A kitchen is only as good as the parts you stop seeing after the first week. This page explains what your kitchen is actually made of, what each choice changes in daily use, and what we specify as standard.
Browse the materials
Cabinet finishes, worktops and the storage that goes inside. Filter by type, and click any item to see it larger.
Hardware, boards and surfaces are specified from established European and regional suppliers, so replacement parts stay available years after your kitchen is installed.
Brochures and catalogues
Individual range brochures can be downloaded here. For the full materials catalogue, send us your details and we will email it to you along with current finish availability.
The carcass is the structural box every door, drawer and worktop hangs off. It is the part clients never look at and the part that decides whether a kitchen is still square in ten years.
In the UAE and Oman the deciding factor is moisture. Humidity, air-conditioning cycling and the occasional leak under a sink will destroy an ordinary chipboard carcass long before the doors wear out. Moisture-resistant board and fully sealed edges are not an upgrade here, they are the baseline.
Board type and thickness — heavier board holds screws and shelf pins far better over time.
Edge banding — every cut edge sealed, especially around sinks and dishwashers.
Back panels — a thicker back panel stops racking and keeps runs straight.
Fronts and doors
Fronts set the look, but they also decide how the kitchen ages and how much cleaning it needs.
Matt lacquer — deep, soft colour that hides fingerprints, but marks need care.
High gloss — bright and reflective, makes small kitchens feel larger, shows every fingerprint.
Laminate — the hardest-wearing option for daily family use and the most forgiving on price.
Veneer — real timber grain, warms up a room, each door slightly different.
Handleless — a continuous recessed rail instead of handles, for a flat uninterrupted run.
Worktops
The worktop takes more punishment than anything else in the room: heat, knives, water, oil and citrus. Each material fails differently, so the right choice depends on how you cook.
Quartz — non-porous and consistent, needs no sealing, but can scorch under a hot pan.
Granite — very heat tolerant and unique in pattern, needs periodic sealing.
Sintered stone — the most heat and scratch resistant, and the most expensive.
Solid surface — seamless joints and repairable, softer than stone.
Laminate — the budget option, good patterns, but a cut or a burn is permanent.
Hardware
Hinges and runners are operated more than anything else in the kitchen, tens of thousands of times over its life. This is where cutting cost shows up fastest, usually as a drawer that no longer closes straight.
Soft-close on every door and drawer, not only on the show units.
Full-extension runners so the back of a deep drawer is actually reachable.
Load rating — pan drawers need runners rated for the weight they will really carry.
Lift systems for wall units above worktop height, so nothing swings into your head.
Colours and finishes
We work with more than 100 colours and finishes across the ranges, so the kitchen can be matched to flooring, joinery and the rest of the apartment or villa rather than chosen from a handful of stock options. Samples are available at both showrooms, and we recommend seeing any colour in your own light before committing to it.
Questions worth asking any kitchen supplier
Including us. If a supplier cannot answer these in writing, that tells you something.
Is the carcass moisture resistant, and are all cut edges sealed?
Are the hinges and runners soft-close throughout, and what are they rated to carry?
Is the quoted price for the drawings I signed, or will it move during production?
Who installs it — your own fitters or a subcontractor?
What exactly does the warranty cover, and who do I call in year three?
Talk it through with us
Bring your plans, or just your questions, to either showroom. We will show you the actual boards, fronts and hardware rather than a brochure.
