Fabuwood Allure Luna

Fabuwood Allure Luna is a shaker door drawn much finer than the traditional version: a slim 3/4 inch frame around a large center panel, which keeps the familiar rhythm of a paneled kitchen while making the whole front feel lighter and more current. It suits open-plan rooms, kitchens with good daylight, and anyone leaning toward a natural wood look rather than an all-painted space.

Getting to Know Fabuwood Allure Luna

Luna is for the homeowner who likes the shape of a shaker kitchen but wants it to read a little more modern. Narrowing the frame to 3/4 inch does two things at once. It gives the doors a crisp, contemporary outline, and it hands more of the surface over to the center panel, so whatever finish you choose has more room to show itself.

That second effect is what makes Luna such a natural home for the wood tones. On a wide traditional frame you see a lot of frame. On Luna you see grain. Kona on a large island, or Timber across a full run of base cabinets, carries further and looks deeper here than the same finish would on a heavier door.

Luna is a full overlay door, which means it covers most of the cabinet face so only a hairline of frame shows between doors. Combined with the slim rail, the effect down a long wall is calm and continuous, which is exactly why Luna keeps turning up in open-plan kitchens where the cabinetry is visible from the living space.

How This Line Compares

All of the Allure door styles share one cabinet box, so choosing between them comes down to the face of the kitchen and the finishes each door carries.

Luna is the slim-frame shaker, and it holds the deepest set of wood tones among the framed doors, including Kona, which is the darkest brown in the family. It also carries Indigo, the true navy, one of only two Allure doors that does. Galaxy offers a wider, more traditional 2 1/2 inch frame in a lower price band and may be a better fit if the budget is the deciding factor. Nexus goes the other way with a 3 1/4 inch frame for a more substantial, traditional face. Customers who want no frame on the door at all may also consider the smooth slab option in the same collection.

On price, Luna sits in the same band as Echo, Fusion and Nexus. Desert Oak is priced above the rest of the Luna range, reflecting the pale rift-cut oak look.

Cabinet Construction and Features

The most interesting thing about the Luna door is that Fabuwood matches the frame material to the finish rather than using one material for everything.

• Stained Luna doors use solid wood stiles and rails, so the grain carries through the frame as well as the center panel. On a wood tone that continuity is exactly what you want to see at the corners.
• Painted Luna doors use HDF stiles and rails, an engineered board chosen because it holds its shape as humidity changes through the seasons, which helps painted joints stay crisp year after year.
• Mortise and tenon joints at every corner, joined to a moisture-resistant MDF and veneer center panel to reduce the possibility of shrinkage.
• Five-piece recessed panel drawer fronts matching the door design, so the drawer bank belongs to the same kitchen rather than sitting under it as plain fronts.
• All-plywood cabinet box in 3/4 inch select veneered plywood with matching veneer edge banding, on a solid wood face frame joined with glue and dowels.
• 5/8 inch solid wood dovetail drawer boxes with a 3/8 inch plywood bottom. Dovetail describes the interlocking corner joint, and it is what keeps a drawer square once it is loaded.
• Full-extension Blum Tandem runners with Blumotion, so a deep drawer pulls right out of the cabinet and the back of it is easy to reach, then draws itself closed quietly.
• Blum Compact Clip hinges with quick-release and Blumotion soft-close, six-way adjustable and opening to 110 degrees.

The Finish Range

If you want a wood look. This is where Luna earns its place. Desert Oak is the pale rift-cut oak that suits bright, natural rooms and pairs beautifully with a white quartz counter and matte black hardware. Timber is a warmer mid-brown oak that sits comfortably against most wood flooring. Truffle runs deeper and slightly cooler, which is helpful when your counters lean gray. Kona is the darkest, a rich coffee brown that looks striking on a large island with lighter perimeter cabinets above it.

If you want color. Indigo is the true navy, and navy with unlacquered brass is the most requested combination we ship. Denim Blue is softer and easier to live with day to day, and Izel Blue is lighter still, which suits smaller rooms. The greens run from gentle Sage, which behaves almost like a neutral, up through Mint and Pistachio to deep Hunter and Forest. Graphite Black, Cabernet Red and Orchid Purple are all there for a kitchen you want people to remark on.

If you want to keep it quiet. Cloud White, Dove and Macadamia Beige are the restrained options, and all three make an excellent perimeter in a two-tone kitchen with a wood or navy island at the center.

Design Ideas That Work

Hardware is worth settling early with this door. Slim bar pulls, edge pulls and smaller knobs suit a 3/4 inch rail and keep the front looking uncluttered. Plenty of Luna kitchens leave the base cabinets without handles altogether and use hardware only on the wall cabinets, which is a look the slim frame carries well.

Because the panel takes up so much of the door, color and grain travel further than they would on a wide shaker. That is an argument for being a little bolder with a finish you love, and it is the reason a mid-tone wood reads as genuinely warm across a Luna kitchen rather than as an accent.

The slim frame also sits happily beside a waterfall island or a full-height backsplash, where the straight lines carry through from cabinet to stone without a break. If either of those is in your plan, Luna is the door to sample. For flooring, pale oak under Desert Oak keeps everything airy, while a mid-brown floor under Kona gives the room real depth if the counters stay light.

Good to Know

Soft-close is fitted on doors and drawers throughout. Lazy Susan, Easy Reach and Wall Pie Cut cabinets are supplied without the mechanism, which is useful to know while you are planning the corner.

With a slim frame, even gaps between doors do a great deal for the finished look. Ordering the right filler strips and taking care over the reveals at installation is what produces that clean, considered front, and we flag the fillers your layout needs whenever we build a quote.

On the stained finishes the grain and undertone shift noticeably between daylight and evening light, so a sample seen at both times of day tells you far more than a photograph will. Painted finishes stay consistent from door to door.

Cabinets ship ready to assemble unless the product page states otherwise. If assembled cabinets would suit your project better, contact us and we will confirm what is available.

Samples, Warranty and Next Steps

Fabuwood's Limited Lifetime Warranty applies to Luna cabinets purchased on or after January 26, 2023.

• Pick a finish above to see every cabinet, size and price available in that color.
• Order a door sample from the door samples collection and stand it up where the cabinets will go, once in daylight and once with the lights on.
• Send your dimensions, even a rough sketch on paper, and we will turn them into a complete cabinet list.
• Request a free 3D design and you will get a 3D rendering plus an itemized quote with the fillers, panels and moldings included, at no cost and with no obligation to order.

Still deciding between Luna and a wider frame? Order one sample of each. The difference between a 3/4 inch rail and a 2 1/2 inch rail is obvious in your hand and almost invisible in a photograph, and that single comparison usually settles the kitchen in a minute.

Fabuwood Allure Luna: A Slim Shaker That Still Feels Warm

Luna is for anyone who likes the shape of a shaker kitchen but wants it to feel a little more current. The frame around the center panel measures 3/4 inch, which is narrow enough to read as modern but wide enough that the doors still have that familiar shaker rhythm across a run of cabinets.

It suits open-plan spaces, kitchens that get plenty of daylight, and anyone leaning toward a natural wood look rather than an all-painted room. Luna carries the deepest set of wood tones in the slim-frame doors, which is often what decides it.

Every size is listed separately, which keeps you from paying for cabinets you will not use, and orders ship factory-direct across the country.

What the Luna Door Is Made Of

Luna is a full-overlay door, meaning it covers most of the cabinet frame so very little of it shows between doors. That is what gives a run of Luna cabinets its clean, continuous front.

The frame is built with applied profile molding around a moisture-resistant center panel. Fabuwood matches the frame material to the finish, and it makes a real difference to how the door looks:

• Stained Luna doors use solid wood rails and stiles, so the grain carries through the frame as well as the panel. On a wood tone that continuity is exactly what you want.
• Painted Luna doors use HDF, an engineered board chosen because it holds its shape as humidity changes through the seasons, which helps painted joints stay crisp over the years.

Behind the door it is the same cabinet you get across the Allure range: an all-plywood box with a solid wood face frame, solid wood dovetail drawer boxes, full-extension runners so you can reach the back of a deep drawer, and Blum Tandem plus Blumotion soft-close throughout.

Choosing Your Luna Finish

If you want a wood look

This is where Luna earns its place. Desert Oak gives you the pale rift-cut oak that suits bright, natural kitchens and pairs beautifully with white quartz and matte black hardware. Timber is a warmer mid-brown oak that sits comfortably against most wood flooring. Truffle is deeper and slightly cooler, good if your counters lean gray. Kona is the darkest, a rich coffee brown that looks striking on a large island with lighter perimeter cabinets.

If you want color

Indigo is the true navy, and Luna is one of only two door styles that carries it. Navy with unlacquered brass has been the most requested combination we ship. Denim Blue is softer and easier to live with day to day, and Izel Blue lighter still for smaller rooms.

The greens run from gentle Sage, which behaves almost like a neutral, up through Mint and Pistachio to deep Hunter and Forest. For a real statement, Graphite Black, Cabernet Red and Orchid Purple are all available.

If you want to keep it neutral

Cloud White, Dove and Macadamia Beige are the quiet options, and all three work well as the perimeter in a two-tone kitchen with a wood or navy island at the center.

Designing Around a Slim Frame

Hardware is worth thinking about early. Slim bar pulls, edge pulls and smaller knobs suit a 3/4 inch rail and keep the front looking uncluttered. Plenty of Luna kitchens leave the base cabinets handleless altogether and use hardware only on the uppers.

Because the frame is narrow, the panel takes up more of the door, so color and grain carry further than they would on a wide shaker. That works in your favor with the wood tones, where you see more of the grain, and it is a good reason to be a little bolder with a color you love.

A Few Practical Notes

You will get soft-close on the doors and drawers throughout, with the corner specialties (Lazy Susan, Easy Reach, Wall Pie Cut) supplied without it.

Luna sits in the same price band as Echo, Fusion and Nexus. Galaxy offers a wider, more traditional frame at a lower price and may be a better fit if the budget is doing the deciding. Desert Oak is priced above the rest of the Luna range, reflecting the pale oak look.

With a slim frame, consistent gaps between doors do a lot for the finished look. Ordering the right filler strips and taking care over the reveals at installation is what produces that even, considered front.

Warranty, Samples and Getting Started

Fabuwood's Limited Lifetime Warranty applies to these cabinets when purchased on or after January 26, 2023.

Pick a finish above to see every cabinet, size and price in that color. We would always suggest holding a sample in the room before committing, particularly with the wood tones, where grain and undertone shift noticeably between daylight and evening light.

We can take it from a rough sketch: send dimensions and you will get a 3D rendering plus a complete cabinet list back, with the fillers, panels and moldings included so nothing is missing when the order goes in. It costs nothing and there is no obligation to buy.

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