Wood meets stone
Mitred returns and 2 mm shadow gaps instead of silicone-filled joints.
Cabinetry · Materials & Finishes
One material language, across the whole home.
Door styles, veneers, finishes, stone and hardware — chosen once, then carried through kitchens, wardrobes, wall panels, doors and vanities from the same batch.
12Door styles
50+Veneers & woods
180+Lacquer & melamine finishes
ENFBoard grade, stated up front
In short
Ratahome is a sourcing team in Foshan, China. Our finish library covers 12 door styles, 50+ veneers and woods and 180+ lacquer and melamine finishes for kitchens, wardrobes, wall panels, doors and vanities. Boards are ENF grade, edges are Jowat PUR-banded and lacquers are water-based; physical samples are couriered in about five days, and one finish batch is used for the whole order so every room matches.
01 · SelectChoose the lookBrowse the five libraries below, or send reference photos. We shortlist finishes that work together across every system in your home.
02 · ConfirmApprove in real lifePhysical samples couriered in about five days. Shop drawings mark the finish on every piece. Nothing is produced until you sign off in your own light.
03 · ProduceOne batch, every pieceThe same veneer flitch and lacquer batch is used for the whole order — kitchen, wardrobes, doors and panels match because they were finished together.
The library
Five decisions. Every system covered.
Each tab shows the options we produce most, and which systems they apply to. Anything you see in a reference photo can usually be matched — ask.
Door style
The front decides the character of the room. Flush and hidden fronts disappear into the wall; fluted, slotted and carved fronts become the feature. Any style can be made as a cabinet door, a wardrobe front or a full-height interior door.
Applies toKitchenWardrobeWall panelInterior doorVanity
Wood & veneer
Natural veneers are cut from one flitch and book-matched so grain flows across doors and panels. Engineered veneers give a consistent figure at scale; solid timber is used where hands and edges meet.
Applies toKitchenWardrobeWall panelInterior doorVanity
Finish
Colour and sheen decide how a surface lives day to day. Lacquer for colour and depth, textured melamine for hard-wearing interiors, aluminium and glass where light needs to pass. All finishes are applied in the factory — no site spraying.
Applies toKitchenWardrobeWall panelInterior doorVanity
Stone & surfaces
Counters, splashbacks, vanity tops and cladding are cut to the same drawings as the cabinetry, so joints land where they should. Natural marble, sintered stone and quartz — each with a place.
Applies toKitchenVanityWall panelBar & island
Hardware & lighting
Hinges, runners and lift systems are European (Blum, Hettich or equivalent) with soft-close as standard. Handles, integrated grips and LED lighting are specified per system so the whole home opens and closes the same way.
Applies toKitchenWardrobeWall panelInterior doorVanity
Application matrix
One finish, every system.
The same batch of finish is used for every piece in your order, so a kitchen, wardrobe, wall panel and door in “Natural Oak” are indistinguishable side by side.
FinishKitchenWardrobeWall panelDoorVanity
Natural oak●●●●●
Smoked walnut●●●●●
Warm white lacquer●●●●●
Ultra-matte charcoal●●—●●
Champagne aluminium●●—●—
Sintered stone●—●—●
Where materials meet
A finish is only as good as its junctions.
Wood against stone, metal inside timber, a lacquer edge meeting a veneer face — the places where two materials meet are where quality shows. These are checked at trial assembly before packing.
Metal meets timber
Aluminium frames and brass inlays rebated flush into the veneer face.
Carved textures
Milled and hand-finished surfaces sealed so the texture stays cleanable.
BOARDENF gradeThe strictest formaldehyde standard for board cores
CERTIFICATIONF☆☆☆☆Japanese top-grade certification for interior use
EDGESPUR adhesiveJowat PUR edge banding for moisture resistance
LACQUERWater-basedLow-VOC finish systems for living spaces
FAQ
Questions buyers ask about materials and finishes
Short answers from the Ratahome team in Foshan. The linked pages have the full detail.
01How do I see finishes before production?
Physical samples are couriered in about five days, and the shop drawings mark the finish on every piece. Nothing is produced until you sign off in your own light.
02Will my kitchen, wardrobes and doors match?
Yes. The same veneer flitch and lacquer batch is used for the whole order, so pieces finished together match side by side.
03Which board and edge standards do you use?
ENF-grade board cores, Jowat PUR edge banding for moisture resistance and water-based, low-VOC lacquer systems; hardware is Blum, Hettich or Salice.
04Can you match a finish from a reference photo?
Usually, yes. Send the photo: we shortlist finishes that work together across every system in your home, then confirm them with physical samples.
Request samples
Materials should be confirmed in real life.
Tell us which finishes you are considering and where the project is. Physical samples ship by courier before anything goes into production — you approve every finish in your own light, in your own home.
- Physical samples before production, no commitment
- Reply within 12 hours with a shortlist
- Finishes marked on your shop drawings for sign-off