Fellows,
please don't arrange receptacles in the panels. As HLCb' says, if the cabinetmaker is informed in time, he can arrange wider rails or stiles to accomodate stuff, or even rout pockets to set-back items so they look planned. I'd go with some symmetry in layout, as off-center arrangements always jar the eye. Brass always looks good with any timber. You can get brass Modern, Victorian Edwardian or Georgian receptacles in the UK. [ Georgian? -that's the 1820s! ], - in fact many metal finishes to complement cabinet styles are on the market, along with wood, [ pine, oak, beech etc. ]. Are these matching-type receptacles not available in the US?
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk - gives a taster - click on
Browse/Sales- switches /sockets [This message has been edited by Alan Belson (edited 03-10-2006).]
