Selecting craftsman style cabinetry.
Mission style cabinet doors.
Mission style doors are known for their simple clean and elegant beauty that is set off by the use of a squared flat panel.
Mission style furniture is traditionally made from oak with an emphasis on straight vertical and horizontal lines and flat planes that help accentuate the natural wood grain.
The most common material used in mission style kitchen cabinets is oak particularly american white oak.
Shaker style doors are very similar but usually set themselves apart by having a chamfered raised panel.
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Mission style design is defined by straight lines and panel faced doors with little or no adornment.
The term craftsman is sometimes used interchangeably with the arts crafts bungalow stickley furniture or frank lloyd wright styles.
Occasionally cherry can be used as well as this is considered a more elegant and durable wood.
To achieve the craftsman look choose a door style that is simple and uncomplicated with straight clean lines.
Cabinet doors with straight square edges and simple clean lines work fantastic in craftsman kitchen designs.