New 2026 · Second Finish Cycle · Mushroom Matt Lacquer · 18mm Wide Slab

Mushroom Matt Lacquer Kitchen — The Mid-Tone That Does Not Tip Yellow Under Warm Light

Mushroom is the colour the market reached for once cool grey stopped selling and white stopped being a decision. It is a warm grey-brown with a red-yellow undertone, and that undertone is exactly why it is hard to make: spray it on a warm basecoat and it goes brown, spray it on a cool one and it goes green, and under a 3000K downlight both faults show at once. This kitchen is built around that problem. The face is a 18mm wide slab, flat, with a 20mm milled finger groove along the top edge and no frame, so there is nothing to break up the colour and nowhere to hide a mismatch. The lacquer is a two-coat polyurethane at 4 to 6 gloss units over a neutral sealed primer, and the batch is colour matched to a supplied panel under both 3000K and 4000K light before it is released — because a mushroom that looks right in the spray booth and green in a customer's kitchen is a recall, not a shade variation. Behind the face, 18mm plywood carcasses on 32mm system drilling, 720mm base boxes on a 100mm plinth recessed 60mm, Blum TandemBox soft-close, and a 20mm white quartz top with a fine grey speckle. Wide slab rather than shaker on purpose: at this tone, a beaded frame reads traditional and heavy, and the flat face lets the worktop and the wall do the detailing. A 20-piece OEM/ODM programme for kitchen studios, importers and residential developers.

Warm mushroom grey-brown matt lacquer at 4 to 6 gloss units, two-coat polyurethane over a neutral sealed primer, colour matched to a supplied panel and signed off under both 3000K and 4000K light before the batch is released
18mm wide slab doors and drawer fronts, square edge with a 1mm arris, no frame and no applied moulding — a flat face at a mid-tone has nothing to hide a colour drift behind, so the panel batch is controlled rather than the styling
Milled finger groove 20 x 10mm along the top edge of base doors and the bottom edge of wall doors, machined and sealed as part of the spray, so the run stays handleless without a metal profile that dates it
18mm plywood carcasses with sealed ABS edges, glued and dowelled corners, 8mm back panel and 32mm system drilling on every side panel; plywood rather than chipboard because a handleless door is pulled at the groove and the carcass takes that load at the hinge plate
720mm base boxes at 570mm deep on adjustable legs behind a 100mm plinth recessed 60mm, and 330mm deep wall units at 720mm high with one adjustable shelf — a 900mm finished worktop height on the standard AU and EU grid
Blum TandemBox soft-close full-extension drawers rated 30 to 70kg by module width, and Blum clip-on concealed hinges with three-way adjustment; a cost-equivalent runner and hinge set on identical drilling for entry price points
20mm white quartz worktop with a fine grey speckle, 620mm deep, square edge and a 100mm matching upstand — white rather than cream, because a cream top pushes mushroom towards brown and flattens the grey out of it
Pale grey 18mm melamine interiors with sealed edges, so a shelf is a wipe-clean surface and the inside of a cupboard does not fight the door colour when it is open
Module widths of 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 900 / 1000mm with a 3mm front gap held across the range, so a run plans on a 100mm grid and still lands on standard sink and appliance apertures without a bespoke carcass
Flat-packed in 5-layer cartons with foam corner blocks, or assembled and shrink-wrapped on request; a 600mm base box ships at roughly 70 x 58 x 17cm and 33kg gross, and doors are crated separately in door-number order
Matt lacquer is repairable in a way a foil is not: a scuff on a door face is flatted and re-sprayed in place by a touch-in technician with the batch reference we keep on file, instead of the whole door going back to the factory
MOQ 20 pieces per model; widths, the one-panel or two-panel door split and a two-tone run with white uppers may be mixed inside the 20, while a custom colour match or a non-standard sheen needs a 60-piece run

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SKU: FAME-KC-MSH · MOQ: 20 pcs · Sample order available

Specifications

Programme scope	Full kitchen run in one finish and one door style — base units, wall units, tall units and a matching plinth; module widths of 300 to 1000mm on a 100mm grid with a 3mm front gap held across the range; supplied flat-packed or assembled, with or without worktop
Construction	18mm plywood carcasses with sealed ABS edges, glued and dowelled corners and confirmat fixings at the load points; 8mm back panel; 32mm system drilling on all side panels; adjustable legs behind a 100mm plinth recessed 60mm
Fronts	18mm MDF wide slab doors and drawer fronts, square edge with a 1mm arris, 20 x 10mm milled finger groove along the top edge of base doors and the bottom edge of wall doors; no frame, no applied moulding, no visible handle
Finish	Warm mushroom grey-brown at 4 to 6 gloss units, two-coat polyurethane over a neutral sealed primer; colour matched to a supplied panel or to a RAL / NCS reference; batch approved under 3000K and 4000K light; a 7 to 9 gloss unit sheen available on the same face
Carcass finish	Pale grey 18mm melamine interior with sealed edges; white interior on request; a matching mushroom interior available for open-shelf and glass-door units at a supplement
Worktop	20mm white quartz with a fine grey speckle, 620mm deep, square edge and a 100mm matching upstand cut from the same slab; 38mm solid timber, 20mm terrazzo-look and 12mm sintered stone alternatives on the same carcass
Hardware	Blum TandemBox soft-close full-extension drawers rated 30 to 70kg by module width; Blum clip-on concealed hinges with three-way adjustment; push-to-open on handleless doors where the finger groove is not specified; a cost-equivalent runner and hinge set on identical drilling for entry price points
Internal fit-out	One adjustable shelf per wall unit, cutlery inserts, a 300mm pull-out waste under the sink, a corner carousel and a tall larder pull-out available as options on the same carcass drilling
Installation	Dowel-and-cam assembly with pre-drilled panels and confirmat fixings; a 3m run assembles in roughly 3 to 5 hours with two fitters; wall units on a steel hanging rail with adjustable hooks; plinth and finger grooves are pre-machined, so no site cutting of a finished lacquer face is required
Packaging	Boxes flat in 5-layer cartons with foam corner blocks — a 600mm base box ships at roughly 70 x 58 x 17cm and 33kg gross; doors and drawer fronts crated separately in door-number order on edge with interleaving; assembled runs shrink-wrapped on a pallet
MOQ and lead time	20 pcs per model; widths, the one-panel or two-panel split and a two-tone run with white uppers may be mixed inside the 20. A custom colour match or a non-standard sheen needs a 60-piece run and adds roughly 7 to 10 days. 20 to 35 days production after colour approval, plus 18 to 25 days sea freight to Port Botany, Melbourne or Fremantle
Compliance	ISO9001, CE, SGS and FSA factory certifications; E1 low-emission board and low-VOC water-based lacquer; FSC-certified plywood and CARB P2 board for US and AU programmes available on request

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Product FAQ

How is mushroom different from the sage and greige kitchens already in the range?

Three different colours doing three different jobs. Sage is a green with a grey cast and it reads cool and slightly herbal. Greige is a pale grey-beige with almost no red in it, and in that kitchen the fluted face does the work. Mushroom is warmer and darker than both, with a red-yellow undertone that sits between taupe and brown, and it is the one that changes most under artificial light — which is why it is approved under 3000K and 4000K rather than on a screen. Put a door from each side by side and mushroom is the colour that looks like a material rather than a paint colour.

Will a flat wide slab show every scuff at this tone?

A matt lacquer at 4 to 6 gloss units hides fingerprints far better than a satin or a gloss, because there is no specular highlight to smear. What it does show is a hard scuff that breaks the film, and that is the point of specifying lacquer rather than foil: a scuff on a door face is flatted back and re-sprayed in place by a touch-in technician using the batch reference we keep on file. A foil door with the same damage is a replacement door. For rental and multi-family programmes where touch-in labour is not available, the same face is available in a melamine at a lower cost.

Is the finger groove strong enough, or does the door flex when it is pulled?

The groove is 20 x 10mm milled into a 18mm MDF slab, which leaves 9mm of section behind it, and the door is pulled at the top edge where the hinge load is lowest. The carcass is 18mm plywood rather than chipboard specifically for this: a handleless door transfers its pulling load into the hinge plate and the front edge of the side panel, and a chipboard panel will crush at that edge over a few thousand openings. The groove is also sealed as part of the spray, so a wet hand at the pull does not raise the MDF.

Can the colour be matched to a specific paint reference?

Yes, within reason. Send a physical panel or a RAL / NCS reference and we spray a 200 x 300mm sample for sign-off before the batch. What we will not do is match from a photograph or a screen, because mushroom is exactly the family of colour where a camera white balance and a monitor profile will both lie. Expect a small shift between a painted wall and a sprayed cabinet even with a good match — different substrates and different film builds — so the sample is approved against the wall paint, not against a colour chip.

Can I mix this with white uppers in the same order?

Yes, and most buyers do. The 20-piece minimum can be split across widths and across a two-tone split with white or pale grey uppers on the same carcass, drilling and hinge positions, because the only thing that changes is the door finish batch. A two-tone run is also the cheapest way to test a mid-tone like mushroom in a market that has been buying grey: the uppers keep the room light and the bases carry the colour, so a retailer can put it on a floor without committing the whole elevation.

What are the lead times and how does shipping to Australia work?

Twenty pieces per model, with widths and the two-tone split mixed inside the 20. Production runs 20 to 35 days after colour approval, and a custom match adds roughly 7 to 10 days because it needs its own spray batch. Sea freight to Port Botany, Melbourne or Fremantle adds 18 to 25 days, and we ship flat-packed by default to keep the volumetric cost down — an assembled run costs roughly 40 per cent more in freight for the same kitchen. We are a 20,000 m2 factory in Jiangshan, Zhejiang, supplying several of the world's ten largest building-material brands on the same lines.