Shaker-style cabinets are some of the most popular looks in cabinets due to their versatility, but figuring out what handle, knob, or pull to complement this kind of cabinet door can be a challenge.
Some cabinet doors are made from five pieces, consisting of four parts for each side of the frame and a recessed panel in the center. Other higher-quality cabinet doors are made from one piece of solid wood with the center routed out.
Shaker-style kitchen cabinets have a clean appearance that can work with any kind of interior design: Traditional, Contemporary, and Transitional. Your handle and hardware will determine the style since the Shaker has the unique advantage of being a blank canvas for your interior design.
Best Handles for Shaker Cabinets That You Can Try
Let’s examine the various handles available for Shaker cabinets and see what effect they convey for your room.
1. Silver Rods With Chrome Bands
These long silver rods with chrome bands as handles create a transitional look to the otherwise traditional wood-stained finish of these Ontario Beech Espresso cabinet doors.
The mixture of wood and metal is not unusual, but somehow, this reads as neither traditional nor contemporary. It still works as a clean detail to enhance the look of your cabinet door. This is also perfect for someone wanting a different look for their conventional cabinet while keeping that minimal look.
2. Silver Circular Knobs
These silver circular knobs on these white shaker cabinet doors are a more traditional appearance and are often found in bathroom cabinet doors for their clean look.
Using white cabinets will generally brighten a room and make a smaller one more spacious, so if you use this in your kitchen, you will have a roomier-looking one.
These knobs and cabinets are ideal for someone who just wants to keep things simple and utilitarian, enabling the homeowner to focus on other areas of the home.
3. Wood and Metal Bar Handles
In contrast to an earlier picture, here we have a mixture of wood and metal bar handles, but this feels more like a contemporary design emphasizing angles and simplicity.
These silver rectangular handles against this espresso wood Shaker-style cabinet would give a kitchen a modern feel, yet silver has a sense of timelessness to it.
4. Chrome Handles
This set of unique handles was displayed at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show this year. These chrome handles with unusual reflective geometric angles create a prism-like effect that will be especially enhanced if you have a colorful kitchen.
This is an example of how your selection of handles will make a strong statement, and the natural neutral wood grain of these shaker cabinets amplifies this result.
5. Metal Rod Handles
We are used to handles on these cabinets placed on the lower corners of the door near where the door opens. While these are not Shaker cabinets depicted in the picture, we wanted to show you that you are not limited to always placing your handles in the same area.
The metal rod handles placed at the direct bottom side of the shaker kitchen cabinet will most likely read as contemporary because they maintain the angular style of that modern design.
6. Bronze Knobs
These crafted metallic bronze knobs pick up the natural browns of this Shaker cabinet and are more representative of a traditional look for your kitchen or bathroom. Ornate handles and knobs feel more traditional because they were often found on wooden furniture for many centuries among the households of higher social classes.
While trends for kitchens and bathrooms may classify this style as in vogue at certain times, the neutral palette of this combination means that this is not likely to go out of fashion.
7. Dark Metal Handles
Would these dark metal handles against these white shaker cabinet doors be a traditional, transitional, or contemporary look? They’re angular enough to be contemporary, and the simplicity of the dark metal handles against the white shaker-style cabinets can be considered traditional.
This setting could work in an industrial kitchen or bath décor, so it can be transitional. So, the answer is that this seemingly simple combination can adapt to any style you wish, making it a blank canvas for your room.
8. Multifaceted Rod with Gold Rings
While we have shown you a large number of Shaker-style cabinet doors, we should not neglect the types of handles available for the White Shaker Cabinet drawers in your kitchen and bath cabinets.
This multifaceted rod, held in place with gold rings, feels like ivory or bone and has a tropical feel, even when contrasted with this grey Shaker-style drawer. It shows how much influence the right handle will have on your look.
9. Gold Dice Knobs
Some people want knobs and handles to reflect their personalities, just like these gold dice knobs on these lower cabinets with shaker cabinet doors. This was part of a whole design where the entire room was gambling-themed in Vegas style, with references to playing cards and poker chips as part of the theme.
Don’t be afraid to have your fixtures on your cabinets show off your personal style, and this goes to show that these knobs are one place to do it cleverly!
One of the biggest advantages to owning Shaker cabinets is their versatility, which makes them both a canvas for your personal taste and attractive cabinets that deserve a place in your house. But amazingly, little details like your choice of handles or knobs can enhance this look to turn that house into a home.
