When it comes to updating your kitchen, it can often be the case that the desire for something more modern can compete with our sense of wanting to buy a kitchen which offers a look which will weather design trends and not become quickly dated.
The kitchen is very often the heart of the home; it’s a place where families come together to cook, eat and have a spend quality time together. It’s also a space we use to entertain and increasingly even a workspace too. Therefore it’s so important that, when choosing a kitchen design, that you opt for a style that will suit you and your lifestyle for a long time to come.
Additionally, no one wants to choose a kitchen with “style over substance”. As well as looking good, you want to ensure that your kitchen will be able to withstand the wear and tear of daily life, after all, we use our kitchen’s at multiple times every day.
Our Elegance Smooth Shaker kitchen units and doors provide the answer. A range which is both timeless and chic – following the design principles of traditional shaker style. Thanks to its super smooth finish, and a wide offering of styles including curved doors and plinths it also brings contemporary twists without compromising on that classic feel.
We offer complete kitchen units – which allow you to fully design your new kitchen, but also replacement doors – which provide you with the opportunity to get a fresh new look without having to go the expense of removing your old kitchen and buying full units – so there really is an affordable option for all.
The Shaker Style Kitchen
The Shaker style dates back to the 18th century. The shakers, who were a religious sect, formed of a group that broke away from the Quaker religion, originally sold their simple furniture to support themselves and their community.
Now abundant in kitchen design, the principles founded by the Shakers of perfect functionality combined with the best materials is still very much in demand today.
Thanks to the simplicity of shaker design, it fits well with the modern home – lines and are smooth, which makes them super easy to maintain, and the fact that the design principles are simple it’s a versatile choice – you can keep it super traditional with neutral colours, and bring the most modern colour trends to create a dazzling contrast between the classic design and the up to date hue.
For those with an eye to the future, shaker kitchens tend to be incredibly popular with almost everyone, so they are also a great choice when it comes to making sure that, if you choose to sell your home, your kitchen will be desirable for almost any buyer.
The Elegance Smooth Shaker Units
The Elegance Smooth Shaker Collection provides that most sought after combination – truly classic and desirable design, but with modern twists that do not detract from, its simplicity.
The 18mm kitchen units are incredibly durable and feature those little touches that one would expect from today’s kitchen such as soft closing drawers which are mounted onto the unit. Additionally, the units are finished with a solid back complete with a service void to hide unsightly pipework behind the unit.
All of our Elegance Smooth Shaker Kitchen Units come complete with adjustable legs, and hanging brackets or wall mounting plates, so will fit with your kitchen design.
We have a wide range of kitchen units types, all delivered to you in a flat pack, allowing you to get the kitchen of your dreams quickly and at an affordable cost. You can choose to install yourself – and we even offer instructional videos to help you with the installation.
Elegance Smooth Shaker Replacement Doors
For those who wish to take advantage of upgrading your kitchen but without the added costs, choosing to purchase replacement kitchen doors is a great money saving option.
As long as your existing kitchen carcasses are in good condition, you can give your space an entirely new look, without breaking the bank.
Our Elegance Smooth Shaker replacement kitchen doors are 22mm thick and are finished in a smooth PVC, making them the perfect choice for the modern kitchen. Smoother than our wood-grained units, they provide a reflective, yet not gloss surface that can give the appearance of space and light. And thanks to their smooth finish, they are very easy to keep clean, and incredibly durable.
The Elegance shaker style doors are constructed using the traditional methods that one would expect from a shaker style. Crafted from 5 individual pieces in the old fashioned method, rather than a single routed piece – in fact, the construction is incredibly similar to that of a traditional timber door.
Their core composition of MDF, with a 2mm PVC coating, brings durability and toughness to the doors, meaning that they are built to last.
Our replacement doors come in a wide range of styles and shapes, meaning that you can create a fresh new look – whether you wish to add curved units to your kitchen, or want to maintain your current look but with a fresh new twist.
The Colours
The Elegance range of kitchen units and doors comes in six colours, designed to appeal to every taste. For those who love traditional tones, our neutrals such as cashmere or white allow you to keep it simple.
A selection of greys bring the most in-demand colour in design to the collection, but with an array of tones suited to any taste.
For those who love bold colours mixed with traditional design – our graphite kitchen units and doors create a dramatic effect.
Or consider mixing and matching wall and base units, or highlighting areas of your kitchen by mixing it up – contrasting different units within the collection.
Elegance Cashmere Kitchens
Our Elegance Cashmere replacement kitchen doors and kitchen units provide a subtle shade which works in almost any kitchen design.
Elegant by name and nature, these units give you the choice to have a kitchen in a neutral tone which can be used as a stunningly chic bland canvas with which to set off accent colours, giving you the freedom to change your kitchen look without the need for replacement – just update your accessories, or paint a wall, and you have a new look!
Dust Grey Kitchen Units and Doors
Our Elegance Dust Grey Kitchen units and doors offer a tone that it is simultaneously neutral, yet eye-catching. Brining a striking element of the modern to a traditional shaker style, this exciting hue works well in almost any kitchen layout.
A colour which is currently the darling of interior designers, theses grey kitchen doors can be contrasted with other colours in the elegance collection to bring an added dimension to your kitchen design or works well as a stand-alone.
Graphite Shaker Kitchens
This daring colour brings a sense of drama to your kitchen design. Our Elegance Graphite kitchen collection combines an intrinsically modern kitchen colour with this traditional style to create an aesthetic which is sure to impress.
A bold hue, graphite is fast becoming one of our most popular modern colour choices, thanks to its feeling of luxury, but also its adaptability.
This stunning colour, combined with shaker style units creates a space that feels both classic, but at the same time, completely contemporary. Soften the look by contrasting these almost black kitchen units with neutrals from the Elegance range, or add texture by choosing a stone worktop to perfectly contrast.
Light Grey Kitchen Doors and Units
Our Elegance Smooth Shaker Light grey kitchen units and replacement doors provide those who wish to experiment with the latest colour trend a way to do so but in a subtle way.
Crafted in the lightest of greys, this subtle shade allows you to explore this up to date colour scheme but without going for a very bold colour scheme. Additionally, as an almost neutral, our Elegance kitchen doors in light grey provide the perfect way to upgrade existing kitchen units, and blends well with many kitchen carcasses.
Thanks to the popularity of grey in today’s interior design trends, this also makes for the perfect unit colour to blend in where you are creating an open-plan space, as it works beautifully with a grey toned colour scheme in spaces such as dining or living areas – without detracting from your interior décor.
Elegance Stone Grey
Our Elegance Shaker Units and Replacement Doors in Stone provide the very best of traditional shaker design but with a slightly modern take. A tone which is both neutral but appealing, this stone colour combined with this super smooth finish creates a look which feels both clean and up to date, but also homely and classic.
As a colour, grey is versatile, and this very neutral take on the grey trend provides a perfect backdrop to allow your kitchen design to shine, but without being boring. Complimenting almost any worktop, it’s also a colour which provides the perfect backdrop to brining more bold tones into the design, whether by contrasting with darker units or by choosing dramatic accessories.
White Shaker Kitchen Units With a Modern Feel
Probably one of the most classic choices for kitchen design, our Elegance White Shaker Kitchens really are at the epitome of traditional style. However, thanks to the super smooth styling of these shaker units, and the little contemporary touches in the design, these prove to feel somehow like a kitchen unit that could sit in a Georgian country house, or the most modern apartment and still look very much at home.
Thanks to the super shiny smooth finish, these white units are easy to keep clean, and the reflective quality of the white colour can help to bring an illusion of additional space too.
Buy Elegance Smooth Shaker Kitchen From Kitchen Warehouse
Here at Kitchen Warehouse, we take the utmost pride in offering high-quality kitchens at an affordable price, and with great customer service ethos. We are always happy to talk to you about your dream kitchen and are on hand to offer advice if you need it.
We supply both the public and kitchen showrooms, so choosing to buy online from us means that you benefit from direct savings when compared to buying on the high street or from other kitchen providers. Quite simply, we offer great quality kitchens at a price to suit most budgets.
Our Elegance Shaker kitchen units and doors have lead times from just 7 working days, so, unlike with other kitchen sellers, you don’t have to wait months for your new kitchen. Just browse online order and your kitchen will be delivered to you flat packed and ready to install.
If you want to check whether a colour or style is suitable for you before committing to buying a new kitchen, why not order a sample door to get a feel for how the Elegance range will look with your existing kitchen accessories and white goods?
Prefer to see us in person? Our showroom in Ripon Yorkshire is open and our friendly team are waiting to meet you.