Glossary
Storage Glossary
Double hang, slatwall, soft-close, scribe: the words closet and garage designers use, explained in plain English. Search or scroll.
- Adjustable shelf
- A shelf that rests on pins or tracks so you can move it up or down as your storage needs change.
- Base cabinet
- A floor-standing cabinet, often with drawers and a work surface on top.
- Bifold door
- A door that folds in half as it opens, common on reach-in closets.
- Blocking
- Extra wood hidden in a wall that gives screws something solid to hold, used for heavy shelves and racks.
- Cabinet tower
- A tall cabinet, usually floor to ceiling, with shelves, drawers or doors.
- Cleat
- A beveled strip that locks a cabinet or shelf onto a wall and carries its weight.
- Crown molding
- A decorative trim at the top of cabinetry that gives it a finished, built-in look.
- Cubby
- An open compartment for shoes, bags, hats or toys.
- Decorative flake
- Colored chips scattered into a garage floor coating for color and texture.
- Double hang
- Two hanging rods stacked in one section, doubling room for short items like shirts and pants.
- Drawer slide
- The hardware a drawer rolls on. Full-extension slides let the drawer open all the way.
- Edge banding
- A thin strip applied to the raw edge of a panel to protect it and give a clean finish.
- Epoxy coating
- A tough, glossy resin coating applied to garage floors.
- Face frame
- A frame on the front of a cabinet that the doors and drawers attach to.
- Filler panel
- A narrow panel that closes a gap between a cabinet and a wall.
- Finished end panel
- A decorative side panel on the exposed end of a cabinet or tower.
- Hamper
- A bin for dirty clothes, often built into a cabinet on pull-out rollers.
- Hanging rod
- A bar clothes hang from, set at a height that suits the items on it.
- Island
- A freestanding piece in the center of a closet, with drawers below and a flat top.
- Laminate
- A durable, wipeable surface bonded to a panel, available in many colors and woodgrains.
- Long hang
- A full-height hanging section for dresses and long coats.
- Melamine
- A common cabinet panel surface that is durable, wipeable and affordable.
- Mudroom
- A small entry room for coats, boots and bags.
- Overhead rack
- A platform mounted to the garage ceiling for bins and rarely used items.
- Pull-out
- A basket, tray or shelf on slides that brings the back of a cabinet forward.
- Reveal
- The narrow gap between doors and drawers, which should be even all around.
- Scribe
- To trim a panel so it fits exactly against an uneven wall or floor.
- Slatwall
- A grooved wall panel that holds hooks, baskets and shelves you can slide and rearrange.
- Soffit
- A boxed-in area above cabinets or along a ceiling that can limit where storage fits.
- Soft-close
- Hardware that slows a door or drawer so it closes gently and quietly.
- Toe kick
- The recessed strip at the base of a cabinet that gives your feet room.
- Valet rod
- A short pull-out rod for hanging tomorrow's outfit or items just worn.
- Wall bed
- A bed that folds up into a cabinet, also called a Murphy bed.
- Wire shelving
- Coated wire shelves common in builder closets that tend to sag and mark clothes.
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