CABINETRY TERMS
When choosing kitchen cabinet doors and bathroom cabinet doors, having familiarity with cabinetry terms will also enable you to sound like a pro when it’s time to make purchasing decisions. The following are some cabinetry terms to know.
CENTER PANEL
The raised or flat panel in the middle of cabinetry doors enclosed by stiles and rails.
CENTER STILE
Sometimes called a mullion, this is the raised rail in the middle of the cabinetry doors that is enclosed by stiles and rails.
EDGE PROFILE
Shape put on the outside edge of the cabinetry doors or cabinetry drawers.
REVEAL
On a framed cabinet, the distance between the outside edge of the face frame and the outside edge of the door.
STILE
The vertical-framing members of the cabinetry faces or cabinetry doors.
RAIL
A horizontal framing member of the cabinetry faces or doors.
