rebounder, handle , handle-free design, which one is better to use?
On the surface, this is a simple question of choosing one of three, but if you go to your home to decorate, the problem becomes complicated again. Because there are so many details involved.
In this issue, we will take the most difficult entrance to design when opening the door at home as an example, and strive to explain this issue thoroughly!
does not use rebounders/tracks
In recent years, minimalist style has been popular, so everyone is somewhat unwelcome to "complex" accessories like door handles.
So, someone went to another extreme - all cabinet doors use rebounders, and all drawers use rebound tracks.
In terms of effect, this solution is indeed the most "simple and pleasing". But from a practical point of view, it's almost meaningful.
Picture: Shenzhen Whole House Customized
Because of the rebounder and rebound track, each opening and closing has to undergo pressing, pushing and pulling, which is laborious and annoying.
Moreover, rebounders are easy to break if they have poor quality. They are of good quality, durable and have good feel. They are not cheaper than
. All cabinet doors and drawers are used, so the budget soars.
Figure: Designer cc
So, for rebounders and rebound tracks, my attitude is: can be used as much as possible, especially cabinet doors and drawers with higher opening and closing frequency. For the sake of effect, if necessary, it must not be used in high-frequency storage areas.
The principle is not only suitable for the entrance hall, but also for all cabinets in the house.
Then there is no rebounder/track, what should I do to ensure the effect and take into account practicality?
suggestions: Simple handle, no handle design + rebounder/door opener
The simplest solution is to use a simple handle, just be careful not to step on the pit.
What is slightly more complicated is that the handle-free design is combined with rebounder and door opener.
① Simple handle
From a practical point of view, the advantages of handle are: low cost and easy to use; the disadvantages are: inconvenient to clean, and over time, sanitary dead corners will be formed at the joints between the handle and the cabinet door (the kitchen will highlight this disadvantage more).
However, the main reason why the handle is not favored by some people is not its shortcomings, but its appearance.
has too many cabinets, and it has collapsed because of its "ghost handle".
Picture: mm
So, in order to prevent the door handle from overturning, please be sure to choose a weak door handle. Try to choose a low-key color, avoid rich colors such as gold, rose gold .
Picture: In Man Cute Customized
style, invisible linear handle, single-hole button handle, U-shaped handle, etc., the effects are all good.
Pay attention to avoid the following types of handles:
Cutting and stinging handles: inferior handles, this is common. There are also many customized merchants who do not pay much attention to it. They do the so-called G-type invisible handle and 7-type invisible handle, but if the two sides of the handle are not covered, they will cut their hands.
Figure: Loverain small red rope
small tips
If you cannot find a suitable cap, then the problem of cutting hands can be solved by three-dimensional hook pen .
Picture: Lin Xiaohua
is coated with it. After drying, it looks a bit rubbery texture, and it is still black, which can look better.
leather handle: Although it has a high appearance, it wears faster, and may also cause color to penetrate the cabinet door;
T or π type handle: It is an advantage to be able to hang pajamas on the wardrobe; it is a disadvantage to hang clothes on the entrance cabinet!
Picture: Xiaoshu Xiaoshu will never admit defeat
For most people, if they don’t get stuck and choose the handle according to the above method, it will be beautiful and practical enough.
Among many handle types, there is another special existence - embedded concealed handles. rebounder, handle , handle-free design, which one is better to use? On the surface, this is a simple question of choosing one of three, but if you go to your home to decorate, the problem becomes complicated again. Because there are so many details involved. In this issue, we will take the most difficult entrance to design when opening the door at home as an example, and strive to explain this issue thoroughly! In recent years, minimalist style has been popular, so everyone is somewhat unwelcome to "complex" accessories like door handles. So, someone went to another extreme - all cabinet doors use rebounders, and all drawers use rebound tracks. In terms of effect, this solution is indeed the most "simple and pleasing". But from a practical point of view, it's almost meaningful. Picture: Shenzhen Whole House Customized does not use rebounders/tracks
Because of the rebounder and rebound track, each opening and closing has to undergo pressing, pushing and pulling, which is laborious and annoying.
Moreover, rebounders are easy to break if they have poor quality. They are of good quality, durable and have good feel. They are not cheaper than
. All cabinet doors and drawers are used, so the budget soars.
Figure: Designer cc
So, for rebounders and rebound tracks, my attitude is: can be used as much as possible, especially cabinet doors and drawers with higher opening and closing frequency. For the sake of effect, if necessary, it must not be used in high-frequency storage areas.
The principle is not only suitable for the entrance hall, but also for all cabinets in the house.
Then there is no rebounder/track, what should I do to ensure the effect and take into account practicality?
suggestions: Simple handle, no handle design + rebounder/door opener
The simplest solution is to use a simple handle, just be careful not to step on the pit.
What is slightly more complicated is that the handle-free design is combined with rebounder and door opener.
① Simple handle
From a practical point of view, the advantages of handle are: low cost and easy to use; the disadvantages are: inconvenient to clean, and over time, sanitary dead corners will be formed at the joints between the handle and the cabinet door (the kitchen will highlight this disadvantage more).
However, the main reason why the handle is not favored by some people is not its shortcomings, but its appearance.
has too many cabinets, and it has collapsed because of its "ghost handle".
Picture: mm
So, in order to prevent the door handle from overturning, please be sure to choose a weak door handle. Try to choose a low-key color, avoid rich colors such as gold, rose gold .
Picture: In Man Cute Customized
style, invisible linear handle, single-hole button handle, U-shaped handle, etc., the effects are all good.
Pay attention to avoid the following types of handles:
Cutting and stinging handles: inferior handles, this is common. There are also many customized merchants who do not pay much attention to it. They do the so-called G-type invisible handle and 7-type invisible handle, but if the two sides of the handle are not covered, they will cut their hands.
Figure: Loverain small red rope
small tips
If you cannot find a suitable cap, then the problem of cutting hands can be solved by three-dimensional hook pen .
Picture: Lin Xiaohua
is coated with it. After drying, it looks a bit rubbery texture, and it is still black, which can look better.
leather handle: Although it has a high appearance, it wears faster, and may also cause color to penetrate the cabinet door;
T or π type handle: It is an advantage to be able to hang pajamas on the wardrobe; it is a disadvantage to hang clothes on the entrance cabinet!
Picture: Xiaoshu Xiaoshu will never admit defeat
For most people, if they don’t get stuck and choose the handle according to the above method, it will be beautiful and practical enough.
Among many handle types, there is another special existence - embedded concealed handles.
Picture: Zhang Mushroom
Its appearance and effect are not even inferior to the hand-free design.
Picture: Zhang Mushroom
But helpless, for this reason, it loses the advantages of almost all handles. It is simple to install, low price, and convenient to open and close. It also does not take up any problems. At the same time, it cannot solve the pain points of tainted hand.
So instead of choosing it, you might as well learn more about the possibility: handle-free design + rebounder/door opener solution.
②Handless hand design + rebounder/OT door opener
Before talking about the opening and closing plan of the entrance cabinet door and drawer, let’s first learn about some of the many types of hand-free hand designs and door openers:
hang
extend the cabinet door or drawer by 1 cm. In daily life, use your hands to hold this cm and close it;
Figure: Xiaoshitou
can be used for cabinets (hanging cabinets) and drawers.
hangs down, which will not increase any cost; it has low requirements for the process; it has strong integrity and is easy to use, with almost no shortcomings.
handle-free metal profile
is divided into 7-shaped profiles of upper cabinet, U-shaped profiles of middle cabinet and L-shaped profiles of lower cabinet.
Figure: Yijia Hardware
Model Profile: The bottom plate is retracted, and the profile is embedded into the bottom plate. In daily life, you can use your hands to hold the gap open and close cabinet door left in the 7-shaped shape, which is generally used in upper cabinets (hanging cabinets). The difference between
and lower hanging is: this solution allows the door panel and the cabinet to be on the same plane.
PS:7-shaped profile, can also be embedded in the door panel to make invisible handles.
Figure: Yijia Hardware
Middle cabinet U-shaped profile: Use the corner code to connect the side panel of the cabinet body and the U-shaped profile, and then extend the upper and lower door panels downward and 0.5 cm-1 cm respectively. Daily fingers are inserted into the U-shaped card slot, and the stinging panel is opened and closed.
is generally used horizontally between drawers and drawers, between door panels and drawers, and between door panels and door panels.
Figure: Self-photographing
should be left at least 2.5cm of space for people to put their fingers in and pull the drawer and cabinet door out.
Figure: Self-photographing
high cabinet can also be used, but it is generally used horizontally, and requires upper and lower partition cabinet doors, and one door cannot be made to the top.
Occasionally, some people will use it vertically in the middle of the double-open door of the high cabinet, but it is rare because the process requirements are relatively high.
Picture: Yijia Hardware
Lower cabinet L-shaped profile: used between the countertop, door panel and drawer. Leave at least 2cm of space for people to stuff their fingers into the cabinet door and drawer.
Figure: Self-photographing
metal profile, the cost increases very little and is relatively convenient to use.
The only regrettable thing is: there is a gap left, and it is difficult to have the same color as the door panel, and the integrity is slightly worse.
However, as long as you don’t choose rose gold, bright champagne, etc., honestly choose a basic black and white. The effect will not only not be bad, but also add a touch of cool metallicity.
Handle-free baffle
The principle is the same as that of metal Handle-free profiles. The wooden strips are made into L-shaped. The U-shaped profile looks basically the same as those of L-shaped and U-shaped metal profiles.
can also be used vertically in the middle of the double-open door of a high cabinet, but it may be considered that the cost is too high and a lot of waste of space in the cabinet will be wasted, so almost no one did this, and I have never seen it once.
Figure: Mumu
Compared with metal profiles, the cost and process difficulty are similar, and the integrity has been further improved, because the baffle can have the same texture as the cabinet door, and can also be made in the same color if necessary.
bevel cut
Figure: Lianggong Home Decoration
Perform a 45° angle bevel cut on the door panel, and then leave a 2.5mm gap between the two cabinet doors, so that people can easily pick the cabinet door.
usage range is exactly the same as that of the handle-free bezel.
Figure: zomo wood building space design
The difference is the oblique cutting cabinet door, which has a slightly higher process requirements. Compared with the baffle, it may increase some budget, but at the same time, because the gap does not need to be concave, the appearance and integrity are further improved.
and even, you can use a 45° diagonal angle to make a drawer with the fairy appearance in the figure below.
Picture: Wuhan Whole House Customization - Meijiang Aesthetics
PS; this case opens and closes on the lower edge of the drawer, the countertop and drawer and side panels, and the diagonal cuts are made at the same time, just for the sake of beauty.
milling slot
is to directly slot the door panel of the cabinet door or the drawer panel.
Figure: Wenling Fandemu Home Furnishing
is the most flexible to use, and there are horizontal, vertical, long and short grooves that can be opened. The effect is in the handle-free design, and it is also most in line with the concept of " minimalist ".
picture: Man Cute Custom
is mainly used for molded doors and paint doors .
This means that the base material of the door panel is basically fixed on density board , solid wood and multi-layer board. Of course, it is not ruled out that a few manufacturers can use omelon plate and granular plate milling slots.
cabinet door presses light-sensitive board
cabinet door directly presses the countertop and light-sensitive board. Usually, the cabinet door opens, and you can open it with your fingers.
can be used for lower cabinets, side cabinets and single-fan swing doors.
is the most biased, but it is also a good solution. It works very well and there are no additional costs. The convenience of opening and closing of
may be affected, but the combination of damping hinge and weak hinge can alleviate the problem of opening and closing inconvenience.
OT door opener
What has been emerging in the past two years, simply understand it, it is a better rebounder.
When opening the door, press it and when it is closed, you don’t need to press it anymore, which will be much more convenient. But it is much more expensive than the rebounder. One is cheaper, and it is about a hundred yuan.
Entrance Cases
, many hand-free design methods have been explained. If you don’t have an idea yet, you can take a look at the following 5 sets of cases for reference.
Case 1:
Lucky’s little sister, the cabinet is the four-stage layout + high cabinet we mentioned earlier.
Picture: Miss lucky home
The upper cabinet in her house is hung with the lower cabinet in the middle space, and the lower cabinet with the cabinet door is directly pressed with the light panel.
In this way, the hollow light-visible plate is also hidden inside the cabinet door, making the entire cabinet look more refreshing and beautiful.
Picture: Miss lucky home
Her lower cabinet is used to store commonly used shoes.
was afraid of doing this at first, so it was inconvenient to open the cabinet door, so it specially installed a combination of rebounder + weak hinges. When I used
, I found that it was labor-saving to directly open it and not as inconvenient as I thought.
Figure: The high cabinet next to Miss lucky home
is used to store shoes that are not commonly used and the opening and closing frequency is not high, so I directly chose the rebounder.
Case 2:
Learning and improving, the core area is similar to that of Miss Lucky, but there is an extra linear handle on the side, which causes the appearance of the shoe cabinet to collapse.
Picture: Learning and Progress
In fact, you can completely look like Zhouzhou Alley home, pressing the light-seeing board in the hollow space on the side, and usually use your fingers to open the door, and then use this cabinet to hold some uncommon things.
Figure: Zhou Zhou Xiangzi
Case 3:
Xiaoshitou's house, the entrance is very small, and a five-stage layout is made.
Picture: Xiaoshitou
is on the cabinet, using the method of hanging down. There is a handle-free baffle between the
drawer and the shoe cabinet door below, and the appearance and usage experience are not lost.
case 4
This is a case made by Wuhan custom furniture-Jimu.
Picture: Wuhan Custom Furniture - Jimu
This pipe of the lower cabinet and the high cabinet is threaded and 45-degree angle diagonal cutting is great, and it also solves the problem of door opening of the lower cabinet and the high cabinet.
Wuhan Custom Furniture-Jimu
But the 45-degree angle above is a bit redundant.
If you use a metal profile to put the cabinet door and the cabinet floor, and only a light-catching plate is exposed on it, it will look better.
Figure: zomo wood building space design
The difference is the oblique cutting cabinet door, which has a slightly higher process requirements. Compared with the baffle, it may increase some budget, but at the same time, because the gap does not need to be concave, the appearance and integrity are further improved.
and even, you can use a 45° diagonal angle to make a drawer with the fairy appearance in the figure below.
Picture: Wuhan Whole House Customization - Meijiang Aesthetics
PS; this case opens and closes on the lower edge of the drawer, the countertop and drawer and side panels, and the diagonal cuts are made at the same time, just for the sake of beauty.
milling slot
is to directly slot the door panel of the cabinet door or the drawer panel.
Figure: Wenling Fandemu Home Furnishing
is the most flexible to use, and there are horizontal, vertical, long and short grooves that can be opened. The effect is in the handle-free design, and it is also most in line with the concept of " minimalist ".
picture: Man Cute Custom
is mainly used for molded doors and paint doors .
This means that the base material of the door panel is basically fixed on density board , solid wood and multi-layer board. Of course, it is not ruled out that a few manufacturers can use omelon plate and granular plate milling slots.
cabinet door presses light-sensitive board
cabinet door directly presses the countertop and light-sensitive board. Usually, the cabinet door opens, and you can open it with your fingers.
can be used for lower cabinets, side cabinets and single-fan swing doors.
is the most biased, but it is also a good solution. It works very well and there are no additional costs. The convenience of opening and closing of
may be affected, but the combination of damping hinge and weak hinge can alleviate the problem of opening and closing inconvenience.
OT door opener
What has been emerging in the past two years, simply understand it, it is a better rebounder.
When opening the door, press it and when it is closed, you don’t need to press it anymore, which will be much more convenient. But it is much more expensive than the rebounder. One is cheaper, and it is about a hundred yuan.
Entrance Cases
, many hand-free design methods have been explained. If you don’t have an idea yet, you can take a look at the following 5 sets of cases for reference.
Case 1:
Lucky’s little sister, the cabinet is the four-stage layout + high cabinet we mentioned earlier.
Picture: Miss lucky home
The upper cabinet in her house is hung with the lower cabinet in the middle space, and the lower cabinet with the cabinet door is directly pressed with the light panel.
In this way, the hollow light-visible plate is also hidden inside the cabinet door, making the entire cabinet look more refreshing and beautiful.
Picture: Miss lucky home
Her lower cabinet is used to store commonly used shoes.
was afraid of doing this at first, so it was inconvenient to open the cabinet door, so it specially installed a combination of rebounder + weak hinges. When I used
, I found that it was labor-saving to directly open it and not as inconvenient as I thought.
Figure: The high cabinet next to Miss lucky home
is used to store shoes that are not commonly used and the opening and closing frequency is not high, so I directly chose the rebounder.
Case 2:
Learning and improving, the core area is similar to that of Miss Lucky, but there is an extra linear handle on the side, which causes the appearance of the shoe cabinet to collapse.
Picture: Learning and Progress
In fact, you can completely look like Zhouzhou Alley home, pressing the light-seeing board in the hollow space on the side, and usually use your fingers to open the door, and then use this cabinet to hold some uncommon things.
Figure: Zhou Zhou Xiangzi
Case 3:
Xiaoshitou's house, the entrance is very small, and a five-stage layout is made.
Picture: Xiaoshitou
is on the cabinet, using the method of hanging down. There is a handle-free baffle between the
drawer and the shoe cabinet door below, and the appearance and usage experience are not lost.
case 4
This is a case made by Wuhan custom furniture-Jimu.
Picture: Wuhan Custom Furniture - Jimu
This pipe of the lower cabinet and the high cabinet is threaded and 45-degree angle diagonal cutting is great, and it also solves the problem of door opening of the lower cabinet and the high cabinet.
Wuhan Custom Furniture-Jimu
But the 45-degree angle above is a bit redundant.
If you use a metal profile to put the cabinet door and the cabinet floor, and only a light-catching plate is exposed on it, it will look better.
