The framing and gaps enable the cabinet doors to be opened without any additional hardware. It has an inch to two inches of space around the sides between the cabinet doors and drawer fronts are the most visible and defining detail.Īnother characteristic of a partial-overlay cabinet style is that there is a consistent strip of the frame visible across the entire face of the cabinets and creates a more traditional kitchen look. Shaker cabinets with a partial overlay are designed with half-inch overlay doors and drawer fronts. Check our guide to knobs or pulls on cabinets here.
STILES AND RAILS ON DOORS FULL
Full overlay doors are set outside of the frame and completely cover the cabinet face when closed and have no raised edges.įull-overlay cabinets typically do not have frames and provides about an extra inch of space for the cabinet since the cabinet doors do not rely on actual cabinet space to close.Ĭabinet hinges are hidden from view, has exposed corners and knobs, or handles are still needed to open the doors. It is the most popular design and are preferred by most homeowners and designers alike.
Inset Shaker cabinet doors may have visible or hidden hinges and require knobs or handles to open them. It increases the stability of the cabinets as the frame grounds them to the floor. This type of Shaker cabinet highlights the simplicity of the design with a smooth, clean, streamlined appearance. Inset cabinet doors are designed to sit flush against the face frame. The shaker cabinet doors are set within a frame and are constructed to fit the five-piece structure of the cabinet when closed. Here’s some of the popular cabinet design options. There are a variety of different Shaker kitchen cabinet styles that are offered to get the look you want. The rail represents the inset panel’s width-side overlay that fit between the vertical stiles which refers to the length-side overlay to form the frame with 90-degree angles. The paneled doors, dovetail, solid wood frames, mortise, and tenon joints have become popular in many kitchens today.Ī Shaker cabinet is composed of a panel, two stiles and two rails. The overall appearance of a Shaker cabinet door is a four-cornered frame with an inset panel. Shaker style cabinet doors are without veneers, inlays, or carving.
The stile and rail door shown at left is made of select rift-sawn White Oak, finished in Sun Mountain’s Poudre River glaze, and features a horizontal grain raised panel with a square (not rounded or “eased”) profile.
Design elements frequently include a square top, one to three panels, square sticking, and flat (not raised) panels-which are also common elements of the “Craftsman-style.” However, other options exist for modern stile and rail doors. But modern doors can also be stile and rail construction. Modern doors are often flush construction, providing a simple design with minimal embellishments.
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