Kitchen Cupboards

I loved the kitchen cupboards at my last house - original solid wood from when the house was built in the 1950s, which I painted to freshen then up. I could see the grain of the wood through the paint, which was highlighted by the glaze I put over top.

And now that I'm shopping for cupboards I can't find anything quite like it. I still want light, painted cupboards, but everything is painted so smooth and solid it might as well be made out of plastic. I thought I wanted something simple (it doesn't have to be such high quality wood if it's painted), but it turns out it's not so simple after all.

Below, a Shaker v-groove style of cupboard - I like this look. But painted.