Baby-proof latches for frameless or inset cabinets
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Babyproofing Inset Cabinets
Comments (15)We have frameless cabinets, not inset, but I'm pretty sure that what we have will work on any cabinets. Frameless and full overlay framed may be the hardest to get something that works on because if the latch requires opening part way and reaching in to push the latch, the drawer or door needs to pull open past the drawer or counter above. Most of the latches, including some that said that they work on frameless, don't have enough length to allow that. The one that we found that did was too bulky. In the end, we went with the magnetic latches and I think that they would work well on any door or drawer. We were concerned that it would be hard to keep track of where the magnet "keys" were, but it hasn't been and we really like them now. We keep two keys on the sides of our fridge. The stainless front isn't magnetic but the sides are. We keep another on our expresso machine. We put them on more than bill, but sparingly - the under sink cabinet, the cabinet with heavy appliances some of which have blades, a cabinet with pullouts for bottled items (broken glass). We thought about baby proofing the drawers that have sharp knives, but decided to wait and see if the baby showed an interest in them since they were all top drawers. Here is a link that might be useful: Magnetic latches like we used...See MoreCabinet Latches - Yes or too much work?
Comments (61)I can only say that we have had the Rejuvenation latches for 12 years and I still love-love-love them. No split wood or any other issues, and two of the cabinets get daily use. Ours are on flush inset cabinetry (and we also have one on our bathroom cabinet, with no issues there either). I will say that lining up the latches is important and takes some precision, so I can imagine a GC not being super excited about that. But our cabinetmaker had no problem getting it right, and that's not specific to Rejuvenation's latch design. ETA: We have solid poplar frames with MDF panel inserts for painted cabinets. The material could make a difference?...See MoreSlab front inset upper cabinets anyone?
Comments (2)Slab inset cabinets have been on my radar lately. I just pinned this picture. I found the architect's portfolio for you. Look at the link for more photos. Here is a link that might be useful: Slab Inset Kitchen by Jennifer Weiss...See MoreLatch Hardware on Non-Inset Cabinets?
Comments (8)Wow---your dog is never allowed to come play with my 85-pounder and give him any tips...oy! :) On a side note, we are currently thanking our lucky stars that we decided not to do a 32" high baking counter---it sounded like a terrific idea to have a slightly lower surface for baking, but since we won't be in this house forever and I really wanted cutting boards in that cabinet, we just went with 36" standard height. Then we set up the temporary kitchen. Turns out 32" is just a practically perfect height for our dog's chin... (He'd never bothered anything on a counter in his life before, so it hadn't crossed my mind to worry about it---but as soon as we had the table set up as the temporary counter, it was apparently all fair game!) Good thing all those new counters are going to be 36" again! There should seriously be a book on kitchen planning for dogs. ;)...See Morefnzzy
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