DOOR STYLE: Milan | BASE CABINETS/FLOATING SHELVES: Maple Natural | TALL/WALL CABINETS: Maple Flagstone
Contents
Styles Woods & Surfaces
Finish In Style
Let the Designing Begin
The pages ahead offer a condensed look at the various style and finish options available. We hope this book shows you what could be and helps you narrow your options while working with a Bluestem designer. Good luck!
Cover Image
DOOR STYLE: Edge
BASE/ISLAND CABINETS: Paint Grade Black
HOOD/WALL CABINETS: Paint Grade White
Door Styles
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab and Five-Piece
Aspen
OFFERED IN: Red Oak, Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Five-Piece
Arlington
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Ava
OFFERED IN: Red Oak, Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Five-Piece
Boardwalk
OFFERED IN: Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Bree
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Five-Piece
Brentwood
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Cabana
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab and SREH
ACCENT
PRIMARY DOOR STYLE: Lane Inset | CABINETS: Paint Grade Evergreen Fog
DOOR STYLE: Pendar | MIRROR AND SHELF: Maple Cashew
Door Styles
Cambridge
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Channing
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Chalet
OFFERED IN: Textured Melamine with Grain
PRODUCT LINE: Frameless
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Five-Piece
Chatwick
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Door Styles
Cheshire
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Walnut, Rustic Alder, HDM and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Coventry
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Walnut and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Concordia
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, Walnut, Rustic Alder, HDM and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Duet
OFFERED IN: Foils, Textured Melamine Solids and High-Gloss Acrylic Solids
PRODUCT LINE: Frameless
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab with Horizontal Grain
Duet SS
OFFERED IN: Foils
PRODUCT LINE: Frameless
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab Slim Shaker with Horizontal Grain
Edge
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Hamlet
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Galena
Door Styles
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Jackson
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Horizon
OFFERED IN: Foils with Grain, Textured Melamine with Grain, Bamboo, Straight Grain Wood Veneers, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, High-Gloss Acrylic Patterns and Walnut
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab with Horizontal Grain
Lane
OFFERED IN: Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Kerf Slab
DOOR STYLE: Pierre | CABINETS: Paint Grade Gun Smoke
Door Styles
Lansing
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Milan
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, Walnut and Paint Grade/HDM
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab with Horizontal Grain
Lexor
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Oxford
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
OFFERED IN: HDM in paint only
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Pendar II
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Pendar
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, Walnut, Rustic Alder, HDM and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Pendar W
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Door Styles
Pierre
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Partial and Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Sierra
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Savannah
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Rift White Oak and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Sonoma
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Hickory and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Door Styles
Stenson
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, HDM and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Sutton
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Summit
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Tucson
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless, Refacing and Inset
OVERLAY: Partial, Full and Inset
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab, SRDE, SREH and Five-Piece
Vercelli
OFFERED IN: Cherry, Maple, Rustic Alder and Paint Grade
PRODUCT LINE: Frameless
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab and Five-Piece
Villa
OFFERED IN: Textured Melamine with Grain
PRODUCT LINE: Frameless
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab with Vertical Grain Stiles and Horizontal Grain Center Panel
Vienna
OFFERED IN: Foils with Grain, Textured Melamine with Grain, Bamboo, Straight Grain Wood Veneers, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, High-Gloss Acrylic Patterns and Walnut
PRODUCT LINE: Framed, Frameless and Refacing
OVERLAY: Full
DRAWER HEADERS: Slab with Vertical Grain
DOOR STYLE: Milan | CABINETS: Paint Grade White
Woods & Surfaces
Each hardwood species offers a wide range of stains, paints, and specialty finish options, shown on the following pages.
Cherry Hickory
The warm elegance of Cherry darkens considerably as it ages. Cherry’s fine grain often exhibits swirls and a flowing, random pattern. Its color varies from nearly white to dark reddish brown.
Pendar shown in Cherry Natural
Maple
The fine, uniform grain pattern of Maple tends toward lighter colorations. Like all woods, it will darken with age. Maple takes on a subtle mottled appearance when finished in darker stains.
Pendar shown in Maple Natural
Hickory displays vibrant grain patterns and wide variation in color. Lighter stains make this feature most evident, while darker stains tend to mute it.
Pendar shown in Hickory Natural
Paint Grade
One of our most popular selections is Paint Grade. Paint Grade doors and five-piece drawer headers have a solid, fine-grain hardwood frame. Center panels and slab headers are of HDM. HDM, an engineered wood, is used by cabinetry manufacturers of all quality levels because it is more stable than solid hardwood. The entire door is HDM in select door styles.
Pendar shown in Paint Grade Dover White
Woods & Surfaces
Each hardwood species offers a wide range of stains, paints, and specialty finish options, shown on the following pages.
Red Oak
A time-honored favorite with prominent, distinctive grain character, Red Oak may show tiny rays and flowing patterns. It tends toward warm tones and is very hard with a high shock resistance.
Pendar shown in Red Oak Natural
Quartersawn White Oak
The quartersawing method on White Oak yields material with distinctive grain and superior stability. Natural rays and flecks can be more prominent on Quartersawn White Oak running horizontally across the grain.
Pendar shown in Quartersawn White Oak Natural
Walnut
Walnut has a variable grain, ranging from straight to highlyfigured, and color, ranging from tan to dark brown to purplishgray heartwood, and creamy white to blonde sapwood. A darker stain is recommended when less color variation is desired.
Pendar shown in Walnut Natural
Rift White Oak
The riftsawn method produces a tightly-striped linear grain pattern with minimal interruption from perpendicular rays or flecks. Known for strength and stability. Celebrated for visual consistency and accepting a variety of finish treatments well.
Pendar shown in Rift White Oak Sable
Create an environment of authentic warmth and homey charm with Rustic Alder. Rustic Alder displays visible knots, mineral streaks, and color variation in the door frames and solid center panels.
Rustic Alder
Pendar shown in Rustic Alder Natural
DOOR STYLE: Concordia | CABINETS: Paint Grade Soft Cream with Oatmeal Glaze
Surface Options
Some door styles are offered in additional surface options like wood veneers, acrylics, foils and textures.
Chalet
• Textured Melamine with Grain
Duet
• High-Gloss Acrylic Solids
• Textured Melamine Solids
• Foils
Duet SS
• Foils
Vienna
• Exotic Wood Veneers
• Straight Grain Wood Veneers
• High-Gloss Acrylic Patterns
• Foils with Grain
• Textured Melamine with Grain
Textured Melamine with Grain
Horizon
• Exotic Wood Veneers
• Straight Grain Wood Veneers
• High-Gloss Acrylic Patterns
• Foils with Grain
• Textured Melamine with Grain
Villa
• Textured Melamine with Grain
Argento Taction Texture
Urban Boreal Texture
Licorice Groovz Medina Texture
Ginger Taction Texture
Pelee Island Pear Boreal Texture Metro Boreal Texture
Gibraltar Taction Texture
Roja Velvet Texture White Velvet Texture
Seared Oak Boreal Texture
High-Gloss Acrylic Patterns
High-Gloss Acrylic Solids
Solid Foils
Foils with Grain
Exotic Wood Veneers
Straight Grain Wood Veneers
Black face Black backer White face White backer Smoke face White backer
Dark Gray face Storm backer
Wired Bronze face Slate backer
Wired Cobalt face Brittany Blue backer
Wired Mercury face Storm backer
Wired White face White backer
Wired Zinc face Black backer
Cream
Silt
Midnight White Fashion Gray Gauntlet
Swiss Elm Skye Oyster Bay Dunbar
Maple SG Harvest Cherry SG Sienna
Bamboo Natural Bamboo Rockport
Red Oak SG Pampas Bamboo Montana
Finish In Style
Our selection of stains, paints, and specialty finish options is extensive, providing nearly unlimited customization opportunities.
DOOR STYLE: Edge | BASE CABINETS: Paint Grade Black | WALL CABINETS: Paint Grade White
Bluestem Stains
Stains
Cognac Amber Sienna Hazelnut
Autumn Nutmeg Truffle Pecan
Cherry
Maple Hickory
Rustic Alder
Red Oak
White Oak
Walnut Species
Cashew Harvest Also Available in Rustic
Available in Quartersawn and Rift
Chestnut
Stains
Tawny
Flagstone
Peppercorn
Rockport
Paints
Our standard paint collection is carefully selected to represent classic and trending colors at no extra charge. Depending on your preferences or door selection, there are additional finish options like glaze, vintage packages and distressing.
Neutrals
Colors
White
Oyster
Graphite Iron Ore
Extra White
Light Mocha
Gun Smoke
Moss Green
Evergreen Fog
Pure White
Sandstone
Accessible Beige
Dorian Gray
Smokey Blue
Jasper
Simpli White
White Dove
Light Greige
Dovetail
Hale Navy
Black
Heron Plume
Mid Greige
Gauntlet Gray
Naval
Dover White
Westchester Gray
Dark Night
Soft Cream
Urbane Bronze
Downing Slate
Teal Stencil Mediterranean
Simpli Gray
ColorSelect
Looking for more options outside of our standard collection? We partner with Sherwin-Williams to offer any exact hue from their fan deck. With over a thousand colors to choose from, ColorSelect is the option for you.
ColorSelect CUSTOM
If the one thousand+ Sherwin-Williams’ hues still aren’t cutting it. Then, ColorSelect CUSTOM gives you the most flexibity to choose a specific paint color from any brand. There are some limitations and we need a suitable swatch and chip to get things started.
Distressing
Bluestem distressing gives a timeworn look to cabinetry, reminiscent of antique furniture. The process creates soft corners and profiles, and subtle, randomly-placed dents. Optional glazing accentuates these features even more.
Distressing Options
Stained Doors
• Dents
• Oversanding
• Dents & Oversanding
Painted Doors
• Dents
• Oversanding
• Dents & Oversanding
• Rub-through & Oversanding
• Rub-through, Dents & Oversanding
Rub-Through
Oversanding
Dent
Handcrafted Glazing
Bluestem glazed finishes highlight detail and create an impression of aging at no additional charge. Glazing is an additional finish step in which a pigmented material is applied to the surfaces, then partially hand-wiped away. Allowing the glaze to “hangup” in areas of detail, adding contrast and depth. Because of the handcrafted nature of glazing, it is naturally variable.
Glazes
Ivory
Carmel
Ebony
Walnut
Oatmeal
Pewter
Weathered
Weathered is a beautiful specialty finish that exudes natural weathered wood from nature’s elements. Bluestem’s multi-step process strips graining and applies an accent color of your choice. You’re bound to find a weathered finish combination for your home that can fit any design style from contemporary to traditional.
Available Combinations
Species
• Red Oak
• Quartersawn and Rift White Oak
• Hickory
• Rustic Hickory
• Red Oak SG
Stains
• Natural
• Buff*
• Cashew
• Tawny
• Montana
• Pampas
• Vita*
• Sable
• Sparrow
• Midnight
• Flagstone
• Thunder**
Accents
• Ivory
• Oatmeal
• Carmel
• Walnut
• Ebony
• Black
• Pewter
DOOR STYLE: Pierre | CABINETS: Red Oak Weathered Tawny with Oatmeal Accents
White Oak or Rift White Oak
Weathered Combinations
Weathered combinations shown on Quartersawn White Oak, below. To see more, work with your designer or order a sample.
Stains
Accent Colors
Ivory
Natural Buff
Cashew Tawny
Oatmeal Carmel
Ebony Walnut Black Pewter
Midnight Flagstone
Vita Montana
Sparrow
Sable Pampas
Shown on Hickory
Thunder
Vintage Finishes
The unique Bluestem Vintage offering takes antique character to the highest level. Special Vintage finish techniques include hand padding and dry brushing to create a distinctive impression of elegant aging.
Optional Vintage character elements are achieved through chain distressing with a proprietary Bluestem technique, worm holing and worm tracking, chisel and rasp distressing, and oversanding.
Vintage
TIMEWORN RATING: High
OFFERED IN: Red Oak, Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, Walnut and Paint Grade
ACCENT COLORS: Ivory, Oatmeal, Carmel, Walnut, Ebony, Black and Pewter
DISTRESSING USED: Oversanding and Rub-through, Chain, Worm Holing, Worm Tracking, Rasping, Chiseling and Gouging
Refined Vintage
TIMEWORN RATING: Medium
OFFERED IN: Red Oak, Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Rustic Alder, Quartersawn White Oak, Rift White Oak, Walnut and Paint Grade
ACCENT COLORS: Ivory, Oatmeal, Carmel, Walnut, Ebony, Black and Pewter
