Finishes, Styles, Wood types – GGR Custom Cabinets

Finishes

Paints, stains, and foils

There are three basic ways to finish your cabinets: paint, stain, or foil. With a paint or stain, you can add or go for something more unusual: it’s taken us years to build our finish techniques-we can handle any look you want.

Paints

It takes six hours to paint a door: each coat adds to its durability and helps to create a smooth, even surface. Paints with glaze: the glazing process highlights the visual depth and interest in corners, crevices. Adding glaze to a painted cabinets brings out the unique qualities of each door, since it’s applied by hand, no two doors are exactly the same.

Stains

To bring out the defining character of any wood species, we hand-spray and hand-rub all of our stains. It requires a lot of skill. Stain with glaze adds depth and dimension. A flood coat of glaze is applied over the entire base stain, then hand-wiped so that glaze stays in the cracks, crevices and grainlines.

Foils

High-gloss foils

If you are considering a modern look, ask your kitchen designer how high-gloss can bring that modern, high-design feel to your kitchen.

Door styles

Yes, there are a lot of doors. That way, we will have the one you want when you figure out what feels right to you

Full overlay

A full overlay has very little cabinet frame showing around each door and drawer front, creating a seamless effect.

Raised panel

A raised panel has a center panel that rises in the center and is somewhat decorative.

Half overlay

A half overlay shows some cabinet frame around each door and drawer front.

Shaker

It’s a style term given to specific door styles that provide a clean, orderly and simple look.

Recessed Panel

A recessed panel door has a flat panel set back inside the perimeter of a door.

Slab

Any door that’s single piece of wood with no panel or decoration. Drawer fronts are also available as slab on many styles.

Wood types

Alder

Commonly used for a rustic look with knotholes, burls and minerals streaks. Can also go modern/industrial with a darker finish. Avaible in rustic only.

Hickory

The hardest wood with the widest color variation. Random burls, knots and mineral streaks give each hickory kitchen a unique sensibility.

Birch

Medium density hardwood with a distinct, moderate grain pattern. Versatile, useful for designs that are anywhere from casual to refined.

Maple

Kind of a go-to wood species- very uniform and predictable. Takes lighter stains and paint colors well. It’s the most used in cabinets.

Cherry

Brings a Rich, elegant feel. Common in fine furniture. Darkens or mellows with age. May contain smell for added character.

Oak

Another popular, versatile wood with rich textures & grain patterns that lends itself to practically any application.