Your kitchen cabinets are the centerpiece of your kitchen and will create the look for the entire room. The style of door to the color you choose should reflect your family’s tastes and lifestyle. We will walk you through the different terminology for cabinetry to help inform you of the types of cabinets available.
Stock Cabinetry:
Off the shelf, pre-built standard size cabinets. The cabinet boxes on most in-stock cabinetry will be furniture board sides and wood face frames.
Semi-Custom Cabinetry:
Built to order based on various sizes, styles and colors available in the line of cabinetry you are shopping. Cabinet boxes for semi-custom cabinet lines are either furniture board sides or upgraded plywood sides with wood face frames. Soft close drawers and doors come standard and drawers are dovetailed.
Custom Cabinetry:
These cabinets are generally the costliest of the three; however, they are built for you and to accommodate your vision in your finished kitchen. Most custom cabinetry will be plywood or solid wood sides and a solid wood face frame. Soft close drawers and doors come standard and drawers are dovetailed.
Pricing can vary on the cabinetry that you are looking at within the three types of cabinetry. The main reason will be the options that you have with each line – the colors, door styles and cabinetry modifications all play a role in the cost of the cabinet line.
Base Cabinets:
Base cabinets are mounted to the floor and support your countertop. Your kitchen island cabinetry is also considered a base cabinet.
Wall Cabinets:
These are mounted to the wall of your kitchen above the countertop and above your range, dishwasher, sink and other appliances.
Pantry Cabinets:
Your tall cabinetry is a base style cabinet mounted to the floor that allows space inside for a pantry or broom closet.
Full Overlay:
The cabinet door/drawer covers the entire face frame of the cabinet box. This provides a seamless appearance. Hinges for this type of cabinetry will be concealed on the inside of the cabinet. The full overlay option is a more modern trend.
Partial Overlay:
A portion of the cabinet box will show around your cabinet doors and drawers. The partial overlay lends itself to a more traditional style. With partial overlay cabinets you do not need hardware.
Inset:
The cabinet door will fit inside the cabinet frame.
Slab Doors:
The slab style door is a flat panel that gives your cabinet a smooth finish and works well with full overlay for a transitional or contemporary kitchen.
Shaker:
This door is a popular attractive door with a recessed center panel. The shaker cabinet style can be utilized in traditional, transitional or contemporary applications.
Raised Panel:
The center of the cabinet door has raised detailing and works well for traditional and transitional looks.
Wood cabinet finishes come in stained, painted and glazed. A glaze cabinet is a cabinet with color added on top of the stain or paint to add depth and dimension. Glaze often appears in the crevices as a darker shade to highlight the details of your cabinet.
When looking at cabinetry you will have many options to choose from to make organizing your kitchen a breeze; options include lazy susans, pull out trays, deep pot drawers, spice pull outs, appliance garages and the list goes on and on.
The possibilities are almost limitless when it comes to designing your kitchen cabinetry. When you are ready to bring your vision to life for your new kitchen, give us a call and we will walk you through your kitchen project from concept, design and completion to leave you with a breathtaking new space.
