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the dignified art of hiding your mess behind doors you paid extra to slam softly

means The craft of making cabinets and fitted wooden storage, or the collective set of such cabinets in a kitchen or room.

from From "cabinet" plus the suffix "-ry" (denoting a craft or collective body, as in "jewelry" or "masonry"). "Cabinet" itself came into English in the 1500s from French, a diminutive of "cabine" or related to Italian "gabinetto" — originally a small private room or chamber, only later shrinking to the piece of furniture that lived in it.

soft close
Hydraulic dampers stop slams using fluid resistance, not springs
dovetail joints
Interlocking wedges hold without nails for centuries
face frame
American cabinets often hide a structural wooden picture frame
toe kick
That recessed base exists so your feet fit closer
lazy susan
Named for servants, the rotating shelf works corners no human can
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bulthaup b3 kitchen — german modular cabinet system designed by otl aicher, sold globally since 1960s

poggenpohl kitchens — luxury german cabinetry brand founded 1892, known for handleless designs

smallbone of devizes — handmade english bespoke cabinetry founded 1979, used in period homes

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