POLL: shaker style kitchen vs Modern Kitchen

Solid Furniture Design

7 years ago

Please tell us which kitchen type you prefer and why!

Modern Kitchen:

Shaker Style kitchen:

Modern Kitchen

Shaker style kitchen

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Fredericks of Wood Green

7 years ago

Really like modern look handle less kitchen.

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Solid Furniture Design
Original Author
7 years ago
there is always an option of changing just the kitchen fronts.
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Sarah Walker Home Image
7 years ago
Modern has no soul! Shaker is much more homely, without being twee :)
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Daisy England
7 years ago
Modern. Shaker has had its day.
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DK Building (Liverpool) Ltd
7 years ago
Modern, we live in 21st century!
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Solid Furniture Design
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you for sharing your views!
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Hancock & Read
7 years ago
Shaker can be modern too!
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Poggenpohl Birmingham
7 years ago
Our 125 year heritage tells us that the handle-free kitchen design simply cannot be put into the modern category. We convey this to be "timeless" rather than "modern" as we have produced handle-free kitchens since the 60's.

But to answer your question - it would seem a high percentage of our customers take the clean, linear and minimal look. (even though we do a shaker style range)

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Solid Furniture Design
Original Author
7 years ago
great looking kitchen :)
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User
7 years ago
Sleek and practical fitting with modern living
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Abbeymead Building Ltd Chartered Building Company
7 years ago
Modern - Love the clean finish
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CC Builders
7 years ago
Cant beat a shaker kitchen!!
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Heart Kitchens Ltd
7 years ago
We find shakers still popular if painted, not many wood shakers around, but the handleless modern kitchen in both gloss and matt are very popular.
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Threeform furniture
7 years ago
Shaker is tried and tested, and stood the test of time.
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Design Interiors Ltd
7 years ago
I prefer matt finish ! does not show finger marks
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Graham Rivers Architects
7 years ago
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Modern wins everytime for us!
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Dan McNulty CHARTERED ARCHITECT
7 years ago
I love this style
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HaticeXInterior Design and Architecture
7 years ago
Hi I voted the modern because of the white colour
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C&R Interiors
7 years ago
Much prefer Modern Kitchens as i like the stream lines.
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Design Interiors Ltd.
7 years ago
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Both styles are equally popular with our clients. Personal preference for me however is for the flat doors of a modern kitchen. Great combination of graceful lines and easy to keep clean.
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BH Kitchens
7 years ago
Shaker with out doubt . will never go out of fashion
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Rooms Design Studio
7 years ago
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Much prefer modern....this is a project we have recently completed.
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BD Contracts Scotland Ltd
7 years ago
I like the modern kitchen more. I like the gloss white. Nice clean finish.
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Lujan Design
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Nice shaker kitchen
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JAA Architects
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It has to be the modern kitchen for us!
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Kevin Hollings Kitchens
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We love shaker kitchens. Come to our studio in Old Newton and have a lot at what we can offer
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CARRO Studio
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We find our clients prefer a modern styling with clean lines, and as a photography company this is always a delight to capture.
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We love the clean lines and smooth style of contemporary kitchens!
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Design Works Kitchens
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We are designing a lot of modern handle less kitchens recently
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Kelly Blakemore Living
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Can't go wrong with a classic shaker! With beautiful brass bar handles to make it current.
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Deborah Hayward
7 years ago
love the shaker kitchen but probably would have a little more colour.
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User
7 years ago
Shaker style kitchen looks more nice
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Crystal Interiors
7 years ago
Traditional shaker kitchen will still look good in 20 years
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Malrose
7 years ago
The Shaker Kitchen Looks Great
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Bespoke Living Chiswick Ltd
7 years ago
I like the shaker style kitchen as it is a lot easier to live with and also warmer. The shaker design will also be around for many years to come. Why not go handless shaker which makes it look a bit more modern.
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Leadway Developments Ltd
7 years ago
We have done plenty of shaker style kitchens with a contemporary twist. They look great!
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Sapwood Homes Limited
7 years ago
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Shaker design is timeless and has more character than a plain slab style door
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Foxley Joinery Ltd
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The shaker style will stand the test of time.
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KMK Renovations
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very nice design
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I go for character which the shaker style has. The modern look looks good but no character.
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Shaker Kitchen, Nice and simple! Beautiful In-Frame too
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Raven Kitchen Design
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Both look great but here I prefer the modern look
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KBBB
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Love the classic shaker style in this photo
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Connells Kitchens Bathrooms & Bedrooms Ltd
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I prefer the modern kitchen because of the clean lines and handle less finish
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Eden Design
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Modern Kitchen
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SPACE INTERIOR DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
7 years ago
Shaker generally is easier to live with!
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Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
7 years ago
I love both, and they each have their good points and are suited to different settings.

As a designer, though, I often prefer the Shaker designs - I don't know why, but they often seem to provide a bit more scope for creativity!

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Alex Burgess Carpentry
7 years ago
I like both, but I prefer shaker-style. They seem to be quite versatile.
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Bedrooms Plus
7 years ago
Shaker is great...love the island!
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Vivid Line Furniture Ltd
6 years ago
In this particular picture I prefer Shaker Kitchen BUT - in life, it would depend on the interior architecture...sometimes you just walk in the space and get a feel what would work best!