Before a Galaxy Pistachio Green glass upper goes on the order: what the price covers, and what to do at 39 inches
Reviewed September 2026 · Captivating Cabinets
There are fifteen glass-front uppers in Galaxy Pistachio Green: five widths from 15 to 36 inches, each at 30, 36 or 42 inches high. Two things about them are worth settling before any of the design questions. The first is what a line on this page actually buys, because the prices sit well below the solid-door cabinet of the same size and the listing does not say why. The second is a height that is missing — there is no 39-inch glass box in this finish, although almost everything else comes at 39. Both are easy to plan around once you know, and awkward to discover at the install.
Two readings of the price, worked through
The glass lines describe themselves as a wall cabinet with an open frame that accepts glass, and every one of them prices well under the solid-door cabinet of the same size. That leaves two possible readings. Either the line is a complete glass-front cabinet that happens to cost roughly half what the solid one does. Or it is the glazing-ready door frame, to go on a cabinet box bought separately — and this finish does sell the box on its own, as a carcass-only line on the loose parts list.
We have not been able to settle it from the listing, so here is the arithmetic both ways at four sizes, displayed prices on 2026-09-28:
| Size | Glass line | Solid-door cabinet | Carcass only | Carcass + glass line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15″ × 30″ | GPG GDW1530 — $97.50 | GPG W1530 — $234.00 | W1530-BO — $152.75 | $250.25 |
| 24″ × 36″ | GPG GDW2436 — $201.50 | GPG W2436 — $429.00 | W2436-BO — $276.25 | $477.75 |
| 30″ × 36″ | GPG GDW3036 — $234.00 | GPG W3036 — $451.75 | W3036-BO — $289.25 | $523.25 |
| 36″ × 42″ | GPG GDW3642 — $321.75 | GPG W3642 — $620.75 | W3642-BO — $399.75 | $721.50 |
Read the last column against the solid one. If the glass line is a frame that goes on a carcass, a glass upper comes out between about 7 and 16 per cent dearer than the solid cabinet of the same size — which is the ordinary direction for glass against solid (our glass cabinet buying guide quotes a premium of about 15 to 30 per cent). If the glass line is a complete cabinet, the glass upper is less than half the price of the solid one, which would be unusual. The numbers lean toward the first reading. We would still rather you asked than planned a quote on our inference: call us with the sizes and we will tell you exactly what each line ships as.
The pane itself is a separate question. The same guide explains that glass doors in lines like this usually ship prepped for glass — an open frame with a channel — and are glazed locally with the texture you choose. Confirm that too, and pick clear, frosted, seeded or reeded before the doors arrive rather than after.
Three heights, and the run height that has no glass match

The solid uppers in this finish come at 30, 36, 39 and 42 inches. The glass ones come at 30, 36 and 42 only. That matters because 39 is a popular run height — hung at the usual 54 inches, a 39-inch box tops out at 93, which leaves room for a crown under an eight-foot ceiling. Plan a run at 39 and then decide you want one glass box in it, and there is no glass box to put there at the height of its neighbours.
A glass box at a different height from the boxes beside it puts a step in the top line of the run. You have four ways round it, and the right one depends on how set you are on each thing:
- Move the whole run to 36 or 42. At 36 the run tops out at 90 inches and the crown has more wall to fill; at 42 it reaches 96, an eight-foot ceiling, with no room for crown on top. The wall and tall sizes guide shows how each height meets the ceiling.
- Keep the run at 39 and put the glass somewhere the run does not continue — over a bar, beside a window where the uppers stop, on a short return — where a different height reads as a separate piece.
- Keep 39 and use an open box instead of glass. The no-door wall cabinets with a matching interior come at 39 — GPG NDW1839 at $438.75, NDW2439 at $484.25, NDW3039 at $568.75 — and so do the open shelf boxes, GPG WOS1839 at $464.75 and WOS3039 at $698.75. See the no-door wall page and the open shelf page.
- Keep 39 and drop the glass. A run of solid doors at the right height beats one glass box at the wrong one.
What a glass box shows in a green run
Here is the one colour decision this page owns. Every Allure cabinet is listed with a natural wood veneer interior. A solid door hides that; a glass door makes it part of the wall. So each glass upper you add swaps a rectangle of painted green for a rectangle of pale wood, with the contents in front of it and the green frame around it. On a 30 × 36 box that is roughly seven and a half square feet of the wall changing from sage to wood.
That is a useful lever in a kitchen that is green all over. A long wall of uppers in a single colour can feel heavy, and one or two glass boxes break it up without introducing another finish — the relief comes from the interior and what you put in it. Green and a warm wood are an easy pairing, which is why this tends to look settled rather than busy; the green cabinets guide has more on the woods this sage sits well with.
If you would rather the display sit against green, glass is the wrong box. The no-door wall cabinets are sold with a matching interior — the inside finished in the cabinet colour — so plates and glassware read against the sage itself, with no door and no glass to clean. Which one you want is really a question of whether the contents or the colour should be the background.
Choosing the width by what goes on the shelf
With the height set by the run, the width is the decision you actually get to make, and it is best made from the contents rather than from the elevation. A 15- or 18-inch box holds one column of things — glasses in a row, a stack of plates — and reads as a slot. A 24-inch box takes two columns and starts to look like a display. The 30- and 36-inch boxes hold an arrangement, which is lovely when you own the matching set to fill it and a chore when you do not.
If the answer is a single row of glasses, buy narrow and save the money: GPG GDW1536 is $117.00 and GDW1836 is $139.75, against $234.00 and $279.50 for the 30 and 36 at the same height. If you want a real display, go wide and buy the spare shelves to set the bays to your pieces; this finish sells single adjustable shelves by cabinet width on the loose parts page, GPG AS-W30 at $45.50 and AS-W36 at $60.45.
The order, line by line
Confirm what each glass line ships as — frame or cabinet — and add the carcass if it is a frame. Settle the glass texture and who is glazing. Match the height to the run, or choose one of the four routes round a 39-inch run. Add lighting if the box will be looked into at night: puck sets are sold per cabinet width on the cabinet accessories page, GPG LED W30 at $130.00 for a 30-inch box. Then read the codes back against the drawing — how to read cabinet SKU codes explains the width-then-height pattern in GDW3036.
The free 3D design service will draw the glass boxes into your run and write out what each line covers; a designer replies within one business day and the design and quote follow in 24 to 48 hours. The corner and tall glass units are on the diagonal corner glass page and the double door glass page, solid uppers on the wall cabinet page, and trade buyers start at Captivating Pro.
Common questions
- Does a glass door wall cabinet come with the glass?
- The glass lines describe an open frame that accepts glass, and our glass cabinet guide explains that doors like these usually ship prepped for glass and are glazed locally. Confirm for your order — and confirm too whether the line is a full cabinet or a frame for a separately bought carcass.
- Why is the glass cabinet cheaper than the solid one?
- The listing does not say. At 30 × 36, the glass line is $234.00 and the solid cabinet $451.75. If the glass line is a door frame for the carcass-only box ($289.25), the pair comes to $523.25, about 16 per cent over solid — the more usual relationship. Ask us which it is before quoting.
- Is there a 39-inch glass wall cabinet?
- Not in this finish. The glass uppers come at 30, 36 and 42 inches only, although the solid uppers also come at 39. For a 39-inch run, move the run to 36 or 42, put the glass where the run does not continue, use a 39-inch no-door or open shelf box instead, or skip the glass.
- What is inside a glass front cabinet?
- Allure cabinets are listed with a natural wood veneer interior, so a glass door shows pale wood behind the contents, framed by the green. If you want the display to sit against the cabinet colour, the no-door wall cabinets with a matching interior are the alternative.
- What sizes do glass door wall cabinets come in?
- Widths of 15, 18, 24, 30 and 36 inches, each at 30, 36 or 42 inches high — fifteen sizes, from $97.50 for 15 × 30 to $321.75 for 36 × 42 at displayed prices.
- Should I choose a glass cabinet or an open cabinet?
- Glass shows the contents against a wood interior and keeps dust off; the no-door matching-interior box shows them against the green and has nothing to clean but the shelves. Choose by which background you want — and at 39 inches, only the open box exists.
Keep reading
The guides behind the numbers on this page.
- Glass Cabinet Doors: Buying Guide
Prepped-for-glass doors, glazing locally, and the textures to choose between.
- Wall and Tall Kitchen Cabinets: Sizes and Buying Guide
Where 30, 36, 39 and 42-inch runs meet the ceiling.
- Green Kitchen Cabinets: Sage, Pistachio and Moss
The woods and whites a grey-sage frame sits well against.
- How to Read Cabinet SKU Codes
GDW, W, NDW, WOS and the -BO suffix, decoded.
- Kitchen Cabinet Samples: How to Order and Evaluate
Judging the green frame in your own light before ordering.



















