Handleless kitchens
A routed grip or a J-pull instead of a handle. Nothing sticking out to catch a sleeve on, and a run of cabinets that reads as one unbroken line.
There are two honest ways to do handleless and they feel completely different in use.
A J-pull routes a lip into the top edge of the door itself, so you hook your fingers under it. It costs less, it works on any door thickness, and the lip is visible as a shadow line across the front. A true rail sets an aluminium channel into the carcass above the door, so the door face is completely flat and the grip is behind it. That is the cleaner one and it is the one most people mean when they ask.
Both need the cabinets to be dead level, because the eye follows an unbroken line and a 2mm drop over three metres is obvious. On an out-of-square wall that is a fitting problem rather than a making one, which is a reason to have the same people do both.
| Grip | Routed J-pull in the door, or a recessed rail set into the carcass |
|---|---|
| Door | Flat slab, sprayed matt or satin, or a timber veneer |
| Rail finish | Anodised aluminium in black, graphite or brushed |
| Best with | A worktop with a thin edge, so the horizontal lines stay quiet |
| Watch for | Fingermarks on a high-gloss slab. Matt is easier to live with |
| Carcass | 18mm birch ply, glued and screwed |
In other people’s houses
The same construction, in three different rooms.
See one in the workshop before you decide
The difference between these constructions is much easier to feel than to read about. Ring 01302 350055 and come and open a few doors.
Or book a design visit and we will bring samples to you.
The workshop
Unit 1 & 2, Bootham Lane Industrial Estate, Bootham LaneDunscroft, Doncaster
South Yorkshire DN7 4JU
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
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