Modern glossy or Shaker kitchen?

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Trying to decide between a glossy white modern kitchen door and a cream Shaker style door. I like the the glossy one but wonder if these are just "the current fashion" and will they look dated in a few years? They are both from Panelling Centre so can be viewed on their site.

Roma (Shaker): [broken link removed]

Ariane (modern): [broken link removed]

Opinions very welcome! Thanks
 
i love the cream shaker
modern glossy is very "in" now but in a few years - who knows!!
the safer bet would be the cream one
 
I love the glossy look and it is easy maintenance but it may go out of vogue and look ridiculous in a few yrs. I also hate the long handles. I like the clean simplicity of the Shaker but I would rather have flush doors with no grooving or ledges for dirt to accumulate.
 
Whatever about looking dated I'd find the modern one much easier to clean - looks like the doors are smooth all the way down so no crumbs etc. gathering in the fiddly little corners of the panel insets like in the other kitchen. Used to live in a house that not only had that type of kitchen units, every single door in the place also had at lease two panels in it - spent far too much of my time dusting. Whenever I get my own place it'll be very plain looking with as few dust traps as possible!
 
Personally, I think the clean lines of the Arianne will stand the test of time better. I agree however that the long handles may look naff in years to come.
 
Modern glossy I think.

Although you probably wont need the 3 clocks on the wall showing different times from around the world :)
 
I'll be going for the modern sleek style myself though I think this one here in glossy cream is the best of the lot cos for me white would be too harsh and cold, each to their own though:

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It really depends on the rest of the house- I'm not really into seperately themed rooms, and like an overall flow- so if the rest of the house is sleek and modern, go for the new one, but if not...
 
I'm with Vanilla. I try and view the house as a whole and try to get colours/designs to run from one room to the other. It means turning down some things that I'd love.

I'm not loaded, so my way of doing things is that anything that is going to be permanent or cost a fortune, I try to get it as unremarkable as possible, so that it won't draw attention to itself and date (as all things do eventually). So I'd probably go for something less dramatic than either of those kitchens but if pushed would chance the Shaker.

Rebecca
 
Thanks for the opinions everyone. I am torn between the two. I actually really like the cream version of the modern one - in person its a lot more subtle than the harsh white. We are undergoing a total renovation of our house following completion of an extension but with two kids demanding our attention we're don't have too much time to plan it out very carefully. Its definitely not going to be all modern so maybe the glossy kitchen would look out of place. Interesting point about the long handles, I thought they were cool but might rethink them now.
 
But surely if in a few years the handles look naff it would be very simple to replace them with something more fashionable at the time? Certainly cheaper than replacing the kitchen or doors.
 
Was recently in a kitchen showroom with a friend who was dithering between 2 very similar options.
The salesman made the point that with smaller handles the doors could look very stark... they're basically just a plain rectangle. The long handles take the bare look off them.

As the showroom didn't have the gloss kitchen made up as a display kitchen (they just showed us the components), we also visited friends of friends who had recently got one installed. Looked great, but one thing that struck me was the potential for showing up fingerprints & smudges more than a matt surface. Same problem with a steel worktop.
 
"But surely if in a few years the handles look naff it would be very simple to replace them with something more fashionable at the time? Certainly cheaper than replacing the kitchen or doors"

If the new handles are shorter the hole from the longer one won't be too easy to disguise and might well necessitate new doors.
 
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