Retrofit Cabinet Doors With Soft-Close
By Benjamen Johnson
Every time a door slams shut in your kitchen you wince just a little, but if you want soft-close cabinets you have to redo your kitchen, right? Blum created Blumotion compact soft-close adapters for their own hinges, but there’s nothing stopping you from using them with your existing hardware.
Inside the adapter a fluid dampening system regulates the speed at which the door moves after coming into contact with it. The adapter can adjust to your door’s size and weight, and you can control how fast the door closes. An integrated safety feature also protects the hinges if you slam the door.
You’ll pay $4 to $5 for a single adapter — that’s much cheaper than a kitchen remodel or even just replacing your hardware.
Soft-Close Adapter [Blumotion]
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May 7th, 2009 at 8:21 am
…or just use less expensive, non-self-closing hinges.
May 9th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Silicone bumps are cheap and efffective.
June 8th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I bought one of these to try them out. Installation could not be easier and they work great on my cabinet doors. Found them for $3.10 so I am doing all my cabinets now for $60 in total. Pretty good deal for something that would have been really expensive if bought with the kitchen originally.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
[...] Re: BILLY BYOM Door Hinge Dampers Hm… isn’t that just the way? Fret not… You can buy door dampers from other suppliers than IKEA. I bought some independent ones from a Blum supplier (woodworker’s supply? Cabinet parts . com? one of those) It’s just that the IKEA cylindrical ones are pretty good, and cheap. They look very much like this: Cabinet Buffers - Soft-Close Anti-Slam Kitchen Cabinet Dampers The other ones I bought (for the non-euro-hinge doors) were much sturdier, made of metal, and have an adjustment screw so you can tune the amount of damping pressure based on the weight of your doors. Like these: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Retrofit Cabinet Doors With Soft-Close [...]