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September 11, 2026

MDF, real wood or Platinum: choosing a cabinet door

The door is roughly 80% of what you see of a kitchen, and it is the decision people spend longest on. Here is how the three collections actually differ once they are in a room.

MDF

Engineered, dimensionally stable and paint-grade. It holds a flat colour better than timber over years of humidity swings, which is why almost every painted kitchen we build is MDF. Shaker, flat-panel, miter and raised profiles are all available.

Real wood

Oak, maple, walnut and ash, with the grain visible. Choose it when the timber itself is the feature. It moves a little with the seasons, which is normal and worth knowing before you commit to a very tight reveal.

Platinum

Our premium tier: high-gloss acrylic, textured matte and fingerprint-resistant laminates over a stable core, with seamless edge banding. The most hard-wearing surface we offer and the easiest to clean.

The honest advice

Painted and modern, choose MDF. Grain on show, choose real wood. High-traffic family kitchen where wiping down matters more than anything, choose Platinum.

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