If you are searching for “parts of a cabinet” or “components of a kitchen cabinet” and what words like Inset, frameless, overlay, stiles and rails mean? If so, DC Drawers can help!
Kitchen Cabinet Components
We work directly in conjunction with cabinet door manufacturers and have had the experience of learning a little more about cabinet parts and terminology used in the industry.
Rail
The piece of the cabinet’s frame structure located at the top and bottom of the door.
Stile
The piece of the cabinet’s frame structure located on the left and right of the door.
Framing Bead
The part of the cabinet door that is cut in front.
Framing Edge
The part of the door that has a decorative design in the edges of the door.
Drawer Box
The drawer box is one of the main components of any kitchen cabinet. The drawer in a kitchen cabinet is used more often than the cabinet doors themselves. You can easily replace drawer boxes by purchasing them online or at a local cabinet shop.
Cabinet Face Frame
The cabinet face frame is the front of the cabinet behind the door and drawer. It is typically make using solid wood but cheap cabinetry often uses staples for attaching the face frame.
Cabinet Door Hinges
Cabinet door hinges are also a very important part of a cabinet. They hold the cabinet door up and are opened and closed thousands of times throughout their lifetime. It is always wise to buy high quality hinges due to the rigorous wear they go through. You can find replacement cabinet hinges at homedepot.com and places like that online.
Cabinet Doors & Drawer Fronts
The cabinet door you choose is important because these will be the first thing you see when you walk into your kitchen. However, you can easily buy replacement cabinet doors and drawer fronts online or at your local cabinetry shop.
Shelves
Strength should be your primary focus when it comes to cabinet shelves. Your shelves hold weight for long periods of time and should be built out of quality hard wood for the highest durability. Some choose to go with cabinet organizers or slide out shelves for easier access.
Drawer Slides
Drawer slides need to be high quality due to the rigorous wear and tear they go through when being opened and closed thousands of times throughout the years. Consumers can choose either traditional drawer slides or drawers with power outlet options called drawer outlet kits.
Panel Raise Profile
The part of the frame’s door that is given a cut on the raised panel, enhancing the fact that the panel is separated from the frame itself. This panel may also be flat. When the panel has been raised it will resemble the pictures of the door above. It shows that where the frame and panel come together, the panel has been elevated, and stands out from the frame. A flat panel however, is like it sounds, flat, and straight across.
Frame or Frameless
The cabinet’s frame can be either way, framed or frameless. Making the cabinet frameless will make it have more accessibility, ‘All access’. This type of structure is constructed without a face frame, having a thicker box structure, making it more stable.
It is significant that you know what the difference between a full and a partial overlay is in cabinets, and also, what inset cabinets are. On a full overlay cabinet or drawers, the doors or drawers will cover the face frame completely. With a partial overlay, the cabinets are going to show some of the frame still. An inset feature of a cabinet is where the doors and /or drawers fit inside (behind) the face frame opening of the cabinet.
Understanding The Different Parts Of A Cabinet
By understanding what the different parts of cabinets, as well as your drawer box choices and the types of door framing you can choose from, will will help extremely in deciding the way you are going to want your kitchen and /or bathroom appearance to be.
Knowing all of this a head of time can bring greater end results! After all, the process of cabinet making is not as confusing or befuddling as some may think. Of course, if you are a cabinet professional, you will most certainly want to learn as much about it as you can, and hopefully, this article has provided you with a little bit of knowledge into the world of making cabinets. I know I have learned a lot that I did not know before from it.
