Colour-coded kitchen carcases?

smallblueplanet

I'm looking for kitchen carcases that are colour coded with the kitchen doors - I've looked at lots of websites and have thoroughly confused myself!

Can anyone recommend either a flat-pack or rigid kitchen carcase to match a shaker style door in either cream or ivory. Thanks.

noelphobic

smallblueplanet wrote: »

I'm looking for kitchen carcases that are colour coded with the kitchen doors - I've looked at lots of websites and have thoroughly confused myself!

Can anyone recommend either a flat-pack or rigid kitchen carcase to match a shaker style door in either cream or ivory. Thanks.

Do you mean that you want the carcasses to be the same colour as the cupboard doors? Why? You can't normally see the carcasses when they are fitted, apart from when you open the cupboard doors of course. I had assumed that carcasses just came in white, although I'm happy to be corrected. I've just had a couple of carcasses replaced due to damage caused by damp and I have white carcasses with black doors.

smallblueplanet

noelphobic wrote: »

Do you mean that you want the carcasses to be the same colour as the cupboard doors? Why? You can't normally see the carcasses when they are fitted, apart from when you open the cupboard doors of course. I had assumed that carcasses just came in white, although I'm happy to be corrected. I've just had a couple of carcasses replaced due to damage caused by damp and I have white carcasses with black doors.

Yes that's right. I want cream or ivory carcases to match the doors. I don't want to pay large amounts (or small amounts) of money and every time I open the door see naff white frames, I also don't want to pay loads of money for end panels to match the doors instead of just seeing the carcase. I've seen DIY-kitchens do coloured carcases but not it seems cream or ivory...

noelphobic

smallblueplanet wrote: »

Yes that's right. I want cream or ivory carcases to match the doors. I don't want to pay large amounts (or small amounts) of money and every time I open the door see naff white frames, I also don't want to pay loads of money for end panels to match the doors instead of just seeing the carcase. I've seen DIY-kitchens do coloured carcases but not it seems cream or ivory...

I'm quite happy with my 'naff white frames'! I hope someone with more knowledge in this area will come along to help.

smallblueplanet

Lol! Didn't mean it to be aimed at your 'white frames' it's just something that annoys me as it'd be easy to have matching carcases but then you might not sell so many end panels?! *shrugs*

I been looking through my browsing history, I see Trend do ivory or cream ...

http://www.trendinteriors.co.uk/online-store/furniture-store/catalogue/kitchens/style/modern-classic/range/shaker-ivory/

any others please?

noelphobic

smallblueplanet wrote: »

Lol! Didn't mean it to be aimed at your 'white frames' it's just something that annoys me as it'd be easy to have matching carcases but then you might not sell so many end panels?! *shrugs*

I been looking through my browsing history, I see Trend do ivory or cream ...

http://www.trendinteriors.co.uk/online-store/furniture-store/catalogue/kitchens/style/modern-classic/range/shaker-ivory/

any others please?

That's OK - I won't tell my white frames what you said The only other thing I would say is that end panels are obviously going to match your doors whereas the carcasses won't be a perfect match - and I have very nice end panels, in case you were wondering lol!

smallblueplanet

noelphobic wrote: »

... and I have very nice end panels, in case you were wondering lol!

Phew! I was, thanks for that... :j

majjie

I think you'll find that DIY Kitchens don't do cream carcasses because they don't do any cream doors! (well, not as standard anyway).

They do Alabaster, Mussel, Sand Beige and Vanilla ... to match their different off-whites. If you pick a door, they will tell you which carcasse matches best (they're not named the same - because they come from different manufacturers).

Colour matched carcasses used to be a big selling point ... and then high gloss, coloured doors became popular ... and it all got more difficult. You wouldn't really want black or aubergine interiors to your cabinets. Some companies have introduced silver carcasses for high gloss doors. If you have carcasses colour matched to real timber doors, it's also worth remembering that the doors will change colour over the years and the carcasses won't (so, after a few years they won't be quite so colour matched).

Most of the cheapest kitchens have white carcasses - it's obviously less expensive to stock only one colour - but some end panels (for any exposed ends) can be very expensive. If you need a lot of end panels, it's worth comparing the cost of a slightly better quality kitchen, with carcasses in a colour you like (matched to the doors or not) - and no end panels.

Whether the carcasse colour matters or not, rather depends on your kitchen. It might be more important to have non-white interiors if you have a big living kitchen or a kitchen diner - where your guests or the rest of the family watch you use the kitchen - than if you have a small working kitchen that only the cook sees.

If you do go for white carcasses, it's worth looking for the ones that can have colour matched (or dark) edging strips, just on the front of the carcasse edges. It stops the white showing through between the doors, when they're closed. If you're not sure whether that would bother you or not, go and have a look at some IKEA displays - they only do white carcasses with white edges.

Some suppliers offer one other colour (Howdens do white or oak effect), some have just four or five colours to choose from, others colour match every door they do (except for some of the high gloss colours)

smallblueplanet

majjie wrote: »

I think you'll find that DIY Kitchens don't do cream carcasses because they don't do any cream doors! (well, not as standard anyway).

:huh: I thought the carcases would be to match the second nature doors they sell - like Seton, Avilon & Scope?

majjie wrote:

They do Alabaster, Mussel, Sand Beige and Vanilla ... to match their different off-whites. If you pick a door, they will tell you which carcasse matches best (they're not named the same - because they come from different manufacturers).

They buy their carcases from other manufacturers too? :huh:

I get what you say about gloss (don't like!) and timber (can't afford!) doors & carcases.

majjie wrote:

Whether the carcasse colour matters or not, rather depends on your kitchen...

I don't like the idea of seeing the 'cheap-looking' white carcases when opening the doors, I presume the white interiors would be colour matched in coloured carcases or is that wrong?

But also I think that it would be better along the short wall (1830mm) of the L-shaped kitchen to just have two 600mm wall cabinets and a 600mm extractor. So I don't want to see white cabinet carcase ends and unless I got 500mm cabinets I don't see how end panels would fit? 500mm cabinets would be too small I think but are a possibility.

I can see you earn your money majjie!

majjie

Money? What's money?

Colour matched carcasses are chosen to match doors but - except for some laminate doors - the materials are usually made by different manufacturers. DIY Kitchens buy their Second Nature doors from PWS - who will have a list of matching MFC (melamine faced chipboard) boards available from manufacturers such as Kronospan or Egger. DIY kitchens then buy in one of those matching boards (well quite a few of them, probably!) to make their carcasses.

The board manufacturers make their colours to match a whole range of different kitchen doors from lots of manufacturers - so the colour names won't be the same - and some will match better than others. And yes - with colour matched carcasses the insides are the same colour.

I think you may be worrying about it too much! DIY Kitchens tell you which of their carcasse colours will best match the door you choose.


If you have an 1830 wall and want three 600 doors across it (with the middle one shorter - so that the ends of the units either side are visible) - then no, you won't be able to fit separate (18mm) end panels to hide those ends.

If you use 500 wall units either side, then you'll be able to fit end panels - but you will also need fillers either side, to fill the gap to the end walls.

It's also worth checking your hob - to see what clearances are required. Some 600mm gas hobs can't be used with a 600mm integrated extractor - because you can't fit wall units right up to the side of the hob.

smallblueplanet

Gas? What's gas?! Only electric (and oil) hereabouts...

Thanks for the reply and all the info - I always worry too much when I about to spend lots (to me) of money.

I think I will go for coloured carcases, I'm not a fan of twiddly extras in kitchens anyway...I'd prefer one of those 'clean'/plain German kitchens but I have to compromise so shaker style it is.

A brochure from Omega has just arrived so more to think :)of...