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Many customers come to us and ask for an “inset” kitchen while not knowing what it actually means. In general, an inset kitchen means your doors and drawer fronts fit inside of a cabinet face frame. What many customers don’t realize is there are many different forms of inset cabinetry. Most notably, we are asked for beaded-frame inset, or flush-frame inset:

Why is it that more and more cabinet manufacturers are including medium-density fiberboard (MDF) as part of their material selection for painted cabinet doors? When we talk about cabinet doors, MDF is often viewed as an inexpensive alternative to woods. However, both solid woods and MDFs have advantages and disadvantages when it comes to cabinetry.