Frameless cabinets are a contemporary take on the traditional style shaker cabinet. In previous years, American-style cabinets had a face frame over the cabinet’s body, while European styles were frameless.
A new trend is blending both styles, with European frameless cabinet bodies having the fronts and faces of American shaker doors and drawers. Framed cabinets were the most popular style in the U.S. by far. Recently, frameless cabinets have grown in popularity.
Why Choose Frameless Cabinets
You get many benefits when choosing frameless cabinets for your kitchen space.
Frameless Cabinets Have More Storage Space
Framed cabinets have a face frame on the front. This frame reduces the opening space when putting anything into the cabinet. When placing larger countertop appliances away, the frame may hinder the homeowner, making the task tedious or impossible.
Even with wall cabinets, putting away stuff or taking stuff down from frameless cabinets is much easier.
Easy-to-Mount Shelves
This may be the smallest detail to focus on as it applies only to many customers during installation. With framed cabinets, customers will insert the adjustable shelves at the very end after the cabinet is fully assembled and installed on the wall.
Upon inserting the adjustable shelves in framed cabinets, one must fidget around fitting the shelves in the frame opening before lowering them in position. With frameless cabinets, this task is easy without any fidgeting required.
Larger Width Drawer
With a face frame, the drawer box is condensed to be pulled out through the opening. Frameless cabinets allow the drawer to be about 2 inches wider to take advantage of the space. This means a framed cabinet will limit your storage space. Even drawer banks will be slightly smaller with framed cabinets.
Frameless cabinets take advantage of the wide opening without any hindrance. Only a minimal gap allows for the drawer slide to be mounted to the sides of the cabinet box.
On certain cabinet sizes, drawers are split into two. Framed cabinets will have a double drawer for standard 33” and 36” wide base cabinets. On frameless cabinets that will not have a frame or center panel dividing the two drawers, you will have one large drawer.
Some homeowners prefer to have a singular large drawer rather than two smaller drawers. Most cabinets, by default, come with a drawer on top.
Open Shelving Opportunity
Frameless cabinets are not bound by the front face for assembly, so nothing stops a homeowner from completely removing the cabinet doors. This means one can create an open shelving look with the stock cabinets they purchase.
With some DIY finishes to conceal any plywood color to match a solid color cabinet, these cabinet bodies can truly create the modern aesthetic one is looking for.
Frameless Cabinets Fit The Modern Design
With changing times, even the infamous shaker cabinet changes and evolves with trends. The shaker door is timeless and has been incorporated into the frameless cabinet to give it a sleek new finish. Modern design has not stopped this trend from incorporating shaker cabinet doors and drawer fronts.
Frameless Cabinets is on Rising Trend
Like fashion and technology, many dislike being behind on trends. Kitchen trends like apron sinks have gained popularity among the masses but have returned to the niche market.
Frameless cabinets have been on this trend for a while and have adapted with the shaker cabinet doors.
So, is there room to grow? With each new trend, frameless cabinets can adapt and evolve with every customer who installs a new cabinet.
