Frameless Kitchen Cabinets: Yes or No? Advantages and Disadvantages!

by Gabby PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023

When choosing new cabinets for your kitchen, what’s the first thing you aim for – comfort or appearance? And why not both? In interior design, the two can usually always be combined. But, there are some features you need to be careful of especially in the kitchen. For example, I want my kitchen to be well optimized so I can fit more things in the cabinets. The kitchen is where we spend a lot of our daily time and for that it has to be designed to our needs. With that being said, have you heard about frameless kitchen cabinets? Today, we are going to explain what are they exactly and should you choose them for your home!

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Frameless Kitchen Cabinets: Yes or No? Let’s Find Out the Pros and Cons!
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Frameless Kitchen Cabinets: Yes or No? Let’s Find Out the Pros and Cons!

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Kitchen cabinets play a huge role in your everyday life. We always buy new kitchen supplies, or plates, cups, bowls, etc. You can end up in a messy space that doesn’t look appealing at all, since you don’t have enough storage space. Or choosing how your kitchen cabinets look can affect the ambiance of the room. That’s why it is really important to be well-informed, before taking the final decision. Today, we are going to talk about frameless kitchen cabinets and trying to figure out if they are right for you.

What Are Frameless Kitchen Cabinets?

You might have heard about them as the European style kitchen cabinets. You can guess from the name that they do not have a frame, and they appear sleeker. They have become really popular in the United States, because of IKEA and their well-known European designs. Many people have started to choose them for their kitchen interior design. But what are the pros and cons?

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Frameless VS Framed Kitchen Cabinets

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Without going into too much detail, you can see for yourself from the picture the main difference with frameless cabinets and those that have a face frame. The frameless cabinets, as we mentioned earlier, create a sleeker appearance of the kitchen, while the face framed ones give the illusion of more geometric figures and lines, which is known as the American style. Depending on your preferences, you can find that both of these styles have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Are Frameless Kitchen Cabinets Better? Find Out the Advantages!

This is the question that is asked by many people recently, and we are going to answer it today. As we said previously, you have to know all the pros and cons of something, before renovating or getting brand new kitchen cabinets. Now, let’s dive right in!

More Storage Space

We can say for sure that frameless kitchen cabinets provide more space than the framed once, because there isn’t an edge extending into the cabinet opening. You can get the most advantage of the space here, which is more comfortable and definitely the better option if you have more kitchen supplies.

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Easier to Style and Adjust

Frameless cabinets are easier to adjust when you’re installing them, because of the lack of frames. They are also the perfect choice, if you like the minimalistic and more “clean” appearance of the kitchen. As we mentioned, the ambiance with frameless kitchen cabinets can be described as sleek and seamless. They will not give you any harsh lines, figures and they are the easiest one to work with. You can be more flexible with the decoration as well, since they will allow you to play with your creativity more.

Easy to Clean

They are easy to clean, since the doors can be removed completely just in a few minutes. Sometimes, with the face framed cabinets, the dust gathers around the frame and it is hard to remove it. If you choose the frameless option, you can clean them fast and efficiently.

Great Accessibility

You can see from the photo above, that the frameless kitchen cabinets don’t have a center stile, which means that you can access your kitchen supply in a much better way. While you place them in the cabinets, you can also get creative and arrange them however you like, without the center stile getting in the way.

What Are the Disadvantages of The Frameless Kitchen Cabinets?

Now, to help you get a well-informed decision, we have to let you know what are the disadvantages of these cabinets as well.

Partial overlay of the kitchen cabinets is not available. You can only get the full overlay with frameless kitchen cabinets. With the partial overlay it is more visible to where the cabinet ends, meaning there is a visible frame.
You will need to adjust them more regularly in order to keep them straight, since because of their construction they can often become asymmetrical with time.
Frameless cabinets hinges are usually made from particleboard and not from hardwood, which is used for the face framed cabinets. The particleboard is the less solid material.

Since you learned about the advantages and disadvantages, let us give you some ideas for frameless kitchen cabinets that you can adapt in 2023!