Kitchens without handles: pros and cons, varieties, choices, ideas

In modern kitchens, there is always a large number of different cabinets, shelves, drawers and many of their handles to constantly open or close kitchen facades. Are these handles an integral decoration of the kitchen interior or can you easily do without them? Some inhabitants have long been inclined to the idea that even without handles, stylish kitchen furniture can look interesting and will not lose its functionality.

In oversized kitchens, where you have to save every millimeter of the room, furniture fittings can be a certain danger, because when the room has nowhere to turn, the door handles become bruised or bruised.

Companies producing furniture fittings offer consumers new design solutions and interesting mechanisms. Some allow compact storage of all dishes in a small space, while others make it easy for owners to open and close the doors of their headsets.

Plus - there are no vertical joints between adjacent facades. Thanks to this, the furniture looks more interesting.

Minuses:

• you need to pull the facade itself to open the door, and this is inconvenient;
• the choice of profiles is not very large;
• profiles will become noticeable if their colors differ from the main tone of the facade material;
• Profiles sometimes take up a useful place inside the furniture.

Integrated “pens” are very similar to Gola products, but are inserted into the upper facade ends. They have a small edge on top and have vertical-type seams between adjacent cabinets.

Pros:

• you can not touch directly the facades, so they are not contaminated during operation;
• the price of profile handles will be lower than the price of Gola products.

Minuses:

• if the color of the handles does not match the color of the cabinets, they will be clearly visible;
• the choice of profiles is also not rich.

Push-open mechanism implies a slight push that opens the door. To close the cabinet again, slightly press the facade with a brush.

Pros:

• the kitchen, the cabinets of which can be opened with one click, looks technologically advanced;
• This headset is easy to care for.

Minuses:

• Doors become more dirty. Separately, it will be necessary to care for the mechanisms used.
• The system can easily open from unintentional pressing.

If you do not like the above systems, you can always buy a headset with facades, where the “handles” are made immediately at the ends and have a U-shape or look like small recesses.

Pros:

• use them much more convenient than the previous ones;
• the headset design in this case looks more luxurious.

Minuses:

• doors get dirty quickly from too frequent use;
• kitchens with these handles will cost more than conventional headsets.

A kitchen with small handles that are not mounted on the front of the facade, but on its end or back surface.

Pros:

• perfectly fit the style of minimalism;
• the presence of even small handles will allow you to touch the facades less, which means less pollute them;
• hidden format pens can be inexpensive;
• installation of such handles is also not very expensive, if desired, they can be mounted independently.

Minus - not very comfortable grip.

A conventional kitchen set is a system whose all components are placed strictly in predetermined places. This kind of furniture will have to be selected for certain room parameters. The modular kitchen is a kind of designer, which consists of sections of the usual sizes. They can be arranged in any desired combinations, calmly rearranged if necessary. A modular kitchen does not have to be chosen for a specific space: its individual elements easily fit into all kinds of parameters and any possible layout.

• Direct modular headset. This is the most simplified option: sections are placed along the wall in one row. This type is suitable for narrow kitchens of the usual layout, as it will save space.

• Two-row modular kitchen. Here sections are placed in rows along opposite walls, which is a good solution for wide kitchens.

• U-shaped kitchen. Furniture marked with the letter “P” is the best option for a large kitchen. If you correctly arrange the sections, then you can successfully divide the kitchen into zones.

• Corner kitchen. Compact and ergonomic option for any kitchen. The workplace here is more than enough to store all the utensils. The corner type is popular for arranging not quite standard or oversized rooms. Facades without handles are notable for the fact that even with a great desire, you will not be able to damage adjacent surfaces when opening corner cabinets.

Facade materials in a modern kitchen perform not so much a decorative as a protective function. Therefore, the following options are often used here.

• Plastic. At a low cost, this material is not afraid of moisture, is easily washed, retains a beautiful appearance for a long time.

• Acrylic coating. By its properties, the acrylic facade is close to plastic, but the adhesion to the base here will be more durable.

• Lamination film. It will protect the facade from moisture, has a high resistance to shock and scratches.

• PVC film, polypropylene film. They have high strength, very stable.

• Veneer. A veneered kitchen looks as aristocratic as possible.

• Frame facades. An interesting type of finish in the form of a frame with glass or plastic inserts. Frames are made of particleboard, MDF, wood, aluminum alloy.

The most fashionable colors of an ultramodern kitchen are, of course, white, shaded gray, as well as a mysterious brown and innumerable shades of them.

• Gray kitchen Nowadays, it is gaining popularity and is often chosen for the kitchen instead of a modest white color. Many bright colors will harmoniously harmonize with the gray tone: catchy orange, restrained brown, delicate pink, modest beige, luxurious red.

• Black glossy headset without handles - this is the most impractical solution that will appeal only to those who are very rarely in the kitchen.

• Very in demand beige headsets - they are considered practical, look very stylish, especially if glass facades, which have always been at the peak of popularity, are used as a spectacular addition.

• Lilac and green, yellow and orange furniture without handles bought by those owners who prefer flashy colors in their kitchen.

The kitchen without handles is wonderful Looks in ultramodern styles.

• For Art Nouveau Materials such as plastic, as well as metal and glass, are suitable. The style is characterized by catchy colors, not quite regular shapes, even noticeable asymmetry. The lack of handles in the headset will complement the overall style of the room.
• High tech will stand out for the simplicity of its lines, almost complete rejection of the decor. For kitchens in high-tech style, “smart” accessories are perfectly suitable, therefore, you can use various modern storage systems in it.
• Minimalism style - This is a strict geometry, lack of decor, restraint of color. Most often, headsets without handles can be found in this style.
• Loft style rough textures and various elements of vintage decor will combine well.

Matt furniture in the kitchen is a very practical solution. If you love to cook, you prefer to spend most of your free time in the kitchen and fear that the traces of your fingers will be clearly visible in the kitchen cabinets or occasionally drops of fat appear there, calmly opt for opaque facades without handles. The spots on them will not be as noticeable as on the gloss.

Gloss will give the room a more luxurious and elegant look. Without gloss, it is hard to imagine a hi-tech style headset. The choice of colors for such facades is huge.

Before you decide on a particular solution, pay attention to what kind of plan the kitchen is more suitable for you and rely on this decision when choosing a particular system of opening cabinets in your new headset.

Many users today opted for the pressure mechanisms of two companies - Hetich and blum.

• Blum Tip on - this is primarily a mechanical option, but you will like it model Servo Drive with an electric mechanism that allows you to open the facades with one touch of your hand.

• Using metal rails instead of handles will give your kitchen set a special chic and partially protect the facade from possible pollution.

• Integrated handles in the kitchen will contribute to the creation of a unique modern interior.

• The lack of fittings on many cabinets will give the kitchen a truly modern look.

The pros and cons of a handleless kitchen can be found in the next video.