Face Frame
Cabinets get their strength from it, but modern cabinets sometimes go without
A cabinet is essentially a six-sided box that has two sides plus a top, bottom, back and front. A face frame is typically the front of a framed cabinet and is attached to the cabinet carcass (top, bottom, sides and back). A face frame provides strength to the cabinet and is the part to which the cabinet doors are attached.
A face frame is used for inset doors, full overlay doors and overlay doors. A frameless cabinet is one on which the doors are attached directly to the cabinet carcass.
A face frame is used for inset doors, full overlay doors and overlay doors. A frameless cabinet is one on which the doors are attached directly to the cabinet carcass.
A cabinet box consists of a carcass (back, top, bottom and sides) and the face frame. The face frame is composed of stiles (the verticals) and rails (the horizontals). The openings created by the placement of the stiles and rails are where drawers and doors will be placed.
An inset design is created when a cabinet door and drawer front are placed in the same plane as the face frame. This type of design has a more traditional aesthetic, as this is an older way of building cabinetry and furniture.
A variation on the inset design is adding a bead to the face frame. This creates a small shadow line around each door and drawer, giving the cabinet an even more traditional feel.
A variation on the inset design is adding a bead to the face frame. This creates a small shadow line around each door and drawer, giving the cabinet an even more traditional feel.
A full overlay cabinet is one in which the doors and drawer fronts cover the face frame completely. In appearance, a full overlay cabinet design is very much like a frameless cabinet design.
A partial overlay is a cabinet design in which the doors and drawer fronts do not cover the face frame entirely. This is just about the most common cabinet construction, as it has a more traditional look than full overlay and is less costly than inset construction.
A frameless cabinet is one on which the face frame has been eliminated entirely and the doors are attached directly to the cabinet carcass. This is a standard type of construction for a more modern-looking cabinet design.