Kitchen Carts

Apron - The rail around the table found under the tabletop.

Backsplash - A vertical surface designed to protect the wall behind the countertop.

Birch - A durable, close-grained hardwood sometimes used to describe a light-wood finish.

Braces - Reinforcement for added strength for your kitchen cart or island.

Breakfast Bar - An additional counter top that is ideal for quick meals.

Buffet - A console table comprising of drawers or shelves.

Bun Feet - A cutting board that has little legs to keep the board from sliding.

Butchers block - A thick, high-quality cutting surface often placed on the top of kitchen carts. We have defined a butcher block to be no less than 2" thick on our website.

Casters - Wheels to provide added mobility for your kitchen cart. Many kitchen carts feature two locking casters.

Casual Style - A style that is simply designed and built and often combines materials (wood and metal are the most common).

Commercial grade (or food service grade) - A label for high quality materials, those used by chefs and professionals.

Create-a-Cart - A line of kitchen carts and islands by Home Styles in which you choose the size of your cart, the base finish, and the counter material.

Distressed - a finishing technique in which the final paint coat is worn and battered to produce an aged appearance.

Drop-leaf - A table top that has leaves that can be raised or lowered down as needed to create an extra work space or serving area.

Electric outlet strip - Some kitchen carts feature outlets for plugging in small kitchen appliances.

Embossed - Decorative designs molded or carved on to furniture.

Enclosed (or Concealed) Undercart Storage - A kitchen cart that features drawers or cabinets that enclose the stored items.

End grain - When the individual boards of wood are arranged so that the grain of the wood runs vertically. This causes a knife to be able to cut in between the wood fibers rather than cutting the actual board.

Hutch - a component with doors or shelves that is placed on top of a base piece of furniture, such as a desk or buffet.

Inlay - A decorative technique that consists of implanting wood, metal, or other materials into a piece of furniture or veneer.

Knife block - A type of knife holder, typically made of wood, which is mounted on top or on the side of a kitchen cart

Kitchen island- Larger than utility kitchen carts, kitchen islands provide the maximum amount of work space and storage.

Laminates- Thin layers of material formed together to create a solid piece to craft into furniture or tabletops

If you'd like a little more advice from our kitchen cart experts, or have a specific question that we haven't answered here, feel free to give us a call at (800) 585-0913. Our friendly staff at All Kitchen Carts is always happy to help!