Updated October 2026
29 sec watch
In short
Most people spend their time choosing the door, but what is behind it changes how a kitchen feels. A beautiful door with a bright white carcass behind it looks cheap. We match them up with a timber effect inside and the right edge banding on the front, so no odd colour peeks through when the doors are closed.
In this video
- Most people choose the door, but the carcass behind it changes how the kitchen feels.
- A bright white carcass behind a beautiful door looks cheap.
- We use a timber effect inside and the right edge banding on the front.
- We do not fit shelf holes all the way to the bottom.
What is said in the video
Most people spend all their time choosing the door, which makes sense, it's what you look at every day. But the thing that actually changes how a kitchen feels is what's behind it. You've got a really beautiful door and a bright white carcass behind it, it just looks cheap. So we match them up, a timber effect on the inside, the right edge banding on the front so there's no odd colour peeking through when the doors are closed.
And we don't fit shelf holes all the way to the bottom either, because why would you put a shelf there? It's the kind of detail that most people wouldn't think to ask about, but you notice when it's done right.
This video is part of our guide, Kitchen design mistakes to avoid, which goes into more detail.
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