Kitchen door colours and finishes: our real samples

Photographed in Dublin, 28 October 2026 · The Home Upgrade Co.

These are the door samples we hold in Dublin, made in the same factory as our kitchens: four wood finishes and eight painted colours, with olive as both a flat and a shaker door. Every photo is of the sample itself, not a brochure render.

Wood finishes

Three are melamine: a printed wood grain fused onto the board, hard wearing and wiped clean with a damp cloth. The fourth is real wood veneer, a thin slice of timber, so no two doors are exactly alike.

Painted finishes

Painted doors are sprayed in the factory for a smooth, even colour with no brush marks. Olive also comes as a shaker door, with the raised frame around the panel.

Screens change colours, pale greys, creams and whites most of all. Before you settle on one, ask to see the sample itself.

Melamine, veneer or painted: which should I choose?

• Melamine is the most hard wearing and the easiest to keep clean. The grain is printed, so every door matches.
• Real wood veneer looks and feels like timber, because it is. The grain varies from door to door, which is the point.
• Painted gives you a solid colour, and it suits a shaker kitchen as well as a flat, modern or handleless one.

Whatever the door, the cabinets behind it are the same: 18mm melamine faced plywood, as set out on our units and cabinets page.

Can I see the samples in person?

Yes. Message us on WhatsApp and we will arrange it. These are the samples we have in Dublin. The factory range is bigger, so if you have a colour or finish in mind, send us a photo and we will check.