When looking at kitchen cabinets and how they are made one comes to the realization that these versatile and highly functional storage areas within any kitchen are an integral part of that most integral of rooms in the home. Without cabinets to complement and support a kitchen, all of the various implements, dishware and other items (including food) that go into the kitchen with need to go elsewhere.
When it comes to the various styles of cabinetry that can be found in today's kitchens, there is a virtually endless number. In general, though, in the typical kitchen found in this country one tends to see several common styles of cabinet, including modern or contemporary, Scandinavian and some sort of "Shaker" style of cabinet. Today, contemporary and Scandinavian styles seem to be most common.
Cabinets in a kitchen can also consist of those that are freestanding and not attached to anything and those that are built-in. Although we think of built-in cabinets as being custom in nature, most such cabinets for the kitchen are mass-produced and then built into set patterns that are common to many standard kitchen designs in the home.
Freestanding cabinets are generally well-known to people and include things like hutches or some sort of standalone furniture that can be found at many retail or other outlets. They can be placed into a corner or in a pantry or the like and used for storage of items. Built-in cabinets also have several common construction elements, with the first being that it is frameless, for the most part.
Built-in cabinets are characterized by the materials made to build them which, today, are generally man-made and include materials like plywood, compressed sawdust and actual woods that aren't man-made lake oak or maple. Oftentimes they are then covered over with a thin film of wood veneer or some sort of synthetic veneer. They may be painted or presented in natural wood tone.
The other method of construction used in a cabinet is face frame build, but is not in wide use in this country, with many cabinet makers and builders preferring to go with European, or frameless, cabinets. The components of a typical kitchen cabinet include an enclosed base, one or more compartments and a top of some sort. Nowadays, many cabinets feature insert hardware like mixer shelves.
Kitchen cabinets are actually a vital part of any kitchen that has a lot of items that need to be stored or put away neatly. They are used to hold dishware, silverware, pots and pans and food, generally speaking. There are usually two different types that can be found in the kitchen; freestanding and built-in. They also come in European style or frameless construction, usually. - 32406
When it comes to the various styles of cabinetry that can be found in today's kitchens, there is a virtually endless number. In general, though, in the typical kitchen found in this country one tends to see several common styles of cabinet, including modern or contemporary, Scandinavian and some sort of "Shaker" style of cabinet. Today, contemporary and Scandinavian styles seem to be most common.
Cabinets in a kitchen can also consist of those that are freestanding and not attached to anything and those that are built-in. Although we think of built-in cabinets as being custom in nature, most such cabinets for the kitchen are mass-produced and then built into set patterns that are common to many standard kitchen designs in the home.
Freestanding cabinets are generally well-known to people and include things like hutches or some sort of standalone furniture that can be found at many retail or other outlets. They can be placed into a corner or in a pantry or the like and used for storage of items. Built-in cabinets also have several common construction elements, with the first being that it is frameless, for the most part.
Built-in cabinets are characterized by the materials made to build them which, today, are generally man-made and include materials like plywood, compressed sawdust and actual woods that aren't man-made lake oak or maple. Oftentimes they are then covered over with a thin film of wood veneer or some sort of synthetic veneer. They may be painted or presented in natural wood tone.
The other method of construction used in a cabinet is face frame build, but is not in wide use in this country, with many cabinet makers and builders preferring to go with European, or frameless, cabinets. The components of a typical kitchen cabinet include an enclosed base, one or more compartments and a top of some sort. Nowadays, many cabinets feature insert hardware like mixer shelves.
Kitchen cabinets are actually a vital part of any kitchen that has a lot of items that need to be stored or put away neatly. They are used to hold dishware, silverware, pots and pans and food, generally speaking. There are usually two different types that can be found in the kitchen; freestanding and built-in. They also come in European style or frameless construction, usually. - 32406
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