Kitchen Doors
Kitchen door describes one of two things: the interior door that separates a kitchen from an adjacent space (a closed-plan kitchen door, typically swing or sliding) or a rear door from the kitchen to the outside (an exterior kitchen door, often a Dutch door, French door, or sliding patio door). Both interpretations are covered in the Crateworks interior + exterior range; the spec depends on which use case applies to your project.
Best for: Closed-plan kitchen separations from dining or living spaces, and kitchen-to-garden rear openings.
Configurations
Interior kitchen swing
Closed-plan separation between kitchen and dining or living. Common in traditional layouts.
Kitchen-to-garden Dutch door
Rear exterior Dutch door connecting the kitchen to a garden or porch.
Kitchen sliding-patio
Sliding glass door opening kitchen to outdoor cooking area.
Built to your opening
Every kitchen door is made to order. You specify:
- Interior or exterior
- Operation (swing, sliding, Dutch, French)
- Size
- Glass type
- Frame finish (RAL)
Common questions
- What is a kitchen door?
- Kitchen door describes either the interior door separating a closed-plan kitchen from an adjacent space, or the rear exterior door from the kitchen to a garden, porch, or outdoor cooking area. Specify which use case at quote so we route to interior or exterior product spec.
- What is the best door for kitchen-to-garden?
- Three common choices: a Dutch door (split top opens for air and service while the bottom stays shut against animals or weather), a French door pair (formal symmetric opening), or a sliding patio door (largest clear opening, minimum swing clearance). Pick by use pattern: Dutch for casual indoor-outdoor, French for formal, sliding for entertaining.
- What size is a kitchen door?
- Interior kitchen doors are typically 32 to 36 inches wide by 80 inches tall. Exterior kitchen rear doors are typically 36 inches single or 60 to 72 inches double (French or Dutch). Sliding doors run 60 to 96 inches in residential.
A different category than a hollow-core slab
Most interior doors sold in the US are hollow-core: a thin MDF or veneer face over honeycomb cardboard, hung on stamped hinges. They warp in humidity, dent on impact, chip at the edges, and look like the cheapest finished element in the room. They exist to fill an opening, not to be part of the design.
A kitchen doors from Crateworks is a slim aluminum frame with glass or mirror infill, built to your opening, color-matched to the room, on hardware sized to carry the panel weight. Aluminum does not warp or rust, the finish does not need repainting, and the panel reads as architectural detail across the room rather than a closet front to hide.
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