At what distance are the cabinet handles attached? Choosing handles for kitchen facades (36 photos)

This article will help you figure out how to embed a latch handle into a door leaf. By adhering to the work algorithm described in the article, you can easily perform this operation yourself, with a minimum set of tools and very quickly.

No door can do without a handle. The most popular type of handles for interior doors today is the latch handle.

The design of handles of this type is such that, regardless of appearance, they are all installed in the door leaf in the same way. This article will tell you how to do it yourself.

Latch handle design

The handle itself, that is, the visible part of it, can look completely different. So:

or like this:

All these latch handles essentially consist of two parts - the handle itself:

and the latch mechanism:

Both parts of the latch handle require separate insertion into the door leaf.

Latch handles come without a latch - a door with such handles cannot be locked from the inside, with a latch - an additional turning mechanism installed on the handle and allowing you to lock the door from the inside, and a key - on one side of the handle there is a key holder that allows you to lock the door from the outside, on the other there is a latch . All handles have design differences that do not in any way affect the insertion process. The internal part (latch) is also the same, that is, it cuts in the same way for all types of latch handles.

So let's get started.

Necessary tool

To make the process of installing the latch handle as easy as possible, you will need:

1. Hand drill or screwdriver.
2. Wood crown with a diameter of 50 mm.
3. Wood drill with a diameter of 23-24 mm.
4. Chisel.
5. Hammer.
6. Pencil.

The crown and drill can be purchased separately, or in the form of a set, which is called “Kit for inserting latch handles.”

Installing the latch handle

1. We begin the installation process by marking the door leaf for drilling. The marking diagram, as a rule, comes complete with the handle.

If there is no diagram, you can mark it manually. To do this, place a mark at a distance of 60 mm from the edge of the door.

2. On the side edge of the door, along the center marking line, mark the center for drilling.

3. Using a chisel, hollow out a three-millimeter recess under the face plate of the latch. It makes sense to first mark the center with an awl so that you don’t have to mark it again.

4. Using a crown with a diameter of 50 mm, drill a through hole. It is better to do this on both sides of the door to avoid damage to the door covering at the exit of the crown when drilling.

5. As a result, we get the following hole:

6. Move on to the side edge. Using a wood drill with a diameter of 23-24 mm, drill a hole for the latch into the marked center. You shouldn’t make it too deep, otherwise you risk drilling through the door all the way to the panel.

7. We now have two holes.

8. Install a latch in the side hole and screw it with self-tapping screws.

9. Remove the upper part of the handle. To do this, look for a hole on the side.

Using the included key or any other thin flat object:

press the tongue inside the hole:

and remove the handle itself:

10. Remove the decorative trim and thereby open the mounting holes.

11. Insert the outer half of the handle.

12. Insert the inner half. We tighten both with the screws included in the kit.

13. Put on the decorative trim and handle body. Don't forget to press the inner tongue with the key.

14. With the door closed, mark the place where the door jamb latch tongue touches, and then hollow out a recess for the latch tongue in the resulting location.

15. Insert a decorative plastic pocket.

16. Screw on the metal plate.

17. The handle is installed.

If you don’t have a drill, then all the holes can be made using a suitable chisel, however, in this case, installing the handle will require more serious repair and construction skills and may turn out to be an overwhelming task for an untrained person.

This article is an attempt to provide detailed instructions for those who decide to independently drill holes for handles and then install them on a furniture façade.

Chief technologist of furniture production Timur Denisov will tell you step by step how to drill and install handles on a swing door and on the front of a drawer yourself.

Marking, drilling and installing furniture handles on a swing facade

1 Marking the facade for furniture handles

Required tools:

• metal ruler;
• construction tape;
• square;
• a simple soft pencil or marker.

Marking stages:

1. place the façade on a flat surface;
2. mark from the edge 50 mm parallel to the future location of the handle;
3. using a square we draw a straight line;
4. mark again 50 mm from the top of the facade;
5. draw a straight line perpendicular to the previous one;
6. From the resulting point (at which both lines intersect) we measure a distance equal to the center-to-center size of the furniture handle.

Important! Before marking the place for drilling holes on the facade, measure the center distance on the handle itself. Most common distance: 64; 96; 128 mm.

2 Drilling holes

Where the lines intersect, carefully drill through holes for handles.

Please note that the drill must be sharp and the drilling itself must be done slowly so as not to tear out particles of the laminate.

This is how it should look - the markings and drilled holes are clearly visible in the photo.

3 Installing a furniture handle on a swing facade

Even a novice amateur can handle this. Insert the screws into the prepared holes and push them onto furniture handle and screw it on.

If after these steps the handle dangles, it means the screw is longer than necessary. In this case, it is advisable to replace the screw or place a special seal under its head.

Marking, drilling and installing the handle on the front of the drawer

The principle of marking and drilling remains the same as in the considered instructions for swing facades.

The main nuance is the difference in installing (screwing) the furniture handle to the retractable facade.

The design of a drawer assumes the presence of two walls through which the screw of the furniture handle must pass.

When deciding to install handles on your furniture yourself, make sure you have long screws in advance. Ideally, their size should be equal to two thicknesses of laminated chipboard plus 4...5 mm.

That's all!

As you can see, it’s not so scary and absolutely not difficult to mark, drill and screw furniture handles to the facades. The main thing is to be attentive and strictly follow the instructions.

Always yours, Timur Denisov

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If you order a kitchen set, you can immediately make additives for handles on kitchen facades in production. This is convenient if, for example, you plan to install button handles that have small size and are attached to the facade with one screw. But with handles-rails or handles-brackets it is a little more complicated; the fact is that on a sketch of a kitchen set it is not always possible to determine the best position of the handles, vertical or horizontal. At incorrect location handles in the kitchen may cause blocking of neighboring cabinets or cabinets, especially this often happens on corner ones kitchen sets. In such cases, apply a furniture handle to the facade and try to open it, but no obstacles should arise. Depending on the situation, handles on kitchen fronts can be arranged: all vertically, all horizontally, or combined.

If you decide install handles on facades yourself, you will need the following handle installation tools: square, pencil or marker with a thin rod, screwdriver, 4 mm or 5 mm drill and screwdriver.

For more accurate and quick installation of handles on kitchen facades, you can use a furniture handle template. The template is a rectangular piece of thick paper or plywood with holes for fasteners. Thanks to the furniture handle template, you can quickly mark holes for fastening handles on all facades. Regardless of how you are going to make markings, with or without a template, the first thing you need to do is measure the center distance on the handle, although the manufacturer usually indicates it. Based on existing standards, the center-to-center distance of handles, this is the distance from one fastening to another, is always a multiple of 32. The most common center-to-center dimensions of furniture handles are 96 mm, 128 mm.

kitchen with handles and railings

When furniture handles are placed horizontally in the kitchen, it is necessary to measure the width of the facade itself, subtract the center-to-center distance of the handle from this width, and divide the remaining value by two. For example, a front with a width of 600 mm and a handle with a center distance of 128 mm.

Furniture handles for the kitchen - everything you need to know about them

We get: 600-128 = 472/2 = 236 mm. It is necessary to leave 236 mm on both sides to the center distances of the handle. At the bottom you can leave a distance equal to the width of the ruler, this is approximately 20 mm - 30 mm, depending on the type of square. To do this, you need to align the outer edge of the ruler flush with the horizontal edge of the facade.

When placing furniture handles vertically in the kitchen, you can also use the width of the ruler. Place the outer edge of the ruler flush with the vertical edge of the façade. In this case, you can immediately use a ruler to measure the distance from the horizontal edge of the facade, for example, 20 mm. If you install handle rails vertically on kitchen facades, consider the distance from the horizontal edge of the facade to the edge of the handle, and not to the first mounting hole, as with the handle bracket.

horizontal and vertical installation of handles

Handle Installation Tool

For a wooden kitchen facade or MDF facade, use sharp step or core drills with a diameter of 4 mm or 5 mm. A drill with a diameter of 5 mm is used in the case when the shape of the handle during installation can block the hole, this gives more accurate positioning of the handle, the bolt can be slightly shifted in the hole. But there are forms of handles that do not cover the hole; in this case, it is better to use a 4 mm or 3.5 mm diameter.

If the hole in the facade for attaching the handle is quite deep that it is impossible to tighten the handle, pour sawdust into this hole so that the furniture handle can be tightened.

In order to make holes in glass at home, use special diamond-coated drills. Also holes in glass Can do using molten tin, this will help prevent accidental cracks from appearing on the glass. This method requires tin used for soldering and sand. Markings are made on the glass and sand is poured. Make a funnel of the required diameter in the sand and pour molten tin into this funnel. After a few seconds, when the solder has cooled, it can be removed along with the sand and glass tube.

It should also not be forgotten that when installing handles to glass facades It is necessary to install an additional washer on the bolt side. The washer will protect the glass from cracking and prevent the fastening from becoming loose.

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Installing handles on drawer fronts

In general, we have already discussed how to drill holes for furniture handles in our publications. But furniture handles in drawers are a topic that I simply cannot ignore. For it is the variety of technologies for installing furniture handles that shows the degree of sophistication, as well as the perversity of the imagination of some of our colleagues in the furniture business.

For example, the peculiarity of screwing a furniture handle to the front of a drawer is that if you want the bolt to pass through the front wall of the drawer and the front, then its length should be about 40mm. But the problem is that the handles come with shorter bolts. Personally, I just bought long bolts and calmly screwed the handles to the fronts of the drawers. I advise you to do the same.

But in production there are not always long bolts. So what should a furniture maker do? After all, running to the store for bolts is not his job. And if the supplier has not provided the production with bolts, and the order must be submitted urgently. So what should we do then? This is where the “perversions” begin. They make a recess in the facade, grind off the bolts, begin to adjust everything, and so on. In general, there are a lot of problems, and the supplier is to blame for everything. And it’s good if the supplier is as much a forced bird as the collector himself.

How to properly install handles on kitchen facades

Then you can say to him: “What are you doing, you little pig?!” But what if the director of the company makes the purchases? You can't call him a piglet. In general, in such situations you have to growl quietly and patiently pervert, silently solving the task at hand. This is what it is like – the hard life of a forced cabinet furniture assembler.

Actually, we can say that we have considered the full production cycle of a standard drawer. I congratulate you! You've learned how to make drawers! But life is structured in such a way that there is room for all sorts of non-standard solutions. So, I invite you to move on to the next post, which talks about how to make a drawer with a front without handles.

Calculation, production and assembly of drawers<<

One of the important auxiliary elements of furniture are furniture handles for cabinets, which give not only an attractive appearance, but also increase its functionality during operation. The technology for the production of furniture accessories is constantly evolving, responding to modern trends; products are made of high quality, reliable and easy to use.

An important piece of furniture, thanks to its diversity, gives a certain character to the object. Thanks to the development of modern technologies, furniture handles are being improved, acquiring new shapes and sizes. Today, on the market, the main accessory of any cabinet facade is presented in different colors, textures, styles, and processing technologies.

A useful detail, as a component of complementing wardrobe doors and cabinets, combines practicality and unique design, they have both strict lines and classic shapes. A necessary attribute of furniture of various designs, made of high-quality material, making it easier to open, it retains its original appearance for a long time. There is a wide range of handle collections on the furniture fittings market, among which the most popular are:

• handles, staples, button, drops, rings, shells;
• railing, mortise;
• made of glass, with rhinestones;
• handle profile.

Currently, furniture fittings are not limited in color and are presented in different colors, the most popular of which are gold, bronze, steel, and chrome. Natural shades and simplicity of patterns are the hallmark of modern furniture handles, which, without merging with the overall color of the furniture, emphasize its uniqueness and value.

It is important to know that the color of the fittings is selected to be a tone lighter or darker than the main color of the furniture. When choosing them, it is important to know their purpose and the location of the cabinet.

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Manufacturing materials

Today, global and domestic companies for the production of cabinet door handles, taking into account modern consumer tastes, produce the most important element of furniture decor from ceramics, porcelain, plastic, glass, wood, and metal. Recently, stainless steel, aluminum, and acrylic have become widely used to create facial accessories.

The manufacturer, taking into account the diversity of the material, has expanded the range of additional surface treatment of products, using different types of coatings, these are:

• galvanic;
• hot stamping;
• paint and varnish;
• vacuum spraying.

The most common coating method is electroplating. To apply a thin layer of metal to the surface of a product, chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, and silver are usually used. Galvanic coatings are characterized by high density and uniform thickness, and are easily applied to fittings with very complex topography. By improving the decorative characteristics of the processed product, the coating gives the decorative elements strength, wear resistance, and increases resistance to corrosion.

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Glass

Form

Along with the unusual design and style of a furniture accessory, its ergonomics are of no small importance. Products should not only aesthetically match the furniture, but also be as comfortable as possible when grasped by hand, and be safe when performing an action. Their shape, size, location and method of fastening determine how easily the furniture doors will open, maintain strength and performance under the influence of long-term use.

Today, the most affordable, popular and practical accessories are bracket handles, presented in the form of curved arcs or metal strips in the shape of the letter “P”. Fitting elements of flat or semicircular shapes are an ideal addition to any cabinet, especially for fans of minimalism. Products with a simple design are as comfortable and functional as possible when used.

Button handles, which are a cup-shaped design with a flat decorative disk at the end of the product body, also do not lose their relevance. A furniture accessory of different shapes and designs suitable for both classic and modern cabinets. Simple connection to the surface makes them convenient to use, where touching the furniture facade is excluded. The handles of this collection are compact, always look stylish, and guarantee reliability and safety.

Leading companies producing furniture fittings, expanding their collections of handles, are offering a new trend in fittings: long handle ratings. Simple, strict lines, functionality, practicality, and durability of the products are ideal for the latest examples of modern furniture.

Mounting methods

Furniture fittings, integrating into any cabinet facade, are easily installed, taking a convenient position. Considering that the product is located on the front side and has different design features, there are different installation methods. The handles can be attached using glue, screws and screws. The most reliable, durable connection is a metal rod with an external thread and a cap, which minimizes deformation of the surface of the cabinets.

Fastening steel screw, installed at one or two points on the back or front side of the door, diameter 0.4 cm, minimum value 6.4 cm, pitch 3.2 cm. Suitable for any front fittings, except handles “brackets”, “profile” – handles”, which are fixed with a self-tapping screw on the outside of the furniture. Fasteners are installed using a regular screwdriver or screwdriver.

Installation of a furniture accessory involves the use of carpentry and acrylic glue. This method is used extremely rarely, only in cases where the front fittings are presented only as decoration, where the cabinet and handles are made of wood and plastic. Such fixation is not reliable, has low adhesive strength, and cannot be reinstalled if broken.

When installing yourself, in order not to damage the coating of the furniture façade, it is not recommended to turn the handles during fastening. Small products fastened with one screw are not practical to use.

Railing

Furniture handles are not simple elements of furniture fittings that solve two problems: aesthetics and functionality. The range of products in style, color, shape is quite extensive; to choose the right manufacturer of furniture handles, you need to know that:

• the manufacturer engaged in the development and production of product handles must be known to the consumer, have a high rating and experience;
• the maximum warranty period for the product should not be more than 2 - 3 years;
• color, texture, shape must be seen on samples in the showroom or in the photo in the catalog;
• the assortment should include both cheap and expensive front fittings.

When choosing a product, it is important to pay attention to the size of the handle based on the center-to-center distance, which is the space between two fastening screws, so that during installation it does not extend beyond the surface of the door, is proportional, and is integrally combined with the design of the cabinet. Decorative elements must have a smooth surface, be free of chips, roughness and be in the same color.

Despite the high technical characteristics of furniture front elements, dust accumulates on their surface over time. Proper, regular care of them will extend their service life and preserve their appearance for a long time. So, if the product becomes loose, it needs to be tightened. To remove dirt, use a special spray cleaner that does not contain an abrasive substance.

After wet treatment, the fittings should be wiped dry with a soft cloth or sponge. It is not recommended to clean it with metal brushes, cleaning agents, or washing powders, so as not to spoil the coating of the handle or lead to their complete replacement. If the structure after cleaning has a dull appearance, then you can use a special polish or furniture wax to shine it.

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Designers compare handles to spices that add a unique flavor to a dish—they complete the kitchen. Front fittings can emphasize the beauty of facades, or they can easily ruin the entire impression of beautiful kitchen furniture. Take the time to choose them - and you will definitely thank yourself for a comfortable and beautiful kitchen. And our review will help you with this.

How to buy the right handles for kitchen furniture, materials, prices, manufacturers, popular types of handles and designer tips on choosing furniture fittings for the kitchen - in this article.

Do you like smooth, even facades? Technologies for the production of modern kitchen sets make it possible to do without fittings. The most obvious solution is to use Push-to-Open mechanisms. The option is not as expensive as is commonly believed (for example, IKEA has budget solutions), it is very durable and very convenient. Another option is milling, special recesses on the facades that replace handles. An excellent solution for sleek modern kitchens in a minimalist style.

Materials

Facial fittings are most often made from alloys, usually based on zinc and aluminum. Examples are Zamak (composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper) and Znal (composed of zinc and aluminum). Thanks to the special properties of these alloys, it is easy to make strong and durable handles of the most intricate shapes from them.

The decorative coating of the fittings perfectly imitates a variety of metals - bronze, gold, silver, chrome, copper, brass, nickel, etc. The surface can be matte or shiny. Imitation of aged metal is very popular. Manufacturers achieve the “antique” look of handles in different ways, for example, using patination (applying a special composition to the surface). In general, antique bronze - old or antique bronze, as manufacturers often call it - is one of the most favorite decorative options for kitchen fittings in classic, country and Provence styles. In modern kitchens, the undisputed leader is handles coated in matte or glossy chrome.

Porcelain (plain or beautifully painted) and rock crystal crystals or their imitation - rhinestones are often used as decorations.

The widest range of facial accessories can be found in specialized online stores. There you can find unusual handles for kitchen units - made of transparent and translucent plastic or acrylic (the so-called transparency), leather, with inserts made of wood and colored glass, etc.

Handles for kitchen cabinets last the longest if the decorative metal coating on their surface was applied by galvanic means. Galvanic coating is the thinnest (from fractions of a micron to tenths of a millimeter) metal film that protects the handle from corrosion, increases its wear resistance and enhances the decorative effect. Serious hardware manufacturing companies carry out the galvanization process after cutting threads for fasteners. This serves as a guarantee that rust will not appear in the fastening areas over time.

Cheap fittings with paint and varnish coating applied by spraying have a much shorter lifespan. It may look no worse than expensive analogues. But if you use such handles every day, and even in a kitchen with high humidity and temperature changes, their surface will quickly lose its appearance.

Dimensions

The most important point when choosing a handle for kitchen fronts is the so-called center-to-center distance (the space between the holes for the mounting screws). It must be indicated in any description of a furniture handle and can be very different - from 16 to 1053 mm (depending on the type of handle and manufacturer) with a standard pitch of 32 mm.

5 popular types of handles for kitchen furniture

Handles-brackets are the most popular type of facial fittings. They have a U-shaped or curved arched shape and fit comfortably in the hand. A big plus is that they are securely attached to the facades with two screws. In the assortment of hardware stores you can find a huge number of options for a kitchen in any style. The most popular options are with center-to-center distances from 16 to 480 mm.

Railing handles most often purchased for a kitchen set in a modern style. Their design is simple and elegant: a thin crossbar in the form of a cylinder or plank (straight, not concave) and two bracket holders at the edges. The ends of the crossbar can protrude beyond the legs, or they can immediately go into them (in fact, this is a version of the handle-brace). The most popular railing type handles have a center-to-center distance ranging from 96 to 608 mm.

Knob handles look a little old-fashioned, so they are rarely placed on the doors of modern-style furniture. But they will perfectly complement and decorate a kitchen in a classic, retro, country or Provence style.

Actually, it is customary to call such handles, where the “head” is attached to the facade on one low leg, a button. Their size is usually small. They can be very different in shape - round, oval, square, rectangular, flat and convex, smooth and curly, in the form of a flower, a starfish and even a seahorse.

“Buttons” are most often placed on small drawers and doors with a narrow facade or glass inserts, and on wider facades they can be accompanied by handles-brackets - with their help it is more convenient to pull out heavy drawers. For example, IKEA designers often offer such a solution for their kitchens.

Profile handles (or handles moldings)- in fact, this is a piece of hollow aluminum, less often plastic, profile. It is attached to the top or side of the kitchen door and fits tightly to the facade, in most cases without protruding above its surface. This profile between the hinged door and the tabletop is not very noticeable. But in modules with drawers it will be very noticeable against the background of contrasting facades.

Mortise (built-in) handles- the choice of those who do not like fittings protruding above the surface of the doors. They cut into the plane of the furniture facade and merge with its plane. Installing them is quite difficult, they look specific, so they are rarely found in Russian-made kitchens.

Other types of handles are “drops”, “rings”, “earrings” and “shells” (shells) are also rarely used in kitchen sets. They are well suited for a buffet or cupboard with dishes, but on kitchen fronts they will not be very convenient.

Touch pens with LED backlight

Technological and stylish, practical and functional furniture handles for modern kitchens with LEDs. When lightly touched, a soft light comes on and goes out after 30 seconds. LED lighting does not heat up the handles, so the façade of the headset will not be damaged. Stylish, beautiful and safe. The illuminated handles are powered by regular batteries - the compact power supply is neatly hidden on the inside of the facade and is easily attached with double-sided tape.

The matte surface of such fittings is made of special plastic. It is pleasant to the touch and gently diffuses light. Please note that luminous pens differ in their design and come in two types. The first one shines “outward” in the direction from the facades. The second is “inside”, its soft glow will even better emphasize the beauty of your furniture.

Ready-made economy class headsets are already equipped with standard fittings, usually inexpensive and with the simplest design. But if you decide to make a custom-made kitchen, the designer in the salon will definitely offer you to choose handles from the catalog and advise which ones are best suited to a specific model of the set. But you can choose any option that suits your taste best. What should you pay attention to when choosing fittings yourself?

• The most important thing is that the handles should be very comfortable for you, because you will have to open and close kitchen cabinets and drawers many times every day. At the same time, they should fit into the design of your kitchen and look harmonious against the background of the facades.
• The handle, especially a bracket or rail handle, should be easy to grip. Ideally, the width of the palm should fit into it, not a pair of fingers. If you order a kitchen from a salon, be sure to try out the handles you have chosen. Listen to the sensations, whether they fit comfortably in your hand. If you decide to buy kitchen handles online, focus primarily on the center-to-center distance - it must be indicated in the description. As a rule, for a comfortable handle the minimum is 96 mm, 128 mm is better. Measure the width of your palm - it will become a guide for choosing the optimal size.
• The fittings must be safe. No sharp corners or edges, elements that protrude too much above the surface, nicks or defects in the decorative coating. If you have small children, do not forget about safety locks and locks that will prevent them from opening cabinet doors or pulling out dangerous drawers.
• After receiving an order from an online store or paying for a purchase in a regular store, be sure to inspect the appearance and completeness of the fittings and fasteners. All pens must have the same shade of finish. There should be no scratches or chips on the ceramics, the rhinestones should be well secured.
• If the handle on kitchen fronts is located horizontally, it should not be too large relative to the width of the door. Otherwise, when opening the cabinet, it will touch adjacent doors, the wall, drawer fronts and other handles.
• If the kitchen modules are more or less the same size, feel free to use the same handles for all cabinets. If the kitchen front combines large fronts and small drawers, it makes sense to use handles that are commensurate with them. But don't overdo it - 2 sizes (one larger, one smaller) will be enough.
• Massive handles on the upper facades visually greatly overload the kitchen, especially a small one. If you don’t want to use a “push-to-open” mechanism or profile handles, you should choose compact-sized fittings with a laconic, discreet design.
• Pay attention to the combination of the metal tone with the rest of the interior elements of your kitchen. It is better if all metal parts are the same - for example, only bronze, gold or chrome. It is desirable that the surface of the fittings be either matte or shiny. The proximity of both in one kitchen can look disharmonious.

The golden rule for choosing fittings is that they must be proportional to the headset modules. The narrower the façade, the shorter the handle. For standard kitchen modules with a width of 600 mm, long horizontal railing handles with a center distance of 436 mm are often recommended. For doors with a width of 500 mm, you should take a handle no larger than 336 mm. With a width of 450, 400 and 350 mm - no more than 192 mm. For narrow cabinets and drawers with a width of 300 and 200 mm, you should not take handles with a center-to-center distance of more than 96 mm, but it is better to use a button handle, a drop or a shell.

Pay attention to the kitchen modules near the wall. If the cabinets are close to the wall with a minimum gap between them, the door will not open completely, and the handle will rest against the wall with the risk of damaging the wallpaper. In this case, you should choose a smaller handle and place it vertically rather than horizontally - this will increase the opening angle. But the best solution is to move the cabinet away from the wall about five centimeters and cover the gap with a false panel.

Selecting handles to match the style of the kitchen

Modern style, hi-tech, minimalism

The best choice is handles with brackets and railings. For a simple, laconic interior, fittings of a simple shape with a minimalistic, strict design are suitable. If you want to add some sparkle to your kitchen, handles with rhinestones, crystals or handles with a spectacular “wicker” decor (these can be either staples or button handles) will become a spectacular accent. A good solution is mortise or profile handles. Smooth modern facades are an excellent backdrop for textured wooden handles.

Classic, country, Provence

The most practical option is staples; button handles (round, square or oval) work well. “Earrings” or “drops” are used less often. The kitchen style is complemented by imitation forging, artificially aged surface, characteristic patterns and carved ornaments. Handles made entirely of ceramics or models with porcelain inserts (plain or painted pastoral decors) are very typical.

At flea markets or in antique shops, you can unearth amazing old handles that will ideally complement the interior of a kitchen in a classic or country style. And the combination of handles that are similar in size and shape with different decors will only give your antique kitchen additional charm and create the atmosphere of a home with history.

Furniture handles in the form of cutlery

A very impressive detail that will decorate even the simplest and most inexpensive kitchen. Previously, furniture handles in the form of spoons, forks and knives could be bought at Leroy Merlin and some online stores, but recently they have disappeared somewhere. But different versions of such accessories can be purchased in foreign online stores, for example, on Aliexpress or Ebay.

Fastening is an important nuance

As a rule, screws for attaching handles to facades are included with them. The simplest fastening is with a universal screw. But when ordering more “capricious” and expensive facades made of solid wood, plastic and glass, a good showroom will offer you an additional “gasket” washer between the screw and the surface of the furniture. It will protect the facade from fastener pressure and possible damage, which means it will extend its service life.

Manufacturers

In terms of design and quality, European-made front fittings are traditionally considered to be the best. But due to the crisis, prices for kitchen handles from Italy (Eureka, Premiere Furniture, Colombo Design, Bosetti-Marella, Giusti, Besana), Spain (Estamp) and Germany (Union Knopf), Belgium (Metakor) have increased significantly. A medium-priced and good-quality option is Polish-made fittings (Gamet, Nomet, REJS). Russian manufacturers (Boyard) also offer a decent range of kitchen handles.
Inexpensive and practical handles for kitchen furniture can be bought in large furniture hypermarkets such as IKEA, OBI and Leroy Merlin. But if you are looking for something unusual, their range cannot be compared with the variety of options in specialized online hardware stores.

Price

Prices for front kitchen fittings in online stores on average start from 30-40 rubles per piece for the simplest bracket models and vary greatly depending on the country of production, type of metal, finish and complexity of decor. Railing handles in a modern style cost from 110 rubles. Most of the classic options in antique bronze finish are in the price range of 150-200 rubles per piece. Chromed ones will cost a little less.
Handles with crystal trim, especially from Swarovski, are expected to cost more - at least 250-300 rubles apiece. The more intricate the decor and the more crystals, the more expensive the model. It is not uncommon to find copies on sale for 600-900 rubles.
Inexpensive ceramic knobs without painting cost approximately 130 rubles apiece. Prices for hand-painted handles already start at 200 rubles, depending on the manufacturer and the complexity of the decor. (Rate this article! Already voted: 13 )

If you order a kitchen set, you can immediately make additives for handles on kitchen facades in production. This is convenient if, for example, you plan to install button handles, which are small in size and attached to the facade with one screw. But with handles-rails or handles-brackets it is a little more complicated; the fact is that on a sketch of a kitchen set it is not always possible to determine the best position of the handles, vertical or horizontal. If the handles in the kitchen are placed incorrectly, blocking of neighboring cabinets or cabinets may occur, this especially often happens on corner kitchen units. In such cases, they apply it to the facade and try to open it, but no obstacles should arise. Depending on the situation, handles on kitchen fronts can be arranged: all vertically, all horizontally, or combined.

If you decide install handles on facades yourself, you will need the following handle installation tools: square, pencil or marker with a thin rod, screwdriver, 4 mm or 5 mm drill and screwdriver.

For more accurate and quick installation of handles on kitchen facades, you can use a furniture handle template. The template is a rectangular piece of thick paper or plywood with holes for fasteners. Thanks to the furniture handle template, you can quickly mark holes for fastening handles on all facades. Regardless of how you are going to make markings, with or without a template, the first thing you need to do is measure the center distance on the handle, although the manufacturer usually indicates it. Based on existing standards, the center-to-center distance of handles, this is the distance from one fastening to another, is always a multiple of 32. The most common center-to-center dimensions of furniture handles are 96 mm, 128 mm.

When furniture handles are placed horizontally in the kitchen, it is necessary to measure the width of the facade itself, subtract the center-to-center distance of the handle from this width, and divide the remaining value by two. For example, a front with a width of 600 mm and a handle with a center distance of 128 mm. We get: 600-128 = 472/2 = 236 mm. It is necessary to leave 236 mm on both sides to the center distances of the handle. At the bottom you can leave a distance equal to the width of the ruler, this is approximately 20 mm - 30 mm, depending on the type of square. To do this, you need to align the outer edge of the ruler flush with the horizontal edge of the facade.

When placing furniture handles vertically in the kitchen, you can also use the width of the ruler. Place the outer edge of the ruler flush with the vertical edge of the façade. In this case, you can immediately use a ruler to measure the distance from the horizontal edge of the facade, for example, 20 mm. If you install handle rails vertically on kitchen facades, consider the distance from the horizontal edge of the facade to the edge of the handle, and not to the first mounting hole, as with the handle bracket.

Handle Installation Tool

For a wooden kitchen facade or MDF facade, use sharp step or core drills with a diameter of 4 mm or 5 mm. A drill with a diameter of 5 mm is used in the case when the shape of the handle during installation can block the hole, this gives more accurate positioning of the handle, the bolt can be slightly shifted in the hole. But there are forms of handles that do not cover the hole; in this case, it is better to use a 4 mm or 3.5 mm diameter.

If the hole in the facade for attaching the handle is quite deep that it is impossible to tighten the handle, pour sawdust into this hole so that the furniture handle can be tightened.

In order to make holes in glass at home, use special diamond-coated drills. Also holes in glass Can do using molten tin, this will help prevent accidental cracks from appearing on the glass. This method requires tin used for soldering and sand. Markings are made on the glass and sand is poured. Make a funnel of the required diameter in the sand and pour molten tin into this funnel. After a few seconds, when the solder has cooled, it can be removed along with the sand and glass tube.

It should also not be forgotten that when installing handles to glass facades It is necessary to install an additional washer on the bolt side. The washer will protect the glass from cracking and prevent the fastening from becoming loose.