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20 Years: "Something's Gotta Give" Started the White Shaker Trend

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Look at what started it all!!!!! Something's Gotta Give, with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson, came out in 2003. That was almost 20 years ago! I can't recall a kitchen trend that's ever lasted this long....and I've been in the biz for 40 years. What did I ever do before this trend hit...oh yah, honey oak, pickled/frosted, Tuscan, Slab, Goose decor and Green ivy....roosters (didn't last as long as the Geese) LOL!

Look at these pics....this kitchen could be done today! White paint, shaker, Inset frame doors, bin pulls, soapstone countertops.....It's as current today as it was back in 2003. I remember people gasping at seeing this kitchen! I don't see a slow down in this style any time soon.



Comments (21)

  • 3 years ago

    Something's Gotta Give? But I loved the look then--still love it now.

  • 3 years ago

    Classic for sure!

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Yes, @mama goose_gw zn6OH - 'Somethings Gotta Give'. I remember looking for more info on the counters because I thought they were soapstone. Somewhere I came across an article that said they were faux painted wood, intended to look like soapstone.

    I would happily love that kitchen for many more years!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    hahaha oops....I'll fix that Mama!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Fixed! Had the wrong movie title!

  • 3 years ago

    Another great movie kitchen is the one in "It's Complicated," with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. Love its French country vibe, with marble counter, open shelves, oversized pendants, black trim, lavender, etc. Wish I could post some pics but haven't been able to.

  • 3 years ago

    I think they call that Coastal Grandmother style. Lol. Not joking.

  • 3 years ago

    Along with shaker, one of my favorite door styles, --never to be reintroduced or duplicated-- is this from the 1960s (ignore the 80s pulls)



  • 3 years ago

    My grandmother’s kitchen from the 1920-30s looked just like that shaker style. Counters were black streaked linoleum with a fluted metal edge.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I remember at the beginning of the white shaker trend, someone posted their kitchen here and it was added to the FKB (deanna1969 maybe?). It was a glorious version of white shaker with a black island and green walls. It was completely different (at that time) than what anyone else was doing. We couldn't get over it. I know her kitchen came after the movie, but it always seemed to me to be the harbinger of white shaker cabs with a contrasting island.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Palmpiset, I love the lipped door look....very 1940s-50s! Also known as 3/8" offset hinge. The door is routed out so it's partially inset, partially overlay. The door looks less bulky. I love it too! Someday I may do it. I know that Shiloh still offers that lipped style!

  • 3 years ago

    3/8" partial overlay is what I am planning for my kitchen. I used it in my bathrooms as well, but had someone make it.

  • 3 years ago

    @palimpsest, where are you planning to get your cabinets from (or are they custom)? We have partial inset with a 3/8" offset hinge in our bathroom and I need to replace a door, but had not been able to find anyone anywhere who could make those. (I found spare vintage hinges years ago on eBay so have a big stash of those; just need the actual doors.) I was planning to take out the existing doors and just do everything flush inset so it would match, but if there's a place to get partial inset doors, would love to just replace the one that needs it.

  • 3 years ago

    They have been custom.

    But my carpenter made paint grade door/drawer faces for one of my closets in this style with regular tools, no fancy cabinet-making equipment.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Artemis, Shiloh makes lipped (3/8" offset) cabinets.

  • 3 years ago

    The most PERFECT kitchen.... I'm doing mine right now and have been dreaming about it since I saw this movie as a teenager. That dining room too 😍. I actually think the Father of the Bride kitchen is what started the white kitchen obsession in '91 (both are my inspiration). Nancy Meyers is the hero here. When in doubt, "What Would Nancy Do?"

  • 3 years ago

    Do you know the doorstyle on this? I did not see a slab version but I may have missed it.

    Wood-Mode makes Lexington Raised, with a somewhat exaggerated raised panel. and Hallmark Recessed, but I no longer see the slab door.

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks @The Kitchen Place! I’ll reach out to see if they’ll do just doors. Have tried local cabinetmaker but none seem to have experience with the style.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Sure you can do just doors....now finding a dealer to help you get it ordered! Hopefully you have a local dealer.

  • 3 years ago

    I also fell in love with that kitchen in the movie and I love white shaker cabinets that I feel will never go out of style.