types of designs out. Going out and viewing the designs which you have available in your area is the best way to figure out what you like in terms of your kitchen. Whether you need your kitchen cabinet door replace or an entire new kitchen, learning about the available door styles will increase the choices you have to choose from.