You can choose smooth cabinet fronts, clean lines, and clear counters and still spend every dinner searching behind the stockpot, restacking baking sheets, or lifting a heavy mixer.
The best time to prevent those problems is before you order the cabinetry. With select Fabuwood frameless cabinets, including Illume and Ovela, you can choose built in kitchen cabinet accessories and modifications based on what you need to store, reach, or conceal. Many options are also available with different door styles and finishes. The question is not, “How many accessories can fit?” It is, “What needs to become easier?”
In a 2026 Architectural Digest tour of a 340 square foot New York apartment, architect Andrew Magnes used every possible inch of cabinetry, including an integrated dish rack and hidden spice cabinet. Whatever the room size, the same principle applies: decide what you want to reach, store, or hide before deciding where everything should go.
How do I choose accessories for frameless kitchen cabinets?
Start with the small inconveniences that repeat themselves every day. Think about what gets buried, what stays on the counter, what feels too heavy to lift, and which spaces are difficult to reach. Then choose accessories that solve those specific problems.
Planning this way helps you create frameless kitchen cabinets that look clean on the outside and work considerably harder inside.
How can I make hard-to-reach kitchen cabinets easier to use?
If you have a deep pantry or base cabinet, you can use Internal Roll Outs. These cabinet pull out shelves bring canned goods, cookware, and small appliances forward, so you do not have to reach behind the first row. If you have a difficult corner, you can use a Blind Base Pull Out. A blind corner cabinet pull out brings stored items into view instead of allowing the deepest part of the cabinet to become a place where cookware goes to disappear.
If you have upper cabinets that are difficult to reach, you can use a Pull Down Shelf. Pull down cabinet shelves lower the contents toward you, making upper storage considerably more accessible.
How can built-in cabinet storage help keep kitchen counters clear?
Built-in cabinet storage gives the items you use most a convenient place behind closed doors. In a 2025 House Beautiful project, Drew and Jonathan Scott used appliance garages so the homeowners could keep frequently used appliances accessible but out of sight.
The same thinking applies to smaller necessities. If spices tend to disappear three rows deep, you can use a Spice Pull Out. A pull out spice rack lets you see bottles more clearly without emptying half the shelf to find the paprika.
If you need knives and cooking tools near the prep area, you can use a Utility & Knife Pull Out. If trays and cutting boards keep collapsing into one another, you can use a Baker Tray Pull Out to store them vertically.
If you regularly use a heavy appliance, you can add a Heavy Duty Mixer Lift. This stand mixer cabinet lift raises the appliance to working height without requiring you to carry it back and forth.
If you use the mixer once a year, ordinary storage may make more sense. If you use it every Sunday, give it an elevator.
What can I store in a toe kick drawer?
A Toe Kick Drawer makes use of the slim area beneath the cabinet. It is best suited for low profile items such as serving trays, table linens, baking sheets, placemats, and other flat pieces that can be difficult to store elsewhere.
It may be only a few inches of space, but in a busy kitchen, even the floor can pull its weight.
If your layout includes unusual walls, plumbing, or limited clearances, ask your dealer whether select cabinets can be reduced or increased in size. With the right modification, you can account for the room’s actual dimensions.
If you want a cleaner look, decide how you want to open the doors
If you want a handle free look, you can choose Push to Open Doors and Drawers. Press the front to open it, and the cabinetry can remain free of visible hardware.
If you prefer a built in grip, you can choose Extended Doors. The extended edge below the cabinet box gives you a convenient place to grip the door without adding hardware.
Do not forget the sink and trash cabinets
If cleaning products tend to collect under the sink, you can use a Sink Base Pull Out. This under sink pull out organizer works around the plumbing while bringing bottles, sponges, and other supplies within reach.
If you prefer to keep waste and recycling out of sight, you can place the bins inside a Trash Can Pull Out. A pull out trash can keeps the floor clear and places the bins exactly where they are needed.
Visitors may never compliment these details. You may appreciate them most at 6:15 PM, with wet hands, three pans on the stove, and someone asking where the scissors are.
Plan for that kitchen, too.
How do I know which accessories will fit my frameless cabinets?
Accessory compatibility depends on the cabinet series, cabinet type, dimensions, and selected modification. If your layout includes unusual walls, plumbing, or limited clearances, ask your dealer whether select cabinets can be reduced or increased in size to account for the room’s actual dimensions.
Review the current Illume specifications guide and Ovela specifications guide, then confirm final compatibility with an authorized Fabuwood dealer before placing your order.
Explore Fabuwood accessories or find a local dealer to plan frameless cabinetry around the way your kitchen actually needs to work.
Accessory and modification availability varies by cabinet series, cabinet type, and size. Review the current Illume and Ovela specifications guides and confirm final compatibility with an authorized Fabuwood dealer.
