Custom Cabinetry

With custom cabinetry, the sky's the limit in terms of cabinet dimensions, shape, wood species, finish and special
detailing. Custom cabinetry provides customers an unlimited number of styling options in both their framed and
frameless offerings. Sales of custom cabinets are much less than those of either semi-custom or stock cabinetry in the
industry.
Semi-Custom Cabinets

Semi-custom cabinets offer fewer options than “custom cabinets” and are available in a number of different sizes,
shapes, wood species and finishes. Semi-custom cabinetry provide customers a limited number of styling options in
both their framed and frameless offerings that include such things as reduced depths, increased depths, matching
interiors, inverted frames, etc. Sales of Semi-custom cabinets are much less than those of stock cabinetry in the
industry.
Stock Cabinets

Stock cabinets, which offer fewer options than either “custom” or “semi-custom” cabinetry, are also available in a
number of different sizes, shapes, wood species and finishes. Stock cabinetry provides customers a very limited number
of styling options in both their framed and frameless offerings. Sales of stock cabinets are greater than those of either
custom or semi-custom cabinetry in the industry.
Slab:
If you like clean lines, a
slab door may be the
choice for you. A flat door
that essentially looks like
a “slab” of wood, these
doors eschew decorative
raised or recessed panels.
However, you can add a
little pizazz by routing a
detailed edge profile if
your door is made of MDF.
Raised Panel:
A raised panel, generally
formed by joining several
pieces of solid stock lumber
with adhesive, is secured to
the door's frame. The panel
generally measures between
1/2" and 3/4" in height, giving
it a flush or protruding quality,
respectively. A routed edge
profile tends to give the door a
more elegant appearance.
Recessed Panel:
The recessed panel door is
a flat panel affixed inside
a frame constructed with
miter or mortise and
tenon joints. The
resulting appearance has
a picture frame-type look
and a simpler, more
country or transitional
appearance.
Curved Panel:
The top portion of
this door’s
decorative panel
curves upward in a
gentle arch. The
panel itself is
generally raised.
Cathedral Panel:
A cathedral-type
arch is incorporated
into the upper rail of
this raised or
recessed panel.
Beadboard Panel:
Typically found in a
recessed panel,
beadboard uses routed
beaded details to create
a causal country style.
Thermofoil

Flexible, 100 percent solid-colored vinyl. With adhesive on its underside, it is applied to smooth, engineered wood or
MDF which has been formed into a door, drawer or molding design. It has solid, opaque coloration and is easy to
clean and maintain. Ideal for durable areas.
Veneer

A veneer is a thin piece (1/32 of an inch) of solid wood which is attached with glue to a substrate (usually
“particleboard” in raised panel doors and “hardboard” in flat or recessed panel doors). Veneered components are more
uniform in finish and grain consistency. Veneered center panels in doors provide stability by minimizing its shrinking
and expansion in dry and moist climates thereby eliminating cracking and splitting. Some matching interiors in
Merillat cabinetry are wood veneers as opposed to vinyl.
Solid Wood

A door with a solid wood center panel is comprised of boards that are joined or glued together to form the width of
the center panel. Because natural woods have variations in color and grain pattern from board to board, these
variations will be apparent in a solid wood door. Predictably, a solid wood door is more expensive than a veneered
door.
Melamine Laminate

This is a material used on drawer and doors surfaces to cover substrate of either particleboard or MDF. All laminate is
durable and easy to clean. Melamine laminate is also a material used for fabricating countertops since it is thicker than
vinyl and provides a hard, durable surface.