• Kitchen cabinets are made from scratch or given a face lift with new doors.kitchen image by yong hong from Fotolia.com
  
  Cabinet construction begins with building a box made of two sides called gable ends, a top, a bottom and the door. An optional component is the full back board. Cabinets can be installed with or without a full back board. Either way, back mounting boards will be needed for support and installation.Cabinet styles are usually defined by the door style.
  
  

Frameless

• Frameless cabinets are a European style in which the raw edges show when the cabinet door is open. The edges can be left raw, stained or painted, or edge banding can be applied. This style is very basic and usually does not use a full back board. The back frame is attached at the sides, top and bottom. Two mounting strips can be attached across the rear opening and used to attach the cabinet to the wall. You can also put screws through the back frame to attach to the wall. If a wall stud is within the cabinet opening it is best to use the mounting strips so the cabinet can be securely fixed to the wall stud.
  
  

Face Frame

• Face frame cabinets are of a North American style with the raw edges covered with a wood frame. This style is usually made with a full back board that is attached to a back frame. Face frame cabinets are generally attached to the wall with two-inch screws through the back frame. The full back board is made of 1/4-inch wood or laminate paneling with the laminated side facing inside the cabinet. Mounting strips can be placed inside the cabinet along the back board and attached to the sides of the back frame.
  
  

Slab/Flat Panel Doors

• The last step in building cabinets is the doors. The European slab-style door is the most basic of any door. Slab doors are made from plywood strips that are glued together or laminated particleboard. Slab doors may be flat or have routered edges. Plywood slab doors are sanded and finished with your choice of product. Paint and stain are the most common choices.
  
  

Raised Panel Doors

• Raised panel doors come in many styles.high definition tv cabinet image by James Phelps from Fotolia.com
  
  Cabinets can receive a whole new look with a little paint and new doors. Raised panel doors have a frame with grooves on the inside edge and a raised panel that fits into the frame grooves.
  
  

Recessed Panel

• Recessed panel doors have a different look than raised panels.high definition tv storage cabinet image by James Phelps from Fotolia.com
  
  Recessed panel doors start with a 1/4-inch thick panel that the frame is built around. The panels can be left smooth or grooved. A center board is often placed vertically down the front to give the appearance of two side-by-side panels.