Small Kitchen Designing and Buying Guide
A Professional Interior Designers Guide
Kitchen Furniture Suppliers
I have provided a list of some of the most popular kitchen door styles and companies, with help and advice about their wear characteristics and durability. I have worked with many kitchen door and kitchen furniture companies over the years. This selection is some of the more popular companies and ranges from home and abroad.
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Lay on or front-faced door styles
This is the most popular kitchen door type, and is available in thousands of finishes and styles . I have provided links to the more popular choices, and also the more outragious to explore.
Bulthaup door styles . Bella doors styles . Pws door styles . Goscote door styles . Marpatt door styles . Burbridge door styles . Prentice door styles . Alno door styles . Poggenpohl door styles . Mereway door styles . Mobalpa door styles . Pedini door styles . Snaidero door styles . Boffi door styles . Kuche door styles . Bulthaup door styles . Valcucine Alessi door styles . Siematic door styles . Leicht door styles
Bespoke door styles
Inframe bespoke doors, again are available in the finishes indicated in step 11 and many door styles. Again I have provided li . nks to some of my favourite styles( these are examples of standard bespoke ranges not fully handbuilt ) My options with fully bespoke handbuilt kitchen doors are infinate and can be viewed in my portfolio images section accessed above.
Prentice Bespoke kitchen door styles . Marpatt bespoke kitchen door styles
Recessed handle or handleless door styles
Modern kitchens look very streamlined and uncluttered, with no handles and a recessed carcase top, to allow the door to be opened. Alternatively a recessed style handle to the top of the door in stainless steel etc achieves the same look. This look is probably less practical than a bar handle, but is stylish enough to win favour with my more cutting-edge kitchen schemes. Other options, are profiled mdf or wood door tops to allow the fingers to reach behind the cupboard door.
Coloro kitchen door styles . Parapan kitchen door styles
Acrylic door styles
Parapan use solid 18mm acrylic and provide lots of colours and handle- less door options. Acrylic is softer than Laquered mdf so I would be careful to check with manufacturers guidelines for active usage. It can be re-polished though if lightly scratched, apparently.
Parapan Kitchen door styles . Apollo acrylic door styles
Curved option door styles
Curved kitchen door options are quite limited with ready-made options and to-order lay-on style kitchens. I am quite often limited to a 300mm or 400mm curved full height door, so it can be limiting, with odd shaped rooms. Having said that, it is very popular as a style statement, and looks good as a framed door or plain flat veneer. Parapan and bespoke companies do offer more size options and colour choices.
Marpatt oak door style
Angled options
Still a very popular kitchen furniture design statement, and much cheaper than curved corners. It is also more practical for limited space around door areas etc.
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