Applique
A decorative wood carving.

Base Cabinet
A cabinet that sits on the floor that is designed to be covered with a countertop. Can have any combination of drawers, doors, shelves, or other storage options. 

Blind Corner
A cabinet with a face designed for another cabinet to cover the blind section. This allows all the space in the corner to be used. 

Concealed Hinge
A hinge not visible when the cabinet doors are closed. 

Corbel
A decorative support for a counter top or shelf. 

Corner Cabinet
A cabinet for use in a corner of a room. 

Crown Molding
A decorative molding that is attached to the top of cabinets. 

Custom Cabinet
Cabinet lines with the most available options including combinations of finish, style, and other features not found in semi-custom or RTA cabinets.
Dovetail

Drawer Box

Drawer Front

Engineed Wood
A wood product where pieces of woods such as fibers, strands, or chips are bound together to create an engineered wood.
Exposed Hinge
A hinge that is visible when the cabinet door is closed.
Filler

Finish
The paint or stain that a cabinet is finished with after it is constructed.
Frameless Cabinet
Also known as European style cabinets, these cabinets do not have a front frame or stile. This creates a more open look and allows easier access.
Glaze

Grain

Knob

Island

Laminate
A material created using layers. Usually a veneer attached to a structural layer.
Lazy Susan
A cabinet featuring shelves on a rotating base. Generally used in a corner base.
MDF
Medium density fiberboard. A more dense than plywood engineered wood product. Chosen for it’s strength over particle board.
Mounting Rail
The strip of material inside cabinets used to screw the cabinet into position.
Mullion Door

Pensinsula
Cabinets with no walls behind then similar to an island, but a Peninsula is connected to the rest of the cabinet layout. Usually in an L shape acting as a room divider.
Pull

Racking
The loss of shape of a cabinet (twisting/warping) due to improper installation and/or handling.
Raised Panel

Recessed Panel

Semi-custom Cabinet
A cabinet line that has more choices than the basic RTA cabinets, but at a price point lower than custom cabinet.
Shaker

Shims
Small wedges of wood to help level cabinets during installation.
Stain

Stiles
The vertical pieces of a cabinet’s front structure.
Style
The combination of finish and construction that create the look and feel of a cabinet.
Toe Space
The recessed space under the front of a base cabinet.
Valance
A decorative piece that generally hangs below wall cabinets.
Veneer
A thin layer of usually wood for decoration that is glued to another surface that creates the cabinet structure.
Wall Cabinet
A cabinet designed to be attached and hung on a wall. Wall cabinets are also used in other places where a 12″ or 24″ deep cabinet is required.