Frameless Wall Cabinet Construction

Frameless cabinet construction is a european way of manufacturing cabinets that has become popular among american homeowners seeking simple more contemporary cabinet designs.

Frameless wall cabinet construction.

This style is referred to as frameless or european style cabinet. As a result the front edge adjoining the wall had a 3 16 in. Frameless cabinetry is sometimes called full access cabinetry because it offers greater accessibility by eliminating the face frame. Frameless construction frameless construction developed in post world war ii europe.

Standardization of cabinet dimensions of joinery of fittings and features is the linchpin. To build matching wall cabinets see my post on how to build frameless wall cabinets. The cabinet boxes are completely undifferentiated. By using nicer doors adding some crown molding and light rail trim you can achieve a more traditional look.

One of the easiest cabinet carcasses to build is an upper cabinet and to make it even easier there s no face frame. Gap all the way. Frameless cabinets have a more contemporary look but can be dressed up with trim and more elaborate. Frameless cabinets tend to have a modern clean line appearance while face frame cabinets tend to look more traditional.

These basic wall cabinets have a very clean contemporary look but frameless cabinets are versatile. In frameless cabinet construction the door and drawer faces are nearly the same size as the cabinet box leaving only the smallest portion visible. In this post you ll find information on frameless upper cabinet construction and instructions on how to build them. For example the first wall cabinet we hung photo 8 wouldn t fit tight to the wall because of the drywall and tape buildup in the corner.

The goal was to produce attractive and flexible cabinetry inexpensively. While the lack of face frame does allow for the possibility of racking face coming out of square during installation it does allow for a more efficient use of cabinet space. A frameless cabinet also has a sleeker look to it with seamless lines and the doors attached directly to the box. Construction of the base cabinet is relatively straight forward.