What is a 'raised and Fielded' Door Design?

A raised and fielded door design is a classical design made popular by the Georgians and Victorians.

Often made as a 5-piece door, with an outside frame made up of a top and bottom – referred to as rails – and two side pieces referred to as stiles. These outer frame pieces surround or 'field' the centre door panel, holding it in place.

Given its complexity, isn't a 5-piece door expensive? Flexibility of both product and service is one of RFK's fortes. RFK's custom-made service is extremely competitive and strikes the optimum balance between quality, traditional cabinet-making construction methods and cost.

The centre panel slopes up, or is 'raised', from its outer edges, giving rise to the term 'raised and fielded.'

RFK offers a bespoke, tailor-made kitchen service where doors such as 'raised and fielded' and 'Shaker' are still made using 5 pieces and traditional cabinet-making skills. In this instance, the centre panel is held in place by the rails and stiles, but allowed to expand and contract with air moisture and temperature changes – this is particularly important with natural timbers.

As with the cabinetry, RFK's bespoke 'handmade' service allows raised and fielded doors and Shaker doors to be produced to any dimension – even extreme curves are possible!