Shaker Internal Doors

Oak Shaker Doors

A Shaker door keeps it simple: a flat recessed panel set within a plain, square-edged frame, with clean straight lines and no applied moulding. The style comes from the Shaker movement of the eighteenth century, where utility and honest craftsmanship came first, and that restraint is exactly why it still works today. Made in oak, a Shaker door sits comfortably in a period home and just as easily in a modern one, which makes it one of the most versatile styles in the range.

Two, four and five panel

The range covers several panel counts, and the choice is about the look you want rather than how the door is built. A two panel Shaker door is the most understated, a four panel adds a little more structure and suits both modern and period rooms, and a five panel gives a more traditional, vertical rhythm. Each keeps the same flat-panel, square-frame Shaker character.

Glazed and fire rated options

Beyond the solid designs, the Shaker face is also offered glazed, with clear glass in place of the upper panel to bring light between rooms, and as an FD30 fire door where building regulations call for thirty minutes of fire resistance. That lets you keep one clean look right through the house. Simple ironmongery suits the style, and our door hardware pages carry finishes to match.

How Shaker differs from other styles

Shaker is the plainest of the panelled styles. Where a Victorian door carries fuller moulded panels and a 1930s door its one-over-three layout, a Shaker door drops the moulding for a flat recessed panel in a square frame. For a contemporary flat-panel look with a different rhythm, our Mexicano doors are worth a look.

Solid Oak Shaker Doors

The range runs from solid oak through to oak-veneered doors, so you can choose the construction that suits the room. A solid oak door is the same wood all the way through rather than an oak face over a manufactured core, joined with mortice and tenon so the frame stays square and true. Because the material is consistent right through, a solid oak door can be sanded back and re-treated many times, and trimmed to fit an opening. Oak moves a little with the seasons, so leave a small gap for expansion when fitting.

Finishing your doors

Every solid oak door is supplied unfinished as standard, ready to seal to suit the room. Oak needs a finish to protect it and to bring out the grain. Use a suitable hardwax oil such as Treatex, which is made for solid oak doors, or let our oiling service do it for you before dispatch. Seal all faces, including the top and bottom edges, which are the ones most often missed. Our maintenance guide covers keeping the finish right over time.

Explore other oak door styles

Shaker is one of several oak door styles in the range. For plank and framed cottage designs, see our barn, ledge and brace and framed, ledged and braced doors, whose named form is the Suffolk. You can browse every style in internal doors by style.