Lexington Frappe Black Glaze is Kitchen Craft's warm Frappe finish on the Lexington raised-panel door, with hand-applied black glaze settling into the architectural details. The combination of warm Frappe base and dramatic black glaze delivers refined hand-finished traditional character with rich warm-cream tonal contrast.
Why Frappe Plus Black Glaze Reads Different
Plain Frappe delivers clean uniform warm-cream character. Frappe with black glaze adds dark pigment in the panel reveal and frame edges, which gives each door dramatic shadow detail and amplifies the warm-cream personality with rich contrast. The Lexington raised-panel architecture has more reveals than slim Shaker doors, which means the black glaze settles into more detail lines, delivering stronger hand-finished traditional character.
Construction Notes
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Door: Lexington raised-panel traditional silhouette.
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Door material: MDF with multi-step finish.
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Base color: Warm Frappe cream tone.
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Glaze: Hand-applied black, settled in raised-panel reveals.
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Hinges: Soft-close, full-overlay, fully concealed.
Designed For
Formal traditional and warm-transitional kitchens that want substantial hand-finished character with warm-cream base and dramatic dark contrast, primary bath vanities, and homes with elaborate warm architectural elements like cherry millwork or oak floors where the cabinetry should match surrounding casework. It pairs comfortably with marble-look quartz with warm veining, leathered granite, unlacquered brass or oil-rubbed bronze hardware, and oak or walnut flooring.
Variation Notes
Hand-glazed finishes are intentionally non-uniform. The black glaze depth and pattern vary slightly between doors, which is part of the hand-built character rather than a defect. Order a sample door and view both the Frappe base and the black glaze under your kitchen's actual evening lighting before locking the order.
