What is a true handleless kitchen?

A true handleless kitchen is a sleek, modern design where cabinets and drawers open without traditional handles. Instead, they use a system of integrated profiles, such as a 'J' shape, 'C' shape, or push-to-open mechanisms, creating a minimalist and streamlined look. You can find a variety of true handleless kitchen styles at retailers like Units Online.

What are the benefits of a true handleless kitchen?

True handleless kitchens offer a clean, uncluttered aesthetic, creating a sense of spaciousness and modernity. They are also easy to clean, as there are no handles to obstruct wiping down surfaces. The minimalist design is both stylish and practical, a combination often featured in the true handleless options available from suppliers like Units Online.

How do you open the cabinets and drawers in a true handleless kitchen?

Cabinets and drawers in a true handleless kitchen can be opened in several ways. Common methods include: - J-profile or C-profile: The top or side of the door/drawer is shaped to allow your fingers to grip and pull. - Push-to-open mechanisms: A gentle push on the door or drawer front activates a mechanism that releases it. Retailers like Units Online showcase the various opening mechanisms in their designs.

Are true handleless kitchens suitable for all kitchen sizes?

Yes, true handleless kitchens can work well in various kitchen sizes. Their clean lines and minimalist design can make small kitchens feel more spacious, while in larger kitchens, they contribute to a sleek, contemporary look. Designers at places like Units Online can help you adapt this style to your specific space.

What design styles can true handleless kitchens complement?

True handleless kitchens are most often associated with contemporary and minimalist design styles. However, they can also be incorporated into other styles, such as industrial or Scandinavian, by pairing them with the right materials, colors, and textures. You'll find diverse style pairings in the true handleless collections offered by retailers like Units Online.

What materials are typically used in true handleless kitchens?

True handleless kitchens can be crafted from a variety of materials, including: - Wood (solid wood or veneer) - Engineered wood (MDF, plywood) - Laminate The choice of material affects the kitchen's appearance, durability, and cost. Units Online typically offers a range of material options for their handleless kitchens.

Are true handleless kitchens more expensive?

True handleless kitchens can vary in price. The cost depends on the materials, quality of construction, and the complexity of the handleless mechanism. While they may sometimes be more expensive than traditional kitchens with handles, they offer a high-end, modern aesthetic that many homeowners find worth the investment. Check with retailers like Units Online for pricing details on their handleless ranges.

How do you maintain a true handleless kitchen?

True handleless kitchens are generally easy to maintain. Regular cleaning with a damp cloth and mild detergent is sufficient. Avoid abrasive cleaners, which could damage the finish. The lack of handles makes cleaning the cabinet fronts easier than in kitchens with protruding handles. This ease of maintenance is a key selling point for handleless designs, including those from Units Online.

What are the space requirements for a true handleless kitchen?

True handleless kitchens can be adapted to various kitchen layouts and sizes. However, it's essential to consider accessibility. Ensure enough space to comfortably open doors and drawers using the handleless mechanisms. A kitchen designer, such as those associated with retailers like Units Online, can help optimize the layout for a handleless design.

Where can I find true handleless kitchen designs?

You can find true handleless kitchen designs in various places: - Kitchen showrooms - Design magazines - Online platforms (e.g., Pinterest, Houzz) - Retailer websites (e.g., Units Online) These resources can provide inspiration and showcase the different styles and options available.

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Experience the Sleek Sophistication of True Handleless Kitchens

Discover our stunning true handleless kitchen ranges, designed with a streamlined, modern aesthetic that's often inspired by German kitchen design.

Create a truly personalised space with a wide array of colours, including bespoke paint-to-order options, and choose between high gloss or matt finishes to achieve your desired look.

Our true handleless ranges are available from leading kitchen suppliers, including Second Nature (PWS), Burbidge, Stori, TKComponents (TKC) and Aspects Bespoke.

Understanding Handleless Kitchen Styles: J-Profile vs. True Handleless

Handleless J-Profile: These kitchens feature doors with an integrated J-shaped groove at the top, which you use to open the door.

True Handleless: In contrast, true handleless kitchens have full slab doors that are slightly shorter than the unit. The kitchen cabinet itself has a recess where a handleless profile is fitted, allowing you to grip behind the door to open it.

Finish Options: Both J-profile and true handleless kitchens offer a wide range of finishes, including high gloss, matt, and painted options, with bespoke colours available.

Ultimately, the choice between handleless J-profile and true handleless comes down to your personal preference and desired aesthetic.

Understanding True Handleless Kitchen Profiles

True handleless kitchens feature sleek, slab-style doors, often found in our Modern kitchen ranges. A unique profile rail system is integrated into the kitchen unit, requiring a slight recess in the cabinet during manufacturing. These profiles, or rails, come in various colours, with aluminum being a popular choice, and contribute to the sought-after German handleless kitchen aesthetic.

Simple Installation: True Handleless vs. Standard Kitchens

Installing a true handleless kitchen is similar to installing a traditional kitchen. The key difference is the addition of the profile rail to the cabinet. Accurate design is crucial, and our kitchen designers are available to assist with your plans if needed.

Achieve Flawless True Handleless Design with Units Online

We understand the critical design elements required for a perfect true handleless kitchen, making installation easier and ensuring a stunning final product. Our experienced kitchen planners undergo rigorous training to deliver exceptional designs.

We build your kitchen, not someone else. All our kitchen units are manufactured directly in our factory, ensuring superior quality and craftsmanship that you won't find with subcontracted companies.

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Second Nature (PWS) - True handleless kitchens

Create a truly show-stopping true handleless kitchen with Second Nature's expertly designed slab door ranges. Experience the sophisticated simplicity of German-inspired style, now enhanced with the classic charm of our Crathorne and Hunton shaker options. Choose from a wide array of modern gloss and matt colours to personalize your space.

Experience modern versatility with the Porter true handleless kitchen. Select from a sophisticated high gloss finish or delve into our extensive matt collection, boasting 35 painted colours. Benefit from the quick availability of many contemporary matt shades and our high gloss options, as many are readily in stock.

Porter true handleless
Create a kitchen with lasting style with the Hunton shaker range. Its traditional shaker door is offered in a beautiful spectrum of 35 painted colours. For your convenience, please be aware that while the colour selection is extensive, only a limited number are readily available from our stock.

Hunton true handleless
Discover the Crathorne, a modern shaker true handleless kitchen featuring an elegant narrow shaker design. This sophisticated take on a classic style is available in a wide palette of 35 painted colours, though please note that stock availability is limited.

Crathorne true handleless
The Unity kitchen empowers you to unleash your creativity with its diverse palette of finishes. Choose from high gloss, metallic, super matt, and woodgrain effects to design a truly personalized kitchen space.

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Burbidge - True handleless kitchens

Discover the seamless elegance of Burbidge's true handleless kitchens, showcased in the modern Otto slab door and the classic Fenton shaker styles. The Otto range, available in matt and laminate finishes, offers a curated selection of colours. For a truly bespoke kitchen, both Otto painted and Fenton styles can be finished in any of Burbidge's exquisite paint-to-order colours.

The Otto kitchen brings a touch of sleek, German-inspired design to your home. This range provides diverse options, from elegant matt stock painted finishes to the modern and practical Otto laminate.

Otto laminate true handleless
A fresh addition to the Burbidge collection, the Otto Painted Veneer is a true handleless range that embodies sleek, modern design through its seamless slab doors and a subtly textured vertical grain.

Otto painted true handleless
Discover the beautifully balanced Fenton kitchen, where the timeless elegance of the traditional shaker meets the clean, contemporary lines of a true handleless design. Tailor this unique fusion to your taste with our wide array of painted colours.

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Stori - Uform - True handleless kitchens

Discover the sleek, contemporary designs of Stori/Uform's true handleless kitchens. Our ranges, including Aldana, Clifden shaker, Ferro, Rezana, Tavola, and Zola, offer diverse styles to suit any modern home. The Tavola stained collection boasts a wide selection of colour finishes, with paint-to-order and light oak options. The Zola range brings a modern edge with its extensive palette of gloss and matt colours.

The Aldana range provides exceptional design flexibility, allowing you to tailor your kitchen to your exact aesthetic. Select from a rich palette of painted colours to create a vibrant and personalized environment, or opt for the beautifully sanded finish to showcase the inherent warmth and texture of the wood.

Aldana true handleless
Experience the best of both worlds with the Clifden range. This innovative design reimagines the timeless simplicity of the shaker style for the modern home by incorporating a true handleless option. The result is a kitchen that seamlessly blends traditional elegance with streamlined contemporary functionality, creating a beautiful and practical space.

Clifden true handleless
The Ferro range invites you to unleash the drama of modern design with its six breathtaking metallic-inspired finishes. Each option delivers a striking, industrial-chic aesthetic, transforming your kitchen into a captivating and dramatic focal point.

Ferro true handleless
Achieve a kitchen with unique depth and character with the Rezana range's rich tapestry of stained finishes. For a more organic look, Rezana also offers a sanded option, revealing the raw beauty of the wood.

Rezana true handleless
The Tavola range empowers you to design a truly individual kitchen with its diverse selection of colours and styles. Showcase the inherent beauty of the wood with rich, stained finishes, or express your personal style with our vibrant painted colour choices.

Tavola painted true handleless
Explore the versatile Tavola range and discover a variety of colours and styles to design a kitchen that is both stylish and functional. Select stained finishes for a classic aesthetic or opt for painted colours to introduce a modern twist.

Tavola stained true handleless
Bring a sleek and contemporary aesthetic to your home with the Zola gloss true handleless kitchen. This range features a stunning selection of high gloss finishes, designed to create a modern and luminous space.

Zola gloss true handleless
Create your perfect modern kitchen with the Zola matte painted true handleless range. Its clean lines and stunning selection of painted colours provide the ideal foundation for a truly bespoke and personalized design.

Zola matte painted true handleless
The Zola soft matte true handleless kitchen offers a sleek and modern aesthetic with immediate design impact. Featuring 18mm MDF slab doors finished in a super matte PET lacquered laminate, this range is available in a selection of stock colours for a swift transformation.

Zola soft matte true handleless

TKComponments (TKC) - True handleless kitchens

TKC's Vero range delivers modern handleless design with both slab and shaker styles. The Vivo+ slab door offers a contemporary look, available in a selection of matt stock colours and a wide range of matt paint-to-order options. For a classic shaker aesthetic, the Stratto range provides a stylish handleless solution in stock colours.

Experience the seamless integration of style and functionality with the Stratto true handleless kitchen. Its smooth, slim shaker design works perfectly with the Vero handleless system and comes in a selection of readily available stock colours.

Stratto true handleless
The Vivo+ ultra-modern high gloss slab door range allows you to create a striking and exclusive kitchen. Featuring a sleek true handleless design and a selection of on-trend colours, it's ideal for design-conscious homeowners looking to make a bold statement.

Vivo+ gloss true handleless
The Vivo+ matt true handleless kitchen offers a sleek and modern aesthetic with its contemporary slab door design, available in a range of striking matt colours. For a truly personalized kitchen, contact us to explore our extensive paint-to-order colour options.

Vivo+ matt true handleless

Multiwood - True handleless kitchens

Discover the minimalist elegance of Multiwood's true handleless kitchens, centered around the Cosdon range. Cosdon is part of the Multiwood First Impressions collection, designed to make a striking modern impact.

The Cosdon kitchen allows you to achieve an ultra-contemporary look with its striking blend of high gloss and painted matt finishes, providing the perfect canvas to personalize your modern space.

Cosdon true handleless

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Handleless profiles

You will need to order the handleless profiles with your kitchen carcase and doors. You can view these handleless profiles in our accessories catalogue. Handleless profiles - view

profiles for true handleless kitchen units

kitchen showing true handleless profiles without doors

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