Terminology

Cabinet Box
It is the box that actually houses your cabinets. Doors are connected to this box.

Base Cabinet
​Cabinets directly installed on the floor.

​Uppers
​​Usually positioned into your wall, this is a nickname for your upper cabinets.

Face Frame
Structural wood frame support attached to the front of the cabinet box, built using rails and stiles. It provides mounting support to doors and drawers.

​Frameless
Also known as a European cabinet, this type of cabinet door utilizes hidden hinges. This is different than placing cabinet doors on the face frame.

​Frameless
Also known as a European cabinet, this type of cabinet door utilizes hidden hinges. This is different than placing cabinet doors on the face frame.

​Cabinet Box
It is the box that actually houses your cabinets. Doors are connected to this box.
Base Cabinet
​Cabinet installed directly onto the floor. Some type of top will be installed above. Common tops options include granite, quartz, or tile.
​Uppers
Usually positioned into your wall, this is a nickname for your upper cabinets.
Face Frame
Structural wood frame support attached to the front of the cabinet box, built using rails and stiles. It provides mounting support to doors and drawers.
​Frameless
 Also known as a European cabinet, this type of cabinet door utilizes hidden hinges. This is different than placing cabinet doors on the face frame.
Reveal
The amount of face frame seen around the door and drawer fronts when they are closed.
End Panel
This is the part of the cabinet that goes all the way to a wall.
Toe Kick
The recessed toe space located at the bottom of base cabinets.

​Rail
​Horizontal pieces of a frame.
Stile(s)​
The vertical element(s) of your cabinet’s frame.
Center Panel
The panel in the middle of a cabinet door framed by rails and stiles.
​Raised Panel
A panel that is constructed in the middle so that it appears to be elevated upwards.
Recessed Panel
A thin center panel that has the appearance of being inset.
Outside Edge
Refers to the four edges around your cabinet’s door.
​Concealed Hinge
​A hinge that attaches to the back of the cabinet door and box, obscuring the hinge completely when the cabinet door is closed.
​Drawer Front
An outward aspect in the front of the drawer.
Full Extension Drawer Glide
Drawer glides for the cabinet that allows the drawer to completely extend outward. Thus, giving full access the the depth of the drawer box.
Door-to-Drawer Conversion
A process that changes the lower level of the cabinets into extendable cabinet drawers.

Mitered Joint
​Created when two 45° angled edges meet. Thus, creating a right angle. 
​Cope and Run Joint
​Wedges are cut from the sides of the rails and fit into matching grooves in the stiles. Also known as a Cope and Stick Joint, this is a type of mortise and tenon joint.
​Dovetail Joint
​A variety of mortise and tenon joint which is often utilized for drawer boxes.
Crown Molding
​A molding that caps and finishes the top edge of upper cabinets.
Corbel
A bracket used as either a supportive piece or simply as a visual piece. Great places to use corbels include: counters, mantels, island bars, cabinets and shelves.

Finish Terms

​Shaker
The minimal, square edge profile and flat panel.
​Bead Board
Decorative wooden center paneling style with evenly spaced surface grooves, paired with shaker rails and stiles.
​Select-Grade
Plain wood with no  additional color highlights.
Paint-Grade
​Also known as lacquer, is used to cover sap stains and minor discolorations.
Rustic
​ Heavy grain and knotted wood.
​Stain
Used to either darken, to emphasize the gain or simply add color to wood. All Cabinet Cures’ stains are water-based and are used to enhance the natural beauty of the wood doors.
Tinted Lacquer
A preferred choice versus paint  for a stronger cabinet finish. In addition, the cabinet wood detail cannot be viewed under the lacquer tints.
Glaze
An accent finish that is applied to the entirety of a finished door to highlight the doors depth, dimension and details.