The furniture hardware that is inconspicuous but most worthy of careful selection

If you compare furniture to a person, then furniture hardware is like bones and joints. How important is it. Just like human bones are divided into three types and 206 pieces in total, and human joints are divided into three types and 143 pieces in total. If any of them goes wrong, it may be painful, and the role of hardware is generally the same. There are many kinds of furniture and hardware. Let’s talk about some of the most commonly used ones in home decoration and how to choose them.
Hinge, also known as aircraft hinge, is the most important hardware connector connecting the door and cabinet. In the daily use of furniture, the door panel and cabinet are rarely broken, and the hinge is often the first one.
So there are many hinge brands in the market, how do we choose? You can use the following four points as reference standards

1. Material:
According to the material, there are mainly cold-rolled steel and stainless steel hinges.
First of all, stainless steel, generally speaking, is not easy to rust. It is not easy to rust, corrosion resistant, and not easy to damage, and is popular with people.
Let’s talk about cold-rolled steel, which is durable and has strong load-bearing capacity. The hinge made of cold-rolled steel can be formed by pressing at one time. It has a thick feel, smooth surface and thick coating, and is not easy to rust.

2. Use environment:
Hinges used in different scenes are also different.
We need to choose the right hinge for our home according to the different environment.
Stainless steel materials can be selected for scenes that need to be waterproof and non-rusting (such as cabinets in bathrooms, kitchens, etc.); If you need to be beautiful, corrosion resistant and high load-bearing (such as cabinets, wardrobes and other cabinets), you should choose cold-rolled steel materials, which can guarantee a longer service life of the furniture.

3. Weight:
The weight of the hinge is also a key indicator.
Hinges are metal products. The weight of good hinges can reach more than 80g, and the weight of poor hinges may be less than 50g;
For example, the hydraulic hinge will be heavier because it has many thicker steel sheets to achieve the cushioning effect.
Stainless steel materials can be selected for scenes that need to be waterproof and non-rusting (such as cabinets in bathrooms, kitchens, etc.); If you need to be beautiful, corrosion resistant and high load-bearing (such as cabinets, wardrobes and other cabinets), you should choose cold-rolled steel materials, which can guarantee a longer service life of the furniture.

4. Function:
Whether there is damping buffer function.
Undamped hinge: as the name implies, it has no damping function; The advantage is that the price is cheap, and the magnetic head rebound device has a different effect.
Damping hinge: built-in damping hinge transmission system, and steel damper or nylon damper; Damping and cushioning, soft and smooth, allowing the cabinet door to close, soft and smooth; Even if the door is closed vigorously, it can be closed stably and gently.

Track
Whether it is cabinet, wardrobe or finished furniture, as small items, drawers cannot be avoided to be configured, so the importance of slide rail can be imagined. According to the installation position, the side slide rail is divided into side slide rail and bottom concealed slide rail. The side slide rail is divided into two sections of slide rail and three sections of full-pull slide rail, common slide rail and damping self-closing slide rail. The bottom concealed slide rail is now favored by many owners because of its “stealth”.
The slide rail is not good. The light is bad feel and loud noise. The heavy one may cause the drawer to sag and deform, get stuck, or even fall down, and hurt the user. How can we choose talents without losing?

Self-cultivation of a good slide track:
1. Hand feeling: whether the stretching is smooth, whether the hand feeling is soft, and whether there is damping near the closing.
2. Sound: After connecting the drawer, the sliding process is light and silent, especially when the drawer is closed.
3. Material: The large brand slide rail wall plate is thick and relatively heavy in hand.
4. Workmanship: The good slide rail has fine workmanship, and even the cross section and the perforated part are smooth and free of burrs.
5. Design: High-end slide rails are now hidden, which can be used but not seen.

Handle
Among all the furniture hardware, the handle can be said to be the least vulnerable, but it is very important because it is related to the overall style of the furniture, and the beauty and non-beauty depends on it. There are many manufacturers, shapes, colors and styles of handle. It is like the fashion product series is updated very quickly. So we choose the handle first by shape, then by color, then by material, and then by brand. It doesn’t matter.