I’m not really talking structural, more aesthetics.
But how big can a cabinet door be without looking too big? In the design attached (which isn’t done yet, so no comments needed on the unfinished details) the doors are going to be 26″ wide if I stick with the current plan. That seems a little big. But then four doors at 13″ each seem a little small and too busy for my taste.
any thoughts?
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j... i don't like the 26" doors
but the 13" doors wouldn't bother me visually..
and they would also match the speaker boxes (????) flanking
you could also do (3) 17" doors... depending on handles & hinges
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You're right, the 13 inchers don't look too bad.
The left nook is for CD's and the right is for wine. I'm fighting a building column in the back left corner, hence the nooks of different depths.
I just know from experience that doors that are wider than they are tall play havoc with the hinges--tend to rack the hinges so the doors are always sagging. Big PITA.
Just to look at it aesthetically, it is fine, but you work th e hinges hard and you have to back your body up into the room to open those in that configuration. That is unsafe and inconvenient, IMO
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But how big can a cabinet door be without looking too big?
Generally, anything wider than it is tall starts to look odd.
Now, for upper doors on a taller cabinet, or an over-refrigerator cabinet that's only 12" or 15" tall, that "rule" takes some bending.
Now, for your application, it would be simple to say, use 4 x 13" instead of 2 x 26" wide. But, that could make for fussy panels after subtracting all the door stiles. (13" door - 2 2.5" stiles leaves a panel of 8")
Hmm. I suppose you could put a mullion stile in the middle of the 26" doors for 26 - 5 - 3 = 18 / 2 = 9" panels, hmm not much better.
Three doors may wind up being your best bet.