Kitchen Cabinet Hardware
When planning a kitchen renovation, like buying a new car, many people tend to primarily focus on the look, feel, and functionality of their new kitchen and give a second thought to what’s going on under the hood.
Like a car engine and gearbox, the hardware of your new kitchen that you don’t see or look at keeps your kitchen in top shape, giving you years of trouble-free use and longevity.
Your kitchen cabinet hardware includes hinge systems, drawer systems, lift and flap systems, storage solutions, and even decorative handles or recessed handle-less systems.
Brands We Use For Your Kitchen Cabinet Hardware
There are many different brands and levels of quality for kitchen cabinet hardware in the marketplace. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for, and your choice could be the difference between a kitchen you love for 20 years or more or one you hate after less than two years.
When you think about what you dislike most about your present or past kitchens, I’m sure you’ll have thought of some of the following… “I hate the slamming doors”, “the drawers are noisy or grinding”,” the hinges are tight or get stuck”, “my corner cabinet doors are a pain to open and close”, “my cupboards or lift ups never stay where I want them while I’m unloading the dishwasher”, the list goes on…
So… what should you look for when choosing the kitchen cabinet hardware that keeps all your kitchen components together and functioning as you expect?
Firstly, here at Easy Living Kitchens, we’ve tried and tested them all, from the budget Chinese imported range to the top-of-range American and European brands. For impeccable quality, longevity, reliability and value for money, we prefer and recommend Blum. Blum is an international manufacturer of furniture hardware based in Austria. Blum manufactures lift, hinge and pull-out drawer box systems and offers electrical and mechanical motion technologies for opening and closing kitchen doors and drawers.
Hinge Systems
With impeccable, clock-like precision, BLUMOTION-integrated soft close hinges are innovative technology at its best. Soft-close BLUMOTION adapts to the dynamics of every entry by delivering soft and effortless closing to cabinet doors. So, all doors have a smooth closing action regardless of size, weight or force with which you close them.
The BLUMOTION range of hinge systems gives you the right solution for almost every application, delivering top-quality motion and soft and effortless closing to every cabinet door. From standard applications up to 24mm door thickness to thicker profile doors, blind corner inset or overlay, aluminium frames and even angled cabinets, we can’t fault the Blum range.
Lift Systems
Blum AVENTOS lift systems bring top-quality motion to wall cabinets. Even large and heavy fronts open with ultimate ease. AVENTOS is especially practical because it gives users easy access to content and full freedom of movement.
The AVENTOS lift system provides unhindered access to your overhead cupboards, keeping fronts well out of the way. The lift mechanism can be adjusted to the weight of the front, and it will stay exactly where you want it and within easy reach for closing. To implement handleless wall cabinets, the AVENTOS lift system can be equipped with motion technology like SERVO-DRIVE or TIP-ON.
The AVENTOS range includes HF – for Bi-fold openings, HS – the front swings up and over the cabinet, HL – the front lifts parallel to the cabinet, HK – the front pivots up, and enhanced models for user convenience.
Drawer Box Systems
Blum TANDEMBOX is a tried and tested metal box system offering a multitude of applications and great scope for individualised design. TANDEMBOX provides a feather-light glide and enhanced opening and closing ease.
With load capacities of 35kg and 65kg, full extension capability and BLUMOTION soft close, TANDEMBOX has proven its worth for enhanced user convenience and design scope.
There simply is no better drawer system available offering a multitude of benefits and possibilities.