We can't thank you enough for all your help designing and and supplying our Kitchen. You tirelessly tweaked our design for us and were incredibly patient during our many changing ideas. Your customer service was absolutely excellent throughout. The Kitchen cabinets are beautiful the quality is lovely.

Thank you again for all your help we would recommend you to anyone.

Denis and Tamsyn. Teddington.

Your dream kitchen really is closer than you think when you plan your kitchen with Doorbox. From contemporary handleless high-gloss & Matt kitchens in the latest colours and finishes, to beautiful Wood Veneer kitchens using hand-selected hardwoods. Simply spend £900 (excluding VAT) or more to qualify for an additional 10% off our low prices.

Mention this offer on the telephone when calling or enter SPRING2012 at our online checkout and your discount will be automatically calculated and applied.

Terms Offer expires 23:59 on 31st March 2012 and is not available to orders quoted after this time. Doorbox reserves the right to terminate or extend this offer without notice. E&OE

Remember.........

If you need any help, information or advice when planning your kitchen we are just a telephone call away. We dont employ sales people so you will be speaking to someone who knows all there is to know about planning and fitting a kitchen.

Buy directly online or get a not obligation quotation.

Give us a call "WE JUST LOVE TALKING KITCHENS"

Throughout 2011 we have seen a huge rise in the popularity of the sleek, minimalist handleless kitchen and this is reflected in the amount of coverage we see on Grand Designs and the Quality Kitchen, Interior and Lifestyle Magazines, they seem to be on every other page.

At Doorbox the Bibury Gloss Handleless Door, particularly the Pearl White has outsold every other door and we believe it will continue to be a significant leader in 2012, but not without some strong contenders.

Last summer we launched the Handleless Bibury Matt/Silk Finish in 9 colours and these are now beginning to make a significant impact in the market place and creating a lot of interest, with the stronger/darker earthier tones leading the way.

The clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in – it’s now time to turn your attention to your home - and just enough time to get a fabulous Doorbox kitchen installed in time to enjoy this Christmas.

To help you along, Doorbox are pleased to announce an amazing 10% discount on our great value prices on all orders over 500.00GBP this November. The discount for customers ordering online will be calculated at the checkout. For customers placing their orders over the phone or by email, the discount will be applied and notified to you.

This offer is available until 26th November 2011.

Call us now for help, information and advice to create your dream kitchen - with an extra 10% discount and our fantastic Doorbox quality, your ideal kitchen can be installed for Christmas.

0113 2163456 - info@doorbox.co.uk

"If the three most important aspects of a property are location, location, location, then the things that add most value are kitchens, kitchens, kitchens," "Family life centres on the kitchen and garden - open-plan kitchen/living rooms with islands and bi-fold doors are perfect for this" .

Taken from Cherry Maslen's article in The Sunday Times, Home supplement, cover story 'Build on your strengths'.

Regards Simon. Stoke Newington

We are almost ready to launch a new page to the Doorbox Kitchen website. We have based this page around the most  popular products our customers have been asking for whilst planning and buying their kitchen's.

The new page will include:

 Waste Bins. With the environmental issue of recycling becoming more important our multi-compartment waste bins are the obvious choice as waste can be sorted immediately into recycling categories. Most of the bins are produced using recycled plastic and are available in a good range of sizes and capacity all have removable inner containers for ease of emptying and cleaning.

Storage Solutions. An exceptional range of larder & base pullouts bring that touch of quality to kitchen storage units, made from extra stiff welded frame on heavy duty runners all are fully extendable and have soft close damping with adjustable baskets. Available in a range of widths and height extensions. Also included are, Carousels, Wine racks & Magic Corners.

Kitchen Door Handles. A range of Contemporary, Bar & Rod and Classic handles in an excellent range of styles and sizes. 

Aluminium Frame Glazed Doors. These doors offer the ultimate in contemporary feature accessorisation, harmonising with a multitude of door styles and finishes. There are two styles of door, aluminium square section framing with opaque glazing and a minimalist aluminium frame with black glass.

If you can't find the kitchen product you are looking for please give us a call or email us and we will see if we can source it for you, or if you have any suggestions please let us know.

0113 216 3456 or info@doorbox.co.uk

You are welcome to call or email us with any questions you have. We are here to help and have the expertise to be able to answer all of your questions. With no obligation to buy, we dont employ sales people.

'We just love talking kitchens'

Doorbox also offers help with planning your kitchen and can supply drawings and 3D images free of charge.

Wow what a fast delivery - we are sooo impressed!!

D & S Shawcross. Cornwall

"Thank you for a professional caring service from design to fitting, of our kitchen;

John and Doreen Tissiman. Collingham.

We can now supply Kitchen Cabinets with Doors and Drawer fronts already drilled, hinged and fitted to the cabinet all fittings are by 'BLUM'.

I would like to point out some of the advantages.

If you are planning to fit your own kitchen then this will make a huge difference in terms of your time and the expertise needed for drilling holes for hinges and the relevant screw positions on drawer fronts, mistakes can be expensive. All the drilling and fitting is done in a factory environment by professional trade’s people, if they make a mistake they will put it right it’s not your problem.

If you are employing a fitter to install your kitchen then this will make a big difference to the overall cost of fitting, drilling 35mm holes to take the hinges and fitting drawer fronts requires some specialized tooling and is very time consuming, plus your kitchen will be installed much more quickly. We have been very keen to keep the pricing on the Completed Units very affordable and continue to supply a very high quality product, I believe with the response we have so far we have achieved this.

We are always happy to supply a written quotation free of charge and without any obligation and are always available for free help and advice. We don’t employ any salespeople. The turnaround from ordering to delivery is approximately 10/12 working days.

If you do  require any further advice or information you are welcome to give us a call. We just love talking Kitchens.

0113 216 3456  info@ doorbox.co.uk

Barry Barker

Director

HOW TO MEASURE FOR REPLACEMENT KITCHEN DOORS.

The easiest way to measure for new doors is to measure your old ones. A door should be 5mm less than the overall height and 4mm less than the overall width to allow for clearance.

If your cabinet is 720mm high and 500mm wide then the required door size is 715mmx496mm.

Here is a list of standard cabinet sizes.

HEIGHT excluding legs.

Base units 720mm

Belfast sink base 460mm

Dropped pan drawer base 575mm

Bridging units 290mm and 360mm

Wall units 575mm, 720mm and 900mm

Midi Tall units 1250mm

Appliance Housing and Larders 1825mm, 1970mm and 2150mm

Widths both Base and Wall Cabinets. 150mm, 300mm, 400mm, 450mm, 500mm, 600mm, 700mm, 800mm, 900mm, 1000mm, 1100mm and 1200mm.

DEPTH OF CABINETS These do vary from different manufacturers. The sizes shown are doorbox cabinets which are European standard sizes. Base cabinets 560mm deep. Reduced base cabinets 300mm deep. Wall cabinets 300mm deep. Some retailers sell a non standard size cabinet that only their doors will fit, IKEA is a good example.

IF YOU REQUIRE ANY HELP WITH MEASURING OR REQUIRE ANY ADVICE THEN GIVE US A CALL 0113 216 3456

OR IF YOU PREFER SEND US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR QUESTIONS HELLO@DOORBOX.CO.UK

WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP, WE JUST LOVE TALKING KITCHENS.

Clean lines and uncluttered spaces offer a psychological advantage to the end user of any space due to the fact that as people, we work more productively when afforded the opportunity to work within an environment that is not dominated by too much colour or overcrowded by too many design elements.

Therefore, do not try to fill every wall and every open area with something but rather focus on critical design elements that bring character and functionality to the space. You do not need to be scared of an open wall or open floor space because if the space has been correctly designed, that open wall or open floor space will just add to the magnitude of the design already achieved.

Integrated appliances and ‘Handleless’ design is critical in bridging the gap between form and function and will ultimately result in a space that is uncluttered and seamless in its flow.

The combination of textures in the same living space is essential so that the space still has substance and a sense of depth while customising the internals of cabinets with specifically designed inserts in order to house all the necessary functional items creates a sense of calm while using the space. The use therefore of sliding units and drawer systems is critical as everything needs to have its place.

It is not enough to just have a lot of cabinets, they each need to have a specific purpose and that purpose ranges from storing day to day cooking items, crockery and dining items to audio visual equipment and household items for the family.’

Keeping function in mind, can a theme/style enhance the ergonomics within a kitchen?

‘Ergonomics is the flow and movement within a space so yes, the modern style will enhance the flow and movement within this living space as the space will be uncluttered and overall functional where each task needed is catered for.

The philosophy of relational living which prescribes that a space must be designed in a way where the experience of each person – performing a task or not – is enhanced and not hindered, is key to the ergonomics in the kitchen living space being enhanced.’

So can home owner’s style or create a theme themselves or is it advisable to get an interior decorator in? ‘Homeowners can definitely create a modern theme themselves without a decorator as they can go through magazines, websites and showrooms to get a feel for what a modern space should be but we also cannot minimize the benefit of using an designer as they would be able to see things that the client would most times not see as they work with styles every day.’

Innovation is key when it comes to your own living space, utilizing space and following your own innate response to what looks and feels like home! You can never go wrong!

That’s all about to change as our new product range Bibury Matt has finally made an appearance.

Super modern and stylish Bibury Matt finish handleless kitchens come in 10 new colours ranging from the deep and dark Anthracite, Aubergine and Nero to the light and bright Platinum, Pearl and Matt Stone.

The colours have been carefully selected to offer you the best range of Matt finished kitchens available on-line. The finish is understated and has been specially developed to be scratch resistant and to also resist those annoying fingerprints that some matt finishes can be prone to.

As the new range is built to order delivery times vary between 4-6 weeks but these kitchens are, as always, made to the highest specifications and the quality is worth the wait. (Sample doors are available immediately)

Matt Nero   

Matt Mocha   

Matt Aubergine

Matt Stone

Matt Platinum

Matt Anthracite

Matt Pearl

Matt Pebble

Matt Pavilion

Matt Walnut

As always we are on hand for help, advice and questions!

Huge changes are happening at Doorbox, in order to make things easier for our customers whilst also increasing choice, we are now stocking fully assembled kitchen cabinets with your choice of doors and drawer fronts drilled, hinges fitted and attached to the cabinet.

Our customers will still have the option to purchase individual kitchen doors from our huge range so don’t worry if you are looking to revamp your kitchen with replacement kitchen doors as this type of purchase is still available.

Our kitchen cabinets are of the highest quality and the work carried out to drill and attach the doors and soft close drawers is completed by highly skilled professionals. This will save you time and money.

Over the coming months the Doorbox website will undergo changes to reflect the new methods under which we now operate but in the meantime if you are looking to purchase fully assembled kitchen units with your choice of doors and drawers fitted please contact us for further information.

Buying and installing your dream kitchen has never been easier.

The firm specialises in tailoring specific customer needs, advising consumers on the radiator best suited to their situation - be it high output, eco friendly or good old fashioned cast iron.

The use of the internet has given consumers a much greater insight into the radiators they are viewing, giving detailed specifications, the option to create bespoke radiators and also special deals and discounts for online shopping. These factors, combined with the bonuses of secure payments and a variety of delivery options give the customer far more control over their order, with a spokesman from Radiators Centre stating that it expects to see online purchases "rising even more sharply in the near future."

The almost Zen-like balance is used to combine a fantastically intense and glossy acrylic laminate with a dual tone edging, resulting in a door so striking, it seems carved from glass.

Izumi Orchid White

Izumi Nero

Izumi Creme

With prices starting from £8.95. A standard full height door at just £35.95 (715 x 496) including Vat.

Check back at the Zen Kitchen regularly for updates on new product stocks and dont forget we have a VAT freeze in place until the 31st of March.

Senza High Gloss White.

The new sleek and stylish SENZA high gloss lacquered door. This latest handleless door is 18mm thick in white only at the moment with one in Grey to follow very soon. The range features door and drawer fronts ready profiled to allow easy opening whilst providing a clean and simple aesthetic design.

Prices from: 8.95 inc vat and Delivery.

We are holding the VAT @ 17.5% until 31st March.

Exciting news for both kitchen enthusiasts, myself included, and furniture connoisseurs alike the ‘Bibury Pavilion Grey` Handleless kitchen door is now in stock.

Bibury Pavilion Grey

The Bibury Pavilion is a beautifully crafted high quality handleless kitchen door with German design influences which quite literally oozes style.

The first of many new product range updates for 2011, check back here for regular news on the latest in kitchen design and exciting Doorbox additions.

Don't forget we have a VAT freeze on until March the 31st. 

M.F.C. Melamine faced chipboard. Most kitchen cabinets are made from this material, usually 18mm thick.

M.D.F. Medium density fibreboard is used in the manufacture of kitchen doors.

HL or Hi-line base units. A standard 720mm high cabinet requiring 1 or 2 doors 715mm high.

DL or Drawer-line base units. A standard 720mm high cabinet requiring 1 or 2 doors 570mm high and 1 or 2 drawer fronts 140mm high.

Plinth. Panel that fills the gap between the bottom of the cabinet and the floor usually 150mm high.

Cornice. Decorative moulding running along the top edge of the wall cabinets.

Pelmet. Decorative moulding running on the underside of the wall cabinet often used to conceal light fittings.

End Panels or Decor Panels. These are panels that can be attached to the end of cabinets to give a more finished and professional look.

Integrated Appliances. Appliances-dishwashers, fridges/freezers, washing machines manufactured specifically to be housed under the worktop and in tall cabinets with cabinet doors attached.

Appliance Housings. Tall cabinets with various sizes of aperture to take a variety of Appliances and combinations ie. Oven/Microwave.

Soft Close. The BLUM Tandembox integral soft close mechanism ensures the drawer closes softly and silently no matter how much force is used and the drawer boxes are fully extendable. The soft close mechanism on these runners uses the resistance of a highly viscous liquid making this system more reliable and better performing. Spring loaded, these drawer runners offer slight opening resistance to prevent the drawer from being opened when not required. These are premium quality, high performance drawer runners. This option is available with our cabinets and is factory fitted. Pretty much an Industry Standard now.

Soft Close Hinges. Either integral soft close hinge or a simple piston that clips on to the hinge, which makes the door close slowly, again quality products from BLUM.

Butt and Scribe Joint. This is used to join laminate and timber worktops at corners and is achieved using a worktop jig, router and connecting bolts, an almost invisible join is possible using this technique.

BASE CABINETS : Best place to start is in the corner of the kitchen with the base units.The finished height to top of base cabinets including legs is usually, 870mm excluding worktops, base cabinet =720mm + legs 150mm.

It’s likely you will be fitting a plinth, these are usually 150mm deep, so make an allowance of a couple of millimeters so that the plinth fits easily, so at the highest point on the floor make the mark at 873mm + thickness for flooring material. Then using a spirit level strike a line on the wall where the cabinets will be fitted.

If you have an old spirit level that’s been knocked about a bit then it’s wise to check if it’s telling the truth, place it on any flat surface, level or not and watch where the bubble settles, make a mark to be really accurate, turn the level around same side up and the bubble should settle in the same place exactly, if it doesn’t it’s time to get yourself a new level. There’s a lot of fancy laser leveling stuff out there but if you’re not used to using one stick with ‘the bubble’.

There are generally 2 types of corner unit, an L shape usually 900mmx900mm requiring 2 doors, and a corner base unit with a blanking panel to one side, requiring one door that is hung from the centre corner post.

Before putting cabinets in place there’s a couple of things to do first, fit the legs and make sure they are fully into the sockets, a gentle tap with hammer is recommended, and it’s worth adjusting all of them to the same height (150mm), if you have lot of cabinets to fit then cut a piece of timber to 150mm and use this instead of a tape, it speeds thing up, if new flooring is to be fitted then make an allowance for that by extending the legs accordingly, also fit the brackets that will be used to attached the cabinets to the wall, fixing every other cabinet will be enough but always fix the end ones.

Once you have fitted the legs be careful when turning the cabinets back over, they need to be set down on all legs at once to prevent the legs from breaking off, particularly the taller and heavier cabinets with drawers, so get help with these if you can.

Put the cabinet in place and adjust the backs legs until its level with the marks you made then the front, check its level with your spirit level, across the top horizontally and vertically (plumb) on the front and side, it’s important that your first cabinet is spot on ‘near enough is just not good enough’ if it’s not right it will have a knock on effect and the rest will be out too, make sure all the legs are sitting on the floor so there’s no wobble.

Put the next cabinet in position alongside the first and adjust legs until level, then using the clamps inside the units, clamp the two sides together at both top and bottom ensuring edges are flush and level, ‘if you can get a hold of a couple of quick release clamps(or speed clamps) these are perfect when fastening the cabinets together, as they can be used with one hand’  fasten the cabinets together using 30mm screws, or with the double headed connecting screws, supplied with the cabinets.

 place  the screws where the hinge back plate will be attached so the screw heads will not be seen when the hinges are fitted, if the hinge plates are fitted remove one screw and rotate the plate, fix then reposition, also clamp and screw the top edge and towards the back of the cabinets so they fit tightly up together, check for level and continue the same with the rest of the cabinets. When all the cabinets are in place and level they can be fastened to the wall, again every other one is sufficient.

At the back of our base units there is a 52mm void (space) to allow easy plumbing and wiring, these can be cut back if the walls are uneven.

WALL CABINETS.

How high should the wall cabinets be fitted?

If you are installing tall units ie. Larders and appliance housings then the wall cabinet’s top sits level with the top of the tall units. There are certain combinations that are the norm.

1825mm high cabinets, 575mm wall cabinets.

1970mm high cabinets, 720mm wall cabinets.

2150mm high cabinets, 900mm wall cabinets.

So the standard height from base cabinet top to underside of wall cabinets is 530mm.

Doorbox cabinets are supplied complete with concealed and fully adjustable hanging brackets and wall mounting plates. Simply place the wall mounting bracket holes down, into the slot on the bracket and measure from the cabinet top to centre of holes on the plate. Decide how high the cabinets are going to be and with your level draw a line where the wall cabinets will be, measure down from this line to where the holes for the mounting plates will be, use the level again to strike a line the whole length of the wall cabinet run. The wall mounting plates are fastened to the wall 20mm in from either edge of the cabinet. When you have the first 2 plates fixed to the wall it’s time to drop the cabinet on to the mounting plates.

Have a look at the hanging bracket inside the cabinet, there you will see 2 screw heads on each bracket, the top one pulls the cabinet towards the wall, turning clockwise, the bottom screw adjusts the cabinet up and down, clockwise for up. Before hanging the cabinet give the top screw either side a couple of turns anticlockwise this will push the bracket outward and will give you a better chance of coupling to the wall mounting plates first time.

Lift the cabinet and place against the wall so the brackets are over and just above the mounting plates, gently lower the cabinet and it should hang on the plates, give it a gentle tug outward just to check it’s fully engaged. Turn the bottom screw on the brackets now to adjust to your level line, once your there turn top screws to pull the cabinet towards the wall, check for vertical level and continue same as the base units.

If these wall cabinets are going alongside a tall cabinet that’s the best place for the first one and once level fasten through into tall cabinet as you did with the base units place screw where they will be hidden by the hinge plate.

If your cabinet is 720mm high and 500mm wide then the required door size is 715mm x 496mm.

STANDARD CABINET HEIGHTS EXCLUDING LEGS

Base units 720mm -  Belfast sink base 460mm -  Dropped pan drawer base 575mm -  Bridging units 290mm and 360mm 

Wall units 575mm, 720mm and 900mm

Midi Tall units 1250mm -  Appliance Housing and Larders 1825mm, 1970mm and 2150mm

Cabinet legs are usually 150mm giving a finished height of 870mm on a standard base cabinet.

STANDARD WIDTHS

WIDTHS both Base and Wall Cabinets. 150mm, 300mm, 400mm, 450mm, 500mm, 600mm, 700mm, 800mm, 900mm, 1000mm, 1100mm and 1200mm.

DEPTH OF CABINETS These do vary from different manufacturers. The sizes shown are doorbox cabinets which are European standard sizes.

Base cabinets 560mm deep. Reduced base cabinets 300mm deep. Wall cabinets 300mm deep.

Some Kitchen retailers sell a non standard size cabinet that only their own doors will fit, IKEA and WICKES are good examples.