Cost Of Textured And Rustic Cabinet Doors From Cutting Edge
Find out how much textured and rustic cabinet doors cost — including distressed, sawn, and brushed finishes — and what styles are available.
Many homeowners and designers love the look of rustic and farmhouse cabinet doors. They make kitchens stand out and your clients happy. But figuring out how much they cost can be confusing. Are textured cabinet doors always more expensive? What should you expect to pay for options like distressed or wire brushed finishes? Are these finishes always available?
Our team has multiple options for rustic cabinet doors. In fact, we’ve made textured and farmhouse cabinet doors for more than 20 years. With several standard textured options, we’ve helped hundreds of contractors deliver beautiful custom pieces on time.
Here’s what you’ll learn in this article:
- How much rustic treatments add to cabinet door prices
- What each finish looks like and what it costs – plus limitations and customizations
- What specs are standard with rustic doors at Cutting Edge
By the end of this article, you’ll know exactly how much each rustic door treatment adds to your costs, which finishes are available for each style, and what limitations to watch for.
Textured And Rustic Cabinet Doors Cost At Least $15 More
Adding a rustic or textured finish increases the cost of your cabinet doors. These prices are retail estimates, and the added costs come from extra machining, hand-finishing, and material needs.
Here’s the key takeaway: Each rustic treatment adds to the price on top of your door’s base cost. The least expensive option adds around $15 per door, while more intensive finishes can add up to $55 or more per door.
| Treatment Type | Added Cost Per Square Foot | Minimum Added Cost Per Door |
|---|---|---|
| Distressed | $10 | $15 |
| Wire Brushed | $30 | $45 |
| Rough Sawn | $35 | $55 |
| Circle Sawn | $35 | $55 |
| Rough + Circle Sawn Combo | $35 | $55 |
If you’re a contractor or builder pricing out a project, these extras can affect your quote and profit margins fast. Especially when dealing with custom cabinetry, it’s essential to know your costs upfront.
Textured And Rustic Treatments Aren’t Always Available
Now, before you get too excited, there are some restrictions. Rustic finishes can’t be applied to every door. Why?
Safety, tooling limits, and wood type restrictions all play a part. At Cutting Edge, we take extra steps to ensure team safety and consistent quality, so some rustic finishes are limited to specific materials or styles.
For one thing, none of these textures are available for MDF or laminate doors. Also, not all door styles can accept the rustic treatments depending on the profile or construction. (We break it down for each finish below.)
Cost Of Textured And Rustic Cabinet Doors
Now that you know the basics, let’s look at how each rustic treatment works, what it costs, and what styles it’s available in.
Distressed Cabinet Doors – $15+
Distressing adds age and character. Expect wire-brushed patches, dents, and small scratches that look like wear from years of use.
What it costs:
Distressing adds around $10 per square foot or at least $15 per door.
Availability:
Available only on solid wood cabinet doors and solid wood slabs.
Customizable?
Yes! You can choose light, medium, or heavy distressing to fit your design style or request specific types of distressing.
Wire Brushed Cabinet Doors – $45+
Wire brushing removes the soft wood around the grain, bringing out texture and depth. It emphasizes the natural beauty of wood, especially open-grain woods like Oak or Walnut.
What it costs:
Wire brushing adds around $30 per square foot, or at least $45 per door.
Availability:
Available on most door styles. However, for applied moulding slim shaker moulding doors, the wire brushing only applies to the panels, not the frames.
Customizable?
Somewhat! You can ask to have the wire brushing applied to specific parts of the doors. For example, you can have only the frames of your doors wire brushed. However, you can’t change the intensity or depth of the wire brushing – this will vary depending on the wood.
Rough Sawn Cabinet Doors – $55+
Rough sawing is made by running wood through a damaged saw blade to create straight, rough lines across the grain. This gives a rugged, worn-in look.
What it costs:
Adds about $35 per square foot, or $55 minimum per door.
Availability:
Rough sawing is only available with solid wood cabinet doors and solid wood slabs.
Customizable?
Somewhat! Like wire brushing, you can have the rough sawing applied to specific parts of the door. However, you can’t change the pattern, intensity, or depth.
Circle Sawn Cabinet Doors – $55+
Circle sawing uses a damaged circular saw to create round patterns across the wood. It mimics the look of older mill cuts.
What it costs:
Adds about $35 per square foot, or $55 minimum per door.
Availability:
Circle sawing is only available with solid wood cabinet doors and solid wood slabs.
Customizable?
Like wire brushing and rough sawing, circle sawing is somewhat customizable. You can’t change the pattern of the circle sawing, but you can ask to have only the panels or only the frames circle sawn.
Combination of Rough + Circle Sawn Cabinet Doors – $55+
You can combine both sawing styles. Choose a pattern like:
- Rough sawn frame + circle sawn panel
- A random blend across the entire door
What it costs:
Adds about $35 per square foot, or at least $55 per door.
Availability:
Only on solid wood cabinet doors and solid wood slabs.
Customizable?
Slightly. You can’t change the pattern, intensity or depth. And while you can request a random blend, the resulting mix is truly random. You could end up with a door with only rough or circle sawn wood.
Most Suppliers Have Standard Specifications For Rustic Cabinet Doors
Each supplier has their approach to rustic styles, and those little details matter. For example, some suppliers might have a pattern they use when distressing cabinet doors. Other suppliers have their wire brushing set to a specific depth or intensity.
Our team has similar guidelines in place. Plus, our rough and circle sawn doors have several specific standards that differ from other companies.
Cutting Edge’s rough sawn and circle sawn cabinet doors have:
- Centre panels with boards that are each 4” wide
- Centre panels with a micro V-groove between boards
- A specific profile combination: the 4R inside profile, S (Dadoed) panel profile, and 75 outside profile
If you’re comparing suppliers, always ask for these details. One vendor’s doors may be different from another’s, and that could affect the look, feel, and price of your whole project.
This is especially risky if your customer has seen a sample from one supplier, or if you’re trying to match another supplier’s products.
Request Your Account To Order Rustic Cabinet Doors Online
You now know exactly how much each rustic or textured treatment adds to the price of cabinet doors. From distressed styles to sawn finishes, each option has a specific price and look. As a contractor, the last thing you need is to quote the wrong price or choose a finish that won’t work for your job. That leads to delays, stress, and frustrated clients.
If you’re ready to price out or order cabinet doors, request your contractor account from Cutting Edge today. Once you have access, you can view detailed pricing and start placing orders right away.
