Cabinet Types & Settings

Every cabinet type shares the same core settings — dimensions, material, door style, and finish. This article covers the unique settings that appear only for specific types.

Common settings (all types)

These appear for every cabinet in the Properties tab:

Base cabinets

Base Cabinet

Standard floor-mounted cabinet. The most common type.

Unique settings:

• Door configuration — single door, double doors, or drawers on top with door below
• Number of drawers — if all-drawer, set how many drawers and their heights in the Build tab
• Shelf count — adjustable interior shelf quantity

Drawer Base

All-drawer cabinet with no doors.

Unique settings (Build tab → Interior Layout):

• Number of drawers — typically 3 or 4
• Drawer heights — set the height of each drawer box individually; the remaining height fills proportionally

Sink Base

Open interior for under-sink plumbing — no shelf, no drawer. Often has false drawer fronts at the top.

Unique settings:

• False drawer fronts — toggle on/off
• Door configuration — single or double

Blind Corner

Fills an inside corner run. One side has a standard opening; the other side is "blind" (partially hidden by the adjacent cabinet).

Unique settings:

• Blind side — left or right
• Blind extension — how far the cabinet extends into the corner; affects how much you can open the door

Lazy Susan

Corner cabinet with a rotating shelf system.

Unique settings:

• Corner type — pie-cut (triangular shelves) or full-round (circular)
• Number of shelves — typically 2

Trash Pull-out

Narrow base cabinet designed for pull-out waste bins.

Unique settings:

• Number of bins — 1 or 2
• Bin size — affects the required cabinet width

Island

A free-standing base cabinet, not attached to a wall. Can be single-sided (finished back) or double-sided (accessible from both sides).

Unique settings:

• Double-sided — toggle; affects how the back is constructed and finished
• Countertop overhang — how far the countertop extends beyond the base on each side

Vanity

Bathroom base cabinet. Generally shallower depth (18"–21") compared to kitchen bases (24").

No unique settings beyond the standard ones — just set the depth accordingly.

Desk Base

A base cabinet with a kneespace cutout for a desk or seating area.

Unique settings:

• Kneespace width — how wide the open area is
• Kneespace height — floor-to-underside clearance

Appliance Garage

A compact upper cabinet that sits on the countertop and houses small appliances. Has a tambour or lift-up door at the front.

Unique settings:

• Door type — tambour (roll-up) or lift-up

Filler

A narrow filler strip to close a gap between cabinets or between a cabinet and a wall. Not a structural cabinet.

No unique settings — just set the width to match the gap.

Wall cabinets

Wall Cabinet

Standard upper cabinet mounted to the wall.

Unique settings:

• Height from floor — how high off the floor the bottom of the cabinet sits (default: 54" for kitchens)
• Door configuration — single, double, or lift-up

Corner Wall

Wall cabinet designed for an inside corner — fits against two walls.

Unique settings:

• Corner type — square corner (L-shaped interior) or diagonal (angled front)
• Blind side — for square corner type, which side is the blind return

Microwave Cabinet

A wall cabinet with a cutout shelf for a built-in microwave.

Unique settings:

• Microwave height — the clear height of the microwave opening
• Upper shelf — toggle on/off for storage above the microwave

Open Shelves

A wall-mounted open shelf unit with no doors or box — just a frame and shelves.

Unique settings:

• Number of shelves — how many shelves span the width
• Shelf thickness — standard (¾") or thick (1½")

Tall cabinets

Tall Pantry

Floor-to-ceiling storage cabinet with doors.

Unique settings:

• Door configuration — single full-height door, double doors, or upper/lower split (two separate door sections with a fixed shelf between)
• Shelf count — adjustable

Fridge Enclosure (Fridge Surround)

Wraps a refrigerator with finished side gables and an optional top box. See the 2D Canvas guide for the full walkthrough on setting up a fridge enclosure with a linked appliance and top box.

Unique settings:

• Appliance type — fridge, freezer, wine fridge, or paired columns
• Clearance — gap between the appliance and the cabinet sides
• Top box — add or remove a linked top box wall cabinet

Wardrobe

Full-height wardrobe or linen cabinet for bedroom, bathroom, or utility spaces.

Unique settings:

• Interior layout — hanging rod, shelf stack, or combination

Oven Tower

Tall cabinet housing a wall oven with storage above and/or below.

Unique settings:

• Oven opening height — clear height of the oven cutout
• Oven position — how high off the floor the oven sits
• Storage above / below — toggle shelf sections on either side of the oven opening

Linen Tower

Narrow tall cabinet for bathrooms or laundry rooms.

No unique settings beyond the standard ones — configure shelf count as needed.

Hood Cabinet

A wall cabinet framing a range hood. Has a cutout opening at the bottom for the hood to protrude through.

Unique settings:

• Hood opening width — matches the hood's chimney width
• Hood opening height — clear height of the opening from the bottom of the cabinet

The Build tab — interior settings

For any cabinet, the Build tab in the Properties panel controls how the inside is constructed: