Our shaker (framed) cabinets are constructed from wood, plywood, metal/glass. Frameless cabinets are constructed from wood, particleboard, and metal.
When choosing kitchen cabinetry for your space, you’ll find that there are two types of cabinetry – Framed and Frameless. Both have advantages and offer various styles and design options. To help you decide which best suits your project, here are a few details to help you differentiate between framed and frameless cabinets.
Framed Cabinets
Framed cabinets are a more traditionalstyle and choice, very durable and classic, American-style cabinet. Face frames allow for easier installation and door/drawer adjustment. They require separate skin panels to be installed on-site on exposed sides. There are generally more options in sizes and modifications in a framed cabinet line.
◆ Advantages of frame cabinet
Strong, more stable structure, suitable for heavy loads
Suitable for walls that are not perfectly square
Applicable to all door coverage types
More atmospheric appearance
Frameless Cabinets
Frameless cabinets offer a sleeker, modern look that’s popular in Europe. This box construction provides full access to the cabinet interior and larger drawer box capacity. Cabinet sides are ordered finished at the factory. More fillers are recommended in the design to ensure minimum clearance is met for door and drawer openings. There are generally less options in sizes and modifications due to the limitations of the construction.
Frameless cabinets are quick and easy to manufacture and do not require special screws. Compared with the appearance of frameless cabinets and framed cabinets, frameless cabinets have a European and modern appearance. Very suitable for modern home design.
◆ Advantages of frameless cabinet
Provides considerable interior space
Easy to install
The door of the frameless cabinet is directly connected to the side wall of the cabinet. Frameless cabinets give you a clean, minimalist and modern look compared to framed cabinets.