For a look that's a little bit country and a little bit shabby chic, consider chicken wire cabinets. Yes, it's basically exactly what it sounds like: open frame cabinet doors outfitted with chicken wire instead of glass, enabling you to see inside your cupboards without the complete exposure of open shelving.
Although my style is neither country nor shabby, I still like this look. (I'm as surprised as anyone.) I'm guessing the hexagonal pattern could play just as well in a minimal Scandinavian-inspired kitchen. Keep it in mind if you ever come across a pair of vintage cabinet doors. It'd be much cheaper than buying new glass.
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It reminds me of the old school glass medical supply cabinets and door windows you see in asylums that had the wire between the glass. NO!
Sounds horrible! I hate it.
Why do this instead of just putting glass in there? Glass still lets you see in, but keeps the dust out.
A tip about buying glass-fronted cabinets: we found during our kitchen remodel that the glass in cabinet doors was incredibly expensive if purchased with the cabinets BUT that having it cut-to-order and installed at our local Ace Hardware saved us about 85% of the cost. This won't work if you want fancy (i.e. frosted or patterned) glass, or if you want individual small panes, but for simple cabinet doors can be a fantastic deal.
I like it! Reminds me of those itty bitty hexagon tiles (which I've heard called "chicken wire floor").
I'm wary of open shelving, even though I like the look, because we have an old house that is prone to accumulating dust. Also, our kitchen is our entryway, so a lot of dirt and such gets tracked in. This is not as good as glass, but better than totally open. It could be especially cool with white-painted chicken wire and a colorful interior on the cabinet.
Gross!