Inset cabinet kitchen
The door and drawer fronts sit inside the face-frame openings, with the hardwood rails and stiles showing between them and the faces flush with the frame. It is a different cabinet construction from a full-overlay kitchen, even when both use a recessed-panel door, and the front elevation schedules frame, opening and moving front one by one.
The selected order basis uses a 19 mm maple face frame and 19 mm framed door fronts with flat center panels. The center-panel construction is specified for the chosen painted finish. A 38 mm face-frame rail and stile width is the planning basis; wider members, beading and unusual end conditions are coordinated on the cabinet drawing.
The selected cabinet body uses 18 mm plywood sides, bottoms and shelves, with supported 6 mm backs. Wooden drawers use 12 mm sides and backs with supported 6 mm bottoms. Runner placement follows the space behind the face frame, so an overlay drawer-box width is not carried into an inset cabinet unchanged.
Square inset keeps a plain inner frame edge. The beaded alternate adds a small molded edge around the opening while retaining the same flush door relationship. Bead shape, corner treatment and the surrounding door clearance are drawn together before machining. Changing the frame edge does not require a second product page.
The frame and fronts are finished in warm ivory. We record the paint system, color reference, sheen and center-panel specification against an approved sample, and finished ends, fillers and exposed frame edges follow that same schedule.
The hardware is knobs and cup pulls. Inset hinges need the correct mounting for the frame, door thickness and opening, and concealed and exposed hinges are two different selections; we confirm hinge reference, adjustment, stops and any soft-close function as one package.
| Cabinet construction | Custom inset face-frame kitchen cabinetry; doors and drawers sit inside hardwood frames, flush with the frame face. |
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| Frame edge | Plain square-edged hardwood face frame with a flush inset recessed-panel door |
| Selected front package | 19 mm maple face frames and framed door fronts; 38 mm frame-member width as planning basis. Flat center-panel build, finish and actual front clearances by accepted shop detail. |
| Selected box and drawer build | 18 mm plywood sides/bottoms/shelves; supported 6 mm backs; wooden drawers with 12 mm sides/backs and supported 6 mm bottoms. |
| Planning cabinet sizes | Base: 600W×610D×876H mm excluding countertop. Wall unit: 600W×330D×900H mm. Selected order-planning sizes, revised to the kitchen layout. |
| Hardware and clear openings | Matched inset hinge and mounting package, selected knobs or cup pulls and compatible runners. Door reveal and usable opening scheduled for each cabinet. |
| Quote contents | Cabinet boxes, face frames, fronts, scheduled fittings and finished panels. Worktops, appliances, accessories, delivery and site work as extra lines. |
| Minimum order | Made to your project quantities. Small item counts are accepted when they ship with the rest of your project list; the quotation confirms the quantity for each item. |
| Standards & certificates | Matched to the ordered model: tell us the standards or certificates your market or project requires, and we confirm in writing which documents are available for this configuration before you order. |
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The shop detail sets the clearance around each inset door and drawer. It accounts for the selected wood construction, finish build-up, hinge geometry and intended room conditions. Adjacent doors must open without binding against the frame or nearby handles.
The selected base planning cabinet is 600 mm wide, 610 mm deep and 876 mm high, excluding the countertop. A wall-cabinet planning unit is 600 × 330 × 900 mm. Appliance bays and sink cabinets follow their actual equipment, plumbing and worktop details; a framed opening is smaller than the cabinet’s outside width.
Wall fillers, corner clearances and finished ends allow the inset fronts to operate beside walls and adjacent cabinets. The installation layout records floor levels and supports before the frames are aligned. Door adjustment follows the installed cabinet position; hinges cannot correct a twisted cabinet run or a blocked handle path.
Inset work means building the frame, fitting each front and aligning the reveals. Beaded openings and extra frame divisions add machining and finishing, and our quotation prices the inset front elevation you have chosen.
Frame species, center-panel construction, paint system and finished end panels set the front package, with decorative moldings and unusual finished returns as extra lines. The approved finish reference defines the coating on your order.
Inset-compatible hinges, drawer runners, handles and organizers are scheduled by cabinet. A pull-out accessory needs its actual clear opening and mounting space behind the frame.
The cabinet order lists boxes, frames, fronts, shelves, finished panels and fittings. Countertops, sinks, appliances, lighting, freight and installation are separate selections unless named. Packing follows the cabinet schedule and its identified loose components. Tell us the rooms and quantities and we will put this on one quote with everything else you are ordering, and show you what fits in a container.
Inset doors and drawers sit inside the front frame, with their faces flush to it. Overlay fronts cover part or most of the cabinet front.
Maple is the hardwood for the face frames and door frames. The flat center panels have their own construction for the painted finish, and the cabinet body is plywood, so we describe the cabinet as maple-framed.
Yes. The square option uses a plain opening edge; the beaded option adds a small molded edge around that opening. The bead profile, corners, door clearance and hinge preparation are coordinated in the selected shop detail.
The accepted door and hardware detail sets the clearance. Wood movement, coating build-up, hinge geometry and the installed cabinet position all affect it.
Only when their clear opening and mounting match the cabinet. The face frame narrows the opening compared with the outside box width, so drawer and pull-out dimensions are scheduled behind the frame.
It lists the cabinet bodies, hardwood frames, inset fronts, shelves, selected drawers, fittings and finished panels. Countertops, sinks, appliances, lighting and interior accessories are separate unless named. Packing, freight and installation are individually stated.
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