Most of the kitchens and custom cabinetry we build use one of two faces: real wood veneer, or a prefinished panel on an MDF core. This library is how we help you compare looks before drawings are locked — not a warehouse catalogue.
Finishes below are specification examples we actually install. Stock and dye lots are confirmed during design, not off a public colour list.
A cabinet door is a face and a core. The face is what you see and touch. The core is what stays flat, takes hardware, and survives Toronto heat and humidity. Mixing those up is how kitchens look expensive in a showroom and fail at the sink.
For visible doors and panels we typically specify either real wood veneer or a factory-finished MDF panel. Boxes and structure are a separate conversation. This page is about the surface you will live with.
A thin layer of real wood, prefinished at the factory or left raw so we can stain and clear-coat to match existing millwork. Best when you want oak, walnut, or another species to read as wood, including grain that continues across a run of doors. We specify veneer during design — it is not listed as a public finish grid on this site.
Colour-stable factory faces on an MDF core — supermatt, soft-touch, and high-gloss lines from mills such as AGT, Egger, and Finsa. Best when you want a painted-smooth or solid-colour door without on-site spraying.
Distributor stock lists are useful for colour names and factory codes. They are not a finish schedule. We cap what appears on these pages to looks we will stand behind in a Toronto kitchen: no commodity laminate, no particle-board retail lines, no finishes we cannot service.
Bring a shortlist to consultation. We confirm core, edge, sheen, and dye lot against the room — light from a south-facing Forest Hill window is not the same as a Yorkville condo with no UV. Fixed pricing comes after that spec is written, not from a swatch photo.
For scope and investment context, see kitchen renovations in Toronto, condo kitchen renovations, our kitchen portfolio, or kitchen renovation cost in Toronto.
Clear answers on veneer, prefinished MDF, and how we shortlist finishes before drawings lock.
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