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Fabuwood, line by line

Fabuwood is a cabinet company based in Newark, New Jersey. Its cabinets come in five lines, in stock sizes, and arrive about 4–6 weeks after we order them. This page explains the lines in plain words, so you can pick one and then choose a door.

Want the doors, not the reading? The Fabuwood styles we show are all in the door browser.

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About 4–6 weeks

From the day we order to delivery. From the start of design, a whole kitchen takes about 6–9 weeks, plus the time you take to approve the quote.

Soft-close by Blum

Allure, Illume and Ovela have Blum soft-close hinges and full-extension, soft-close drawer slides.

Limited lifetime warranty

Fabuwood's limited lifetime warranty covers the original residential owner of Allure, Illume, Ovela, Quest and Value Premium cabinets. It doesn't pass to a new owner. See our warranty summary.

Five lines, two ways to build a box

The door is what you see. The line decides how the box behind it is built: with a wood frame on the front (framed) or without one (frameless), and from plywood or engineered furniture board. Pick the line first; the door browser can then show you only that line's doors.

Fabuwood Galaxy cabinet door in Timber
Galaxy · Timber
Fabuwood Luna cabinet door in Sage Green
Luna · Sage Green
Fabuwood Nexus cabinet door in Frost
Nexus · Frost
Allure · Framed

Allure — framed, plywood

A framed line for classic and transitional kitchens. A solid wood face frame sits on a plywood box, and the doors cover nearly all of that frame (full overlay). On our site Allure has the most Fabuwood door styles (6 of 11) and the most painted and stained colors, and it offers any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams paint color, made to order.

  • Solid wood face frame on a plywood box
  • Solid wood dovetail drawers, full-extension and soft-close
  • Doors: a solid wood frame around a flat, stable MDF center panel

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Fabuwood Catalina cabinet door in Grigio Gloss
Catalina · Grigio Gloss
Fabuwood Tuscany cabinet door in Antracita
Tuscany · Antracita
Illume · Frameless

Illume — frameless, furniture board

Fabuwood's European-style frameless line, for sleek, modern kitchens. There is no face frame, so the doors cover the box edge to edge. The box is engineered furniture board, white with a linen texture inside, and the drawers are Blum metal drawer boxes. Illume's two doors, Catalina and Tuscany, have a factory-applied gloss, matte or textured surface instead of paint or stain.

  • No face frame: full-overlay doors
  • Engineered furniture board box, white linen texture inside
  • Blum metal drawer boxes and adjustable legs

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Fabuwood Catalina cabinet door in Como Ash 2
Catalina · Como Ash 2
Fabuwood Tuscany cabinet door in Cashmere
Tuscany · Cashmere
Ovela · Frameless

Ovela — frameless, plywood

Fabuwood's American-style frameless line. It has the same flat, edge-to-edge look and the same two doors as Illume, but the box is plywood with a natural wood inside, and the drawers are solid wood. Fabuwood suggests it for modern kitchens that should still feel warm.

  • No face frame: full-overlay doors
  • Plywood box with a natural wood inside
  • Solid wood dovetail drawers, full-extension and soft-close

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Fabuwood Metro cabinet door in Java
Metro · Java
Fabuwood Discovery cabinet door in Frost
Discovery · Frost
Quest · Framed

Quest — framed, plywood, partial overlay

A framed plywood line with a traditional look. The doors cover only part of the face frame (partial overlay), so more of the frame shows around each door. Quest has a short menu: on our site, the Metro and Discovery shaker doors in a few set colors.

  • Framed, with a plywood box
  • Partial overlay: more frame shows around each door
  • Metro door: painted Frost, or stained Mist or Java

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Fabuwood Hallmark cabinet door in Frost
Hallmark · Frost
Value Premium · Framed

Value Premium — framed, plywood

A framed plywood line with a short menu. Its doors cover most of the face frame (modified full overlay). On our site it is the Hallmark raised-panel door, painted in Frost.

  • Framed, with a plywood box
  • Modified full overlay: a little of the frame shows
  • One door style on our site: Hallmark, a raised panel

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We install Rev-A-Shelf pull-outs and organizers in Fabuwood cabinets, just as in Canyon Creek. Some come in versions made for framed or for frameless cabinets. Browse cabinet organizers

Framed or frameless: what changes

Allure, Quest and Value Premium are framed: a frame runs across the front of the box, and the doors sit on it. Illume and Ovela are frameless: there is no front frame, so the doors cover the box almost edge to edge.

On a framed cabinet, how much of the frame shows depends on the line. Allure's doors cover the most of it (full overlay), Value Premium's a little less (modified full overlay), and Quest's the least (partial overlay). In everyday terms, framed gives a classic, furniture-like front; frameless gives a clean, modern front and a little more room in each opening.

Framed (Allure, Quest, Value Premium)

Diagram of a framed cabinet: front view and view from aboveFRONTFROM ABOVE
  • A face frame runs across the front of the box.
  • The doors sit on top of the frame. How much frame shows depends on the line.
  • The frame makes each opening (solid line) a little narrower than the inside of the box (dashed line).

Frameless (Illume, Ovela)

Diagram of a frameless cabinet: front view and view from aboveFRONTFROM ABOVE
  • No face frame: the doors cover the box almost edge to edge (full overlay).
  • Each opening is the full inside width of the box.

Simplified drawings, not to scale. The framed drawing shows more frame around the doors, as on Quest; Allure's doors cover more of the frame.

Plywood or engineered furniture board

Allure, Ovela, Quest and Value Premium boxes are plywood: thin layers of wood glued together into a strong panel. Illume's box is engineered furniture board, a dense, flat panel made from wood particles bonded together, finished inside in a white linen texture. Shelves are ¾ inch thick on Allure, Illume and Ovela.

Paint, stain or a factory surface

Fabuwood finishes every door at the factory, in one of three ways:

  • Paint: solid colors, on Allure, Quest and Value Premium doors. On Allure you can also choose any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams color, made to order.
  • Stain: wood tones that let the grain show, on most Allure doors and on Quest's Metro door.
  • Gloss, matte or textured surface: on Illume and Ovela doors (Catalina and Tuscany). The color and texture come from a factory-applied surface, not paint or stain, and some look like wood.
Fabuwood Luna cabinet door in Indigo
Paint: Luna · Indigo
Fabuwood Galaxy cabinet door in Timber
Stain: Galaxy · Timber
Fabuwood Catalina cabinet door in Clubhouse Oak
Textured surface: Catalina · Clubhouse Oak

Each door's color window groups colors the way Fabuwood does. Signature colors are its most popular; Signature Select and Designer colors are made to order. Ask us about timing for a made-to-order color.

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Words you'll see on the door cards

Framed
A cabinet with a frame across the front of the box. The doors sit on that frame.
Frameless
A cabinet with no front frame. The doors cover the box almost edge to edge.
Full overlay
The doors cover nearly all of the cabinet front, with thin gaps between them.
Modified full overlay
On a framed cabinet, the doors cover most of the frame; a little more frame shows than with full overlay.
Partial overlay
On a framed cabinet, the doors cover only part of the frame, so more frame shows around each door.
Plywood
Thin layers of wood glued together into a strong, stable panel.
Engineered furniture board
A dense, flat panel made from wood particles bonded together. Illume uses it for the cabinet box.
Dovetail drawer
Drawer sides joined with interlocking, wedge-shaped cuts: a classic, strong joint.
Soft-close
Hinges and drawer slides that slow a door or drawer down so it closes gently and quietly.
Signature, Signature Select, Designer
Fabuwood's color groups. Signature colors are its most popular. Signature Select and Designer colors are made to order.
Custom color
On Allure doors, any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams paint color, made to order.

Questions people ask about Fabuwood

Which Fabuwood line should I look at first?

For a classic or transitional kitchen, or the most door styles and painted or stained colors, start with Allure. For a sleek, modern kitchen, look at Illume or Ovela: Ovela if you want a plywood box with a natural wood inside, Illume for a white inside and metal drawers. Quest and Value Premium are framed lines with a short menu of doors and colors. Bring us photos of kitchens you like and we'll narrow it down together.

Are Fabuwood cabinets plywood?

Four of the five lines are. Allure, Ovela, Quest and Value Premium have plywood boxes. Illume uses engineered furniture board, finished inside in a white linen texture.

How long do Fabuwood cabinets take?

About 4–6 weeks from the day we order them. From the start of design, a whole kitchen usually takes about 6–9 weeks, plus the time you take to approve the quote. You're without a working kitchen for about a week during installation, countertops included.

Can I get a specific paint color?

On Allure doors, yes: Fabuwood offers any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams color, made to order. The other lines come in their own set colors.

What warranty comes with Fabuwood cabinets?

Fabuwood's limited lifetime warranty covers the original residential owner of Allure, Illume, Ovela, Quest and Value Premium cabinets. It doesn't pass to a new owner. We also warrant our installation for one year. See the warranty summary.

Fabuwood or Canyon Creek?

Fabuwood builds in stock sizes and arrives in about 4–6 weeks. Canyon Creek builds to the dimensions of your room, with more wood species and door builds to choose from, and takes about 6–8 weeks. Canyon Creek, line by line.

Can I add pull-outs and organizers?

Yes. We install Rev-A-Shelf pull-outs, lazy Susans, trash pull-outs and drawer organizers in Fabuwood cabinets. Browse cabinet organizers.

Open the doors yourself.

Both cabinet makers are on our showroom floor, with working doors and drawers. Come by, or book a design consultation and we'll set a time.