It's usually an upgrade option. $50 per drawer or so.

The hardware you choose can make it traditional or contemporary. I have slab drawers with cup pulls.

I couldn't find a style called Triton when searching DeWils cabinetry.

Slab drawers are very traditional. Whether they look contemporary or not depends on the context.

jellytoast, it's under Planning Center -> Contemporary

The pic Kiko posted shows a slab drawer front for the Triton. But there are other DeWils styles that show drawer detailing: Stonybrook, Avalon, Sheffield, Cepheus, Athina, and Vienna.

Or, as GreenDesigns pointed out, it may be available as an option. If it is, you might consider doing it only on your deeper/larger drawers.

But as Marcolo pointed out, slab fronts can be old-school. My 100-year old cabinets combine Shaker inset uppers with slab front partial overlay drawers. It was very common.

Thank you for your replies.

Triton is also under Planning--> Country

But I never looked it up before I ran into this issue - now I see that it shows the slab drawer.

I will ask the KD about selecting another style that shows the drawer with the cabinet deign - or I will decide that with my country hardware it is OK.

Thanks again for the quick replies - I am feeling calmer now :-)

The thing is, 5pc drawers will always be more expensive. If you choose a door that has that as a standard, your price will change upwards. If that is a must for you, you need to explain that to the KD you are working with. She can help to find compromises elsewhere in the design to help pay for that upgrade.

I ordered new doors for all my cabinets. My kitchen isn't high end or anything. But I like Shaker doors. When I ordered new drawer fronts, I ordered those Shaker too. However, due to the width and height of the drawers, I could see where a slab drawer front may look better. I guess it depends on the size of the drawer.

I do think it varies with the cabinet style. My shaker custom cabinets will generally have a door-style shaker drawer, but a few of the smallest drawers will be slabs due to the issue in the picture above. Very shallow drawers look silly framed unless you tweak the frame size. On mine, I think they varied the frame width on some of them, but on the very shallow or narrow (in the case of some spice pull outs) items, the slab seems like the only reasonable option.

First of all....are you doing, partial overlay, full overlay or inset?

I personally think a slab drawer can look country or modern.

My personal favorite way is slab drawer on uppers and 5pc drawer on any deeper drawers. Consider just replacing the deep ones!

Here is a picture w/ slab on shallow top drawers and 5pc on deeper (taller) drawers with inset cabinetry. My favorite way to do drawers. Gorgeous!

Here is a picture, full overlay (frameless) with all 5pc. And it looks quite modern, don't you think?

And here is a kitchen in full overlay with all slab.

I also think that you can make your kitchen whatever you like it to be....modern or country. Shaker style is so transitional!

Good luck. Kompy

try it with the drawer pulls, I think it makes a huge difference in how cabinet looks, also flooring and counter. I have seen some IKEA kitchens look very "farm house".

I came across this kitchen on Houzz when I was looking for something else. It has shaker doors with slab drawers, and I think it looks fantastic. The designer evidently considers it "transitional."

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Here is a link that might be useful: Transitional kitchen with slab drawers

kitchen is full - overlay.

We are headed to see KD tonight to see if there are any alternatives, but it sounds like only higher level cabinet designs come with drawer designs - and I am not willing to pay any more $$.

I am trying to convince myself it will look fine with my hardware.

DIY2much2Do - thank you for posting those pictures. It did look very nice.

Hoping for the best when it all comes together....

Update:
KD said we could have door design on drawers as an upgrade for $650 for 9 drawers (keeping top drawer slab to avoid problems noted here).

Coincidentally we had a pre-dig meeting scheduled with the builder this morning and we vented about a whole bunch of things - including this, and he is going to eat the cost (or have Kitchen place eat the cost).

Works for me!

We have a combination of slab and 5-pc drawers depending on their size. Used cup pulls and I really like the look. I think it looks more old-fashioned and traditional when it is mixed up a bit.

I searched high and low looking for raised panel style drawers. I found them with Shenandoah, not an expensive line by GW standards nor an upgrade. I am very pleased with the cabinets and am glad I did not settle for something not quite right for me. There were loads of slab style drawers out there but I did not realize at first that the drawers would not be the same style as all the door styles I was flipping through. I am just so glad I realized beforehand how the drawers could be slabs and pursued the panel style! None of the designers mentioned drawer styles were options that could be upgraded or modified.

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We have both also. The kitchen is pretty transitional.

On the bright side: slab drawers are much easier to keep clean. My shaker style 5 piece doors are a pain. Dust collects in the crevices and has to be carefully removed with a folded cloth or a make-shift q-tip.

If you look through any cabinet catalogue (The Cabinet Joint.com, Brookhaven and Norcroft, which I have) there is always an option for raised panel drawers, or just the drawers that match the doors.

I am confused as to how you would be told "all drawers come with slabs." It sounds like there was a judgement call made as to what you could/would afford, therefore limiting your options. This would p!ss me off, and also make me wonder what else was not being offered.

I, too, have shaker doors in my bath with slab and shaker drawer fronts.