How to choose kitchen cabinetry

You’ve decided on the style and design, but what’s your chosen kitchen made from? Does it represent value for money and will it last? Here’s what our friends at Beautiful Kitchens say you need to know when selecting your cabinetry

Lacquered kitchen cabinets

As well as being used to finish wood and wood-veneer doors, lacquer is also added to MDF doors to create lacquered cabinetry.

The door is undercoated and then sprayed with layers of lacquer varnish. It has to be applied with care and the process is more time-consuming than that of other finishes, something that's reflected in the cost.

Hi-gloss styles have an extreme sheen, but there are matt options, too. Colour choices are numerous, and it's a protective and enduring coating.

Pictured: A matt lacquer gives this Metro kitchen by Roundhouse Designs a refined finish. It's available in any of the colours in the Dulux and Farrow & Ball ranges and costs from £30,000
 

Chosen by Beautiful Kitchens

Go for lacquer if you want a sleek, contemporary kitchen

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