are mounted on the wall, with no connection to the floor. They're typically located above the countertops and stoves/ovens.

are ess,entially tall base cabinets. Stand on the floor and may be free-standing or attached to other wall and/or base cabinets.

are the cabinets mounted on the floor that usually support the countertops. Kitcheno islands are also a form of base cabinet and can be a combination of several base cabinets joined together or a custom-made base.

an engineered wood product that's made from wood chips and particles that are combined with an adhesive and fused together into boards and panels. Particle board makes up a large percentage of the materials used in today's cabinetry, from the panels that make up the boxes to shelving

another engineered wood product that's made up of wood fibers. The fibers are combined with an adhesive under pressure and formed into boards and panels. MDF has a finer texture than particle board and is denser and heavier than particle board. It's used in cabinet doors, shelves and cabinet boxes.

Kitcheno cabinet drawers are predominantly made from the same materials that are used to construct the cabinet cases. On higher quality drawers more of the drawer parts tend to stand up the abuse from more frequent opening and closing. Drawer fronts, the part of the drawer that you see, tend to be made from MDF that's either painted or covered with thermo foil.

Cabinet shelves are made from one of the engineered wood, MDF or particle board.