Styles
Start with a feeling. We'll make it fit.
Pale and calm, warm and wooded, dark and cosy: wherever your taste sits, there's a finish, a door and a handle to carry it. Here are six looks to start from, each one adaptable to the room you actually have.
Six starting points
Pick the one that makes you stop scrolling
Each look is shown as a design render, recoloured in one of its finishes. Click through for the materials, doors and handles behind it.
Calm and natural
Japandi
Pale oak, soft stone and almost nothing on show. Japanese restraint with Scandinavian warmth.
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Bright and practical
Scandinavian
White, pale ash and a dash of soft blue. Simple, and easy to keep.
Explore Scandinavian
Soft and pared back
Warm minimal
Beige, taupe and stone, with lit shelves and fluted details.
Explore warm minimal
Familiar and enduring
Modern classic
Framed doors in navy, sage or chalk white, with brass knobs and modern storage behind them.
Explore modern classic
Warm and characterful
Mid-century
Walnut and teak, curved ends and slim handles, with olive or clay for colour.
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Cosy and considered
Dark and dramatic
Anthracite, ink and oxblood, lit from within. Enveloping rather than gloomy.
Explore dark and dramatic
How to find your style
Most people already know what they like. They just haven't noticed it yet.
Save pictures without thinking
For a couple of weeks, keep any room that makes you pause: magazine pages, screenshots, a friend's kitchen. Don't judge them yet.
Notice what keeps coming back
Lay them side by side. Is it the wood? The lack of handles? One particular green? Whatever repeats is your style, whatever it happens to be called.
Take your colours from the floor and the light
Your floor, your worktop and the way your windows face are staying put. A north-facing room softens warm colours, while a sunny one can carry cooler, deeper shades. Choose finishes that sit happily with both.
Hold samples up in the room
Order a few free samples and look at them in the morning and again in the evening, down on the floor where the units will stand.
See it at full size
Enter your wall sizes in the planner to see the units to scale in 2D and 3D, then send it to a designer to finish.
The six looks side by side
A quick way to compare. Every one of these can be adapted, mixed or toned down.
| Style | Colours and woods | Doors and handles | How it feels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japandi | Light oak, cashmere, micro-cement effect, a touch of ink black | Flat slab, J-pull or push-to-open | Quiet, ordered, calm |
| Scandinavian | Light ash, chalk white, light oak, dusk blue | Flat slab, slim edge pulls, some open shelving | Bright, practical, relaxed |
| Warm minimal | Cashmere, pebble greige, travertine effect, natural oak | Slab and fluted fronts, channel rail or push-to-open | Soft, warm, uncluttered |
| Modern classic | Midnight navy, sage, chalk white, natural oak | Framed (Shaker-style) doors, brushed brass knobs | Familiar, homely, enduring |
| Mid-century | Walnut, vintage teak, olive, terracotta clay | Slab doors, curved ends, slim handles | Warm, characterful, a little retro |
| Dark and dramatic | Anthracite, ink black, oxblood, dark elm | Slab or fluted, matt black bars or handleless, framed glass | Cosy, enveloping, considered |
Doors, handles and finishes can be swapped between looks. Framed doors are confirmed at design stage.
Mix and match
You don't have to pick just one
Styles are a shortcut, not a set of rules. Plenty of homes land somewhere in between: a modern classic kitchen with handleless wardrobes upstairs, or Japandi calm with one wall of walnut.
Because every room is built from the same range, a colour or a wood can run from the kitchen into the hallway and up to the bedroom. That thread is what makes a house feel designed rather than collected.
Browse all the finishes, from super-matt colours to woodgrains and stone effects, or see what we make for every room.
Questions about choosing a style
Anything else, send us a message and we'll talk it through.
Do I need to know my style before I get in touch?
No. A photo of the room and a few pictures you like are plenty. We'll find the common thread and suggest finishes worth sampling.
Can a style work in a small or awkward room?
Yes. Every look here is made to measure, so it's adapted to your walls, slopes and alcoves rather than squeezed in. Paler finishes help a small room feel bigger; darker ones can make a large room feel cosier.
Will my chosen style date quickly?
Trends come and go, but these looks rest on things that last: good proportions, natural-looking wood and calm colour. Keep the big surfaces simple and let handles or a feature panel carry the fashion, since they're the easiest parts to change later.
Can I see the colours in person?
Yes. Samples are free and posted to you, so you can check them against your floor and in your own light before deciding.
Free design
Not sure which one you are?
Send us a photo of your room and two or three pictures you love. We'll suggest a look, then send a design and a price range, free.
Free guide
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