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Why You Need Soft Close Cabinets (Doors & Drawers) In Your Life

When it’s time for that midnight snack, soft-close cabinets make it easy to grab a plate without waking the whole house up. But this genius invention might turn you into a door-slammer when you visit someone else’s kitchen.

What Are Soft-Close Cabinets?

Soft-close cabinets use a special type of hinge system that slows the cabinet door as it’s closed. Doors with soft-close hinges will never slam shut.

If you’ve never tried soft-close cabinets, it can be a strange feeling, at first. You don’t have to be careful about slamming cabinet doors. You just have to get the door started and it will softly close on its own. You can even try to close it with some force and it won’t slam.

Soft-close cabinets are all about convenience. If your hands are full with plates to set the table, you can just nudge the door shut. You don’t have to set the plates down and reach up a second time just to close the door.