With so many kitchen styles around these days it can seem like a daunting task deciding on which style to go for. The Handleless kitchen offers unique benefits that other designs cannot match. This guide aims to give you everything you need to know about Handleless kitchens, to help you make the best choice possible.

Why Buy A Handleless Kitchen

The Handless Kitchen has been around for some time now, once considered niche, its popularity seems to only be growing stronger and stronger. At Designer Kitchens for Less, we’re finding that 80-90% of our sales are Handleless kitchens, and this is only set to continue.

The nation seems to have fallen in love with Handleless kitchens, and with good reason! As more people go for a more minimalistic styled kitchen with clean sleek lines , Handleless has become the design of choice. Available in a large range of finishes: gloss, matt or wood in a wide spectrum of colours, this design can be easily adapted to accommodate all tastes.

The Handless design is a very popular choice for open plan living spaces and very often-using two contrasting colours for doors and worktops. When you want to achieve an open and airy feel to your kitchen, Handleless kitchens are perfect.

The True Handleless Kitchen

It seems that every kitchen retailer is selling Handleless kitchens, but what is the difference between them all? How do you know what is worth the money?

There are two types of Handleless kitchens: True Handleless kitchens and everything else. We only sell the True Handleless Kitchens here, which our German supplier has engineered to a fine art.

If you go to your local Homebase or B&Q, you’ll often find that their Handleless kitchens are built using the ‘J’ grip (see image below). These grips only leave a shallow channel to grab onto, often making then annoying for larger hands or anyone with long nails. Also, the material which is left behind the channel is much thinner than the rest of the door, this means that it is susceptible to cracking or splitting.

The True Handleless kitchen units are different, instead of the ‘handle’ being built into the door, a channel is attached to the carcase to allow the door to be opened from the top or the side. The channel that runs along the top of the door is a beautiful clean line.

As with a lot of things in life, you get what you pay for. The True Handleless kitchen door will give you that stunning and sleek Handleless kitchen design with unbroken lines, rather than looking like a plain door missing a handle. The True Handleless ‘handles’ are easier to grip and will stand up to more daily use. Plus, because the channel is separate to the door panel, you can have a contrasting door to the channel (such as aluminium), giving you even more design options with your kitchen.

What about appliances in a Handleless kitchen??

The idea of the Handleless look is that you are trying to create clean lines, to avoid spoiling this look, avoid freestanding appliances and instead aim for integrated appliances that you can effectively ‘hide’ from view. It’s important to keep that Handleless rail flowing continuously through the kitchen. Poorly chosen appliances, whether it’s their size or type, could affect this line. You will need to check your appliances because not all appliances are compatible.

It is worth seeking the help of a professional to avoid later problems when installing appliances. But do not worry, we here at Designer Kitchens for Less have a wealth of experience and will make sure that your design will suit your lifestyle perfectly.
Designing your Handleless kitchen

It’s always best to get a professional involved in your kitchen design, we have so much experience and expertise from years of working on different kitchen projects, we can offer you advice and design options that you might not have thought of. However, if you are considering putting together a design yourself, here are a few things to think about…

  • Carefully think about where your appliances are going to be sited and whether you’re going for drawers or cupboards. The large drawers that a lot of our handleless customers opt for often look best all in a line together (see image below), similarly with the tall storage units; they look best when together.
  • How minimalist do you want to go? Decide the look and feel you want to give your kitchen first. If ultra-minimalist is your thing, then go for basic colours and pattern-less doors and worktops. However, if you’re looking add a bit of character, then consider playing about with colourful units or patterned doors.
  • You may want to consider contrasting textures or colours, whether that’s contrasting the units with the walls, or contrasting floor and wall units. The options are endless!
  • Corners in Handleless kitchens can look fantastic (see examples below) and really give your kitchen the wow factor. Something which is not achievable using other unit types is the ability to continue your design lines around corners.
  • Storage is another consideration. If you’re after the clutter-free or minimalist look to your kitchen, you should look carefully at the storage units available.

 

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