Yes. Each door is wrapped in five pieces, with every join hidden in the recess, so you get a crisp, painted-looking finish without the cost of new doors.
The short answer
Shaker doors wrap really well. We don't stretch one sheet over the whole door. The frame is wrapped in four pieces and the centre panel in one, with every join hidden in the recess. The result looks like a freshly painted door.
Why five pieces, not one
Stretching a single sheet over a shaker profile thins the film in the inside corners, and that is where it lifts over time.
Wrapping the frame and panel separately means the film is never overstretched. Each piece lies flat, the joins sit in the shadow of the recess, and the lines stay sharp.
Why shaker takes longer
A flat door is one piece of film. A shaker door is five, each one cut, laid and trimmed by hand.
That extra work is why shaker doors usually sit at the top of our £90–£130 per door range.
Finishes that suit shaker
Matt solid colours are the most popular: sage and dark greens, navy, warm greys and off-whites. They give the closest match to a hand-painted kitchen.
Fine woodgrains also work well on a more traditional kitchen. Very glossy films show every line of the profile, so we usually recommend matt or satin.
What we check first
We look for chips, swelling at the edges and peeling laminate or thermofoil. Most of it can be repaired before wrapping. If a door is badly water damaged we will tell you at the survey.
Four pieces
- One piece for each rail and stile
- Wrapped around the outer edges and into the recess
- Mitred where they meet, so the corners read like a painted frame
One piece
- A single sheet across the whole panel
- Edges laid into the recess, under the frame film
- No joins on the flat face of the door
