You can do a variation of shaker by using a different inside profile instead of just the straight shaker. This website has a lot of info and great closeup pics of the unfinished doors so that you can see the inside edges. You should explore "products" and "options", too. (I went with local custom, not this website, but they had the best pics!)

I didn't want the straight shaker profile, so went with a 45 degree bevel on the inside edge (something like Tilford on this page), but click on some of the others and you'll see you can do a few different inside edges and still keep the stiles and rails plain and straight.

You definitely want to keep it simple for a beach house, but at the same time, it doesn't have to be totally plain :-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Cabinet doors

What about a slab? Very contemporary though.

Or maybe something like this? I'd do the lowers in sea salt and uppers white.

Also, here is the terminolgy for the different parts of the door.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cabinet Door Parts

This thread might help, too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Shaker/Raised Panel Thread

I read about "Beaded Inset" Â or at least I think thatÂs what it is called. I think this style is somewhat popular here for folks that want a "Shaker" style? If I am right so far, I really do not know what this looks like.

Julie  in the link you gave, does one of the pictures show what this style looks like?

julie94062 Thank you for the link it will be very helpful. Now if my brain can visualize those drawings.

Jeri- I would like to know what Beaded Inset looks like also.

Does anybody have pics of lower painted cabinets with white painted uppers? LOL Hope so :o)

We are planning to do green lower cabinets with white uppers (a little darker, less blue than sea salt though), a lot of the inspiration came from this Cottage Living article from a while back:

Click on the photo for a writeup about the article and more photos.

We went with a detailed inset panel and added glaze to bring out the detail.

detail view

Pantry/desk area

Inset describes the type of cabinetry (overlay and frameless being a couple of other types of construction). Beaded inset just means that there is a bead around the opening where the cabinet is inset instead of it being plain.

For our cabinet TYPE we have beaded inset. Our door STYLE is a modified shaker. Modified because the edges aren't squared off but rather have an angle to them which makes it easier to clean. There is another thread going on right now called Can someone please explain to me.....? that also shows some shaker style cabinets if you want more photos of that style and discussion.

The terminology is definitely confusing! I'm really no expert...just another who has waded through all this and is still learning :-)

Judydel has shown you the beaded inset (beading on the actual frame around where the drawer goes in) and you can also see that she has a beautiful inside profile next to the flat inner panel. (BTW, Judy, your kitchen is to die for!).

Another term that is used is "beading", which is actually an applied moulding around the inside panel, like this (on a full overlay door):

Here's a link to the picture. At the bottom, it shows that the #106 moulding (beading) is applied.

Still another term I've heard is beaded Shaker which seems to refer to a beadboard flat panel in the middle like this (and like tracey.erin showed above):

{{!gwi}}

Whatever you decide on, it's probably best to find a picture of it and show your cabinet maker. You don't want to get the name wrong and end up with something different :-)

P.S. Franki, your cabinets are absolutely gorgeous!

This is a pretty good site for choosing doors.
decore.com They have a door finder by style.

Frankie, I LOVE your cabinets, could you tell us more about them?
brand, type of wood....
Do you have pictures of your entire kitchen posted anywhere? I would like to see the rest of it.

thanks!