Different Types of Kitchen Cabinet hinges

Character. That’s what kitchen cabinet hinge give your kitchen cabinets. Believe it or not, these small, cheap and seemingly unimportant part of your kitchen setup can add to the overall look of the cabinets. Together with the other small stuff like the knobs, handles and pulls, the kitchen cabinet hinge need every bit to be functional as they are stylish. There are different kinds of kitchen cabinet hinge and your choice depends on the type of cabinet door, the overall style of the cabinet and, of course your personal preferences.

Among the kitchen cabinet hinge available in the market, an antique butt hinges made of copper finish could add that vintage feel to your cabinets. This will work well if you’re going for that antique style, of course. This 1 ½ by 1 ½ inches hinges is a butt-stamped type hinges which requires four no. 5 copper screw to attach it on. With only four screws needed, this is a very easy hinges to attach. The centers measure an inch while the knuckle projection is about 3/16 of an inch or 4.8 mm. the hinges projection is about 1/16 of an inch or 1.6mm.

Similarly, this next hinges displays the same vintage feel as the pervious kitchen cabinet hinge. A single hammered back flush hinges which is commonly referred to as an “H” hinges because of having long hinges flaps which makes it terribly resembling the letter H. This classic hinges will look good on furniture that speaks old and antique style. This hinges, even if it needs only four screws is much longer and narrower. Measuring 3 1/2 by 1 ½ inches or 89 mm x 38 mm might not fit all kinds of doors. You will have to check considering the centers at 2 3/8 inches (60 mm) and the knuckle projection is 3/16 inch (4.8 mm) and hinges projection is 1/16 inch (1.6 mm).

There are kitchen cabinet hinge made to be more decorative. A butterfly type surface mount hinges, for instance can specifically match your wooden cabinet or a steel one. If you have flush mount cabinet doors, a satin or chrome finish hinges might do the trick. In particular, this hinges with wing-like flaps is effective on nickel or stainless steel doors. The pin measures 1 ¾ inches long with the center at 16 mm and 29 mm. The whole hinges measures about 2 3/16 by 2 3/8 inches or 71 mm x 60 mm. The knuckle projection is 6.4 mm and the hinges projection is 1.6 mm.

Just as the previous hinge add character to kitchen cabinets, wraparound hinge can display a more contemporary style. A 2 ¼ inch premium brushed nickel double wraparound hinges will work with faceframe style cabinets. The door needs to be ½ inches and flush mounted. These type of kitchen cabinet hinge has 4 adjustable slots for screws. A set of 3 final, non-adjustable slots locks the hinges down. This hinges cannot be used for inset or overlay doors. You cannot use this hinges for frameless cabinets as well. The base centers measure 1 5/8 inches or 41 mm. The leaf centers is 1 inch and the leaf is 9/16" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/8" (14.29 mm x 38 mm x 29 mm).