Frame for a drawer having a frame body as well as a drawer and furniture item having a drawer

A frame for a drawer having a frame body which comprises a first cavity for receiving a drawer guiding system, wherein the frame body includes an inner base part and an outer covering element which covers the base part, wherein the inner base part comprises receiving means for the drawer guiding system as well as a support for a bottom part of a drawer bottom, wherein the covering element covers the base part at least over the length thereof, wherein a top horizontal portion of the covering element is at a spacing of <10 mm with respect to a horizontal portion of the base part for a substantial portion of the length of the covering element, wherein the covering element has a first end, a second end, a longitudinal length between the first end and the second end, and a width substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length, and wherein the base part extends over more than half of the longitudinal length of the covering element, and

• a wall element forming a top portion of the frame body, the wall element consisting of an elongated substantially horizontal top portion having opposing first and second edges, and opposing first and second substantially vertical wall portions depending from the respective opposing first and second edges of the elongated substantially horizontal top portion, the opposing first and second substantially vertical wall portions being mounted on the covering element, thereby defining a second cavity extending over the longitudinal length of the covering element.