Cabinets 101

Cabinet Options

Frameless (A “European” Option): Doors attach directly to the sides of the cabinet box, which creates a sleek, seamless look.
Overlay: Overlay cabinets have face frames to which the cabinet doors are attached and have horizontal rails and vertical stiles.
Inset: Cabinet door and drawer fronts are recessed (inset) and flush with the cabinet face frame.  Hinges are exposed or concealed.

Door styles

Recessed Panel: visual depth and understated elegance
Raised Panel: added dimension, more formal
Slab: more contemporary
Arched: offers design flexibility

Drawer Fronts

Slab: A flat, solid front
DFMD: matches door and has a center panel, stiles and rails

MATERIALS

Our cabinet lines are available in the following materials:

  1. Wood – A traditional choice which allows for thousands of choices in style and finish combinations.  Species Info: Click Here
  1. Thermofoil – Made of rigid, vinyl foil that is vacuumed and bladder pressed with a bonding adhesive onto a routered MDF substrate.
  1. Laminate – Family of products in which a finish material is fused to a substrate. Laminates include LPL (Low-Pressure Laminate) and HPL (High-Pressure Laminate). HPL is thicker, stronger and more durable.
  1. Metal – available in stainless steel, aluminum and powder coating

green cabinetry

Canyon Creek: Click Here

Europa: FSC Mixed Sources – a product group from well-managed forests, controlled sources and recycled wood or fiber.   www.fsc.org

Aristokraft and Norcraft: www.KMCA.org