How to prepare cabinetry images for rendering
Updated October 11, 2026
What to upload
An image that shows the door style, finish, color and hardware clearly. Studio uses it to reface the cabinets found in your scene, keeping their footprint, height and door layout. Editorial refaces the cabinets in its scene.
The thumbnail and lifestyle slots are optional. Studio renders a piece from a lifestyle image first and a thumbnail next, ahead of the main image, so leave them empty unless they show the whole piece clearly.
The ideal image
What renders copy is the door, the finish and the handle, so make those easy to see.
- Straight on, with at least one whole door and its handle.
- No worktop unless one comes with the cabinet.
- A plain background, with nothing on top or in front.
- Even light. Soft shadow in a recessed panel is fine; a dark side is not.
- True color, with no filter or edit.
Do this: Ideal
Doors, finish and handles, straight on.
Avoid: Cropped
Half a door can't show the style.
Avoid: Already in a room
The rest of the kitchen competes with the doors.
Avoid: Dark or uneven light
A shadowed side reads as a darker paint.
Avoid: Too small in the frame
The hardware is lost.
Measurements
Renders reface the cabinets already in a scene, which keep their own size and layout.
- Width, height and depth of the cabinet or run, in inches.
- Guess scale with AI, on the product's page, suggests them from the image for you to check.
Before you save
Check each image:
- Whole doors and handles, straight on.
- No worktop unless it's part of the product.
- Plain background, even light, true color.
- Lifestyle and thumbnail slots empty, unless they show the cabinets clearly.
- JPEG, PNG or WebP, 4.5 MB or less.
Create your workspace, then choose a plan to render a few of your door styles before you prepare the rest.
Get started