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Handleless kitchens

Nothing to catch a sleeve on, nothing interrupting the plane, and a room that reads as one continuous surface.

Three ways to open a door without a handle, and they behave quite differently.

Handleless is not one thing. The mechanism you choose changes the look of the gap, the cost, and how the kitchen feels to use every day — so it is worth trying all three in the showroom before deciding.

One practical note: handleless demands precision. Long runs only look right if every shadow gap is identical, which is why we template and level carefully — and why it is worth having it fitted by people who do this every week.

J-pull

J-pull

The door itself curves back at the top edge to form a finger pull. No extra hardware, no mechanism to fail, and the least expensive of the three.

Recessed rail

Recessed rail

A continuous channel set behind the door line, often in matt black or anodised aluminium. Gives the crispest shadow gap and can be lit from within.

Touch latch

Touch latch

Press and the door releases itself. Completely flush fronts with no gap at all — the purest version, and the one to try before you commit.

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