![]() ![]() ![]() We haven’t even looked at cabinet door styles, finishes, and hardware, but hopefully this will give you a starting point in understanding what your options are in order to achieve your dream home. Frameless tends to be associated with modern styles. There are pros and cons to every choice, and it also depends on the look that you’re going for. Since frameless cabinets have no face frame, the doors and drawer fronts have to be large enough to cover up the cabinet box openings. ![]() Often, this overlay gets mistaken for frameless construction, because when the doors and drawers are closed, frameless cabinets and full overlay, framed cabinets look similar. If there are misalignments, they will be hardest to notice with this overlay.įull: You barely can see the face frame. However, the doors and drawers can get stuck if there are big changes in humidity that can cause the wood to swell. Inset: You can see the entire face frame because the doors and drawers are cut to fit perfectly inside the openings. Or, how closely the edges of the doors and drawers are placed next to each other. Overlay: How much the cabinet doors and drawer fronts cover up the face frame. Framed cabinets, on the other hand, are structurally more stable and minimize chances of the cabinet doors misaligning-however, whether misalignment actually happens depends on other factors, including overall quality of construction by your specific cabinetmaker.Īesthetically, framed cabinets offer more options in overlays. ![]() This also means wider drawers and therefore more drawer space. The difference is where the cabinet doors and drawers attach to the cabinet box:įrameless cabinets (also commonly called Euro- or European-style cabinets): The door hinges and drawer runners attach to the inside of a cabinet box’s side walls.įramed cabinets (also commonly called face-framed cabinets): The door hinges and drawer runners attach to a frame on the front face of the cabinet box.įunctionally, frameless cabinets allow a wider opening to access the interior more easily than framed cabinets. LOL! OK – let me know what you chose and how it worked out! Would love to hear your advice now that you’ve also been there and back.There are two main types of cabinet construction. Ive been told to heavily research the cabinet maker that was recommended by my contractor (Woodland – in South Dakota) but Im still skeptical, and of course my contractor has to install them perfectly! He is a personal family friend and I don’t want my new kitchen to be the demise of our friendship because of inset cabinets. I thought “well if they cant do it well for their own cabinetry showroom, who is going to care if they do it well at my house?” So then I was 100% overlay… and now Im second guessing again. THEN I went to a showroom (a couple actually) and was appalled at the gaps and errors you could see immediately. If you’re wondering which type is best, there is no right or wrong answer. At first I was 100% inset because I have the budget and they look custom and gorgeous and theyre in all the high end kitchens. There are two main styles of door overlayoverlay doors and inset doors. Frameless cabinets (also called European, Modern, or Slabs) have hinges that attach directly to the walls of the cabinet box. Im preparing a kitchen reno this year and going over and over which I should choose. However, if youre going for a certain color, you might want to choose a different type. Hi Holly, I was reading your blog exchange convo w/ Carrie from 2018 and wondering how your kitchen turned out and if you chose inset or full overlay. ![]()
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