Thanks to her, it is possible to use every free centimeter of space, as well as use unique options for the arrangement of drawers and compartments of the headset.
Products from Blum are one of the most advanced and innovative solutions in the field of components for sets and furniture.
The manufacturer has made a lot of efforts to ensure that modern housewives can optimally organize food storage, use of the kitchen, and also facilitate the cooking process.
What is Bloom
The Blum brand is a family business that has been in business since March 1, 1952. The company was created by blacksmith Julius Bloom, who initially produced non-slip attachments for horseshoes.
Over time, subsidiaries were opened in 28 countries: Turkey, Brazil, USA, India, North Africa, New Zealand, etc.
Now Blum is:
- educational programs;
- more than 5,000 employees;
- delivery to 120 countries;
- engineering base;
- uniform control standards;
- 10 factories.
Blum produces furniture fittings, mainly for the kitchen. It is distinguished by quality and innovative technologies. High-quality engineers work for the benefit of the company.
Expert opinion
Korzhavin Daniil Dmitrievich
Designer of stylish home furniture
The company is aimed primarily not at high profits, but at product quality. That is why the fittings are in enormous demand.
Blum systems have significant advantages over competitors:
- Laconic design that always keeps up with the times.
- High degree of functionality, thoughtful attention to every detail.
- Quality that has worked for the benefit of the client for many years.
- Space is used to the maximum.
- All designs are multifunctional and reliable.
The brand mainly produces trays, furniture hinges, closers and guides.
Clip-Top
Clip-Top hinges are used in expensive kitchen units due to their unique design and high quality.
- Designed for installation in facades and hinged doors.
- The doors close smoothly and without noise.
- Provide different opening angles.
- Wide range, different designs.
- Reliability and durability.
The design includes a Blumotion closer, which turns off when you touch the surface of the lid. All components are covered with branded metal overlays.
Drawer mechanisms
The systems of the eminent Austrian manufacturer, installed on drawers, amaze not only with their reliability and functionality, but also with their enviable decorative effect.
The Intivo series is equipped with original side inserts for drawers, stylized as glass, leather or wood.
The Antaro line presents laconic and simple solutions with distinctly linear shapes, which makes them ideal for kitchens made in minimalist and high-tech styles.
For kitchens designed in a classic interior style, the fittings included in the Plus series will be an excellent solution.
In the METABOX line you will find inexpensive products. At its affordable price, it is endowed with enviable functionality, reliability and practicality. The external solution is the simplest and most discreet.
Tandembox drawer system
The system is designed to pull out kitchen drawers of varying depths. Metal sides slide along guides hidden in the cabinet. To ensure the design operates silently and smoothly, the kit includes Blumotion door closers.
Tandembox can be purchased in white and gray shades. If there are tall drawers, the system is equipped with collets in the form of a round rod. They are made to match the color of the steel or aluminum structure.
Maximum dimensions of boxes:
- length up to 650 mm;
- width up to 1200 mm;
- load up to 50 kg;
- 6 types for different heights.
There are two modifications:
- Tandembox Intivo. Instead of inserts in high fronts, collets are used in three colors - black, stainless steel and white.
- The guides are attached to the bottom of the drawer and are not visible when pulled out. It can reach 75%. The boxes can hold up to 30 kg and are up to 550 mm deep.
Calculation of bottom width.
Chipboard 16 mm: BOTTOM WIDTH = INNER. CASE WIDTH – 42 mm. Chipboard 18 mm: BOTTOM WIDTH = INNER. CASE WIDTH – 42 mm – 2*X. X - recess depth in chipboard 18 mm. Let's look at it with an example.
Let's say we have a box with an internal body width of 464 mm. We use 18 mm chipboard. We make a sample of 4 mm. Then BOTTOM WIDTH = 464 - 42 - 2*4 = 414 mm.
Once assembled, everything should look like the picture on the left. Pay attention to the bottom length.
BOTTOM LENGTH = RAIL LENGTH – 10 mm.
Let's look at it with an example.
Let's say we chose a 500 mm guide. Then BOTTOM LENGTH = 500 - 10 = 490 mm.
Pay attention to the depth of the case!
For example, if we chose a 500 mm guide, then the body depth = 500 + 3 = 503 mm.
Now you need to correctly calculate the height of the box. Let's look at an example for Tandem:
Let's say we have a standard kitchen cabinet (cabinet), 720 mm high, made of 18mm chipboard.
Then the internal height of the case will be = 720 - 36 = 684 mm. We want to make 4 drawers in this building. Then the height of the box = (684 - 32.5*4)/4 = 138.5 mm, rounded to 138 mm. You can make the task more difficult.
We want the boxes to be different heights. For example, so that all but the bottom one are 100 mm high. The total height of the walls of the boxes = 138 * 4 = 552 mm. Three drawers 100 mm high are 300 mm. Then the lower one will be 552 - 300 = 252 mm high. I hope the idea is clear!
Metabox
The structure is made of metal. It is a drawer pull-out system for large and medium-height facades. The adjustment and fasteners are made with high strength, from high-quality metal.
Characteristics:
- load up to 25 kg;
- drawers can be up to 550 mm deep;
- The side plates are made of steel, painted cream or gray.
The company has developed a special Blumotion closer, which allows you to close drawers silently and softly. They can be either built into hinges or installed as an independent object when closing drawers.
Set of TANDEM and TANDEM plus guides with BLUMOTION soft closing system.
The price of 500 mm long partial extension TANDEM guides with the BLUMOTION soft closing system is about 480 rubles.
The price of 500 mm long full extension TANDEM plus guides with the BLUMOTION soft closing system is almost twice as expensive: 920 rubles.
As with the option of using metabox guides, you can increase the height of the back wall of the box and add rails. In addition, by adding transverse dividers, we again obtain a structured storage system.
Mechanical Tip-On System
This design allows drawers to be opened using pressure rather than a handle. Suitable for horizontal and hinged facades, which are equipped with NK and HF lifts.
There are various options that differ:
- power;
- method of fastening;
- shade.
No additional tools are required for adjustment.
Orga-line
To effectively place all the cutlery, dishes, small items, and detergents in the kitchen drawer, Blum engineers thought out a system of trays.
The design involves longitudinal dividers in trays that are easily moved and adjusted to any size.
The trays are dishwasher safe.
Blum Aventos lifts
Lifts are used for horizontal facades at the top of the suite. The cabinets open silently, lock in any position, and close smoothly.
Available in four versions:
- Weight can be up to 14 kg. The composite facade rises and folds silently.
- For a solid facade up to 22 booklets.
- Vertical lift, for facades up to 20 kg.
- The one-piece front opens in the same way as a hinged connection. Withstands a maximum of 43.5 kg.
Servo-Drive system
The system is automatic, which operates thanks to an electric drive. With a simple press, pull-out fronts and drawers open and close.
Servo-Drive elements:
- 2 mechanical sensors;
- small electric motor.
The sensors are embedded in the cabinet or side walls of the cabinet. When the facade is pressed, the button sends a signal to the electric motor and the opening mechanism starts.
To close a cabinet or cabinet, you need to press the button a second time or push the drawer.
Lifting mechanism
AVENTOS lifting mechanisms make opening doors not only much more convenient, but also much safer compared to standard four-hinge hinges.
Open facades will no longer hang over your head, thanks to which you can freely move around the kitchen without fear of earning yourself a bump.
Cost of accessories
The price corresponds to the quality of the product. If you choose cheaper analogues or fakes, then the work of a master and replacement of the structure will be more expensive than the original purchase.
When choosing Blum fittings, high quality is immediately guaranteed. It is extremely unlikely that the system will fail and require repair.
In addition, the brand also sells economical hinges and retractable systems that everyone can afford.
Would you like fittings from Blum in your kitchen?
Of course! Not really
Advantages
Let's summarize the key advantages of the Austrian Blum fittings, because they will help answer the question of whether it is worth buying.
Here are just a few of them:
- on their basis it is possible to create advanced modern solutions with increased ergonomics and reliability;
- the ability to make maximum use of unused centimeters of space;
- high aesthetics and versatility;
- Duration of use even with intensive use.
All this, combined with numerous reviews from consumers who have already assessed in their own practice all the advantages of this product, allows us to confidently assert that Blum kitchen fittings are one of the most thoughtful, innovative and advanced solutions.
Perhaps it is worth applying these progressive solutions in your kitchen?
Caring for fittings
No special care required. The main thing is that the mechanisms have minimal contact with the liquid. If wet cleaning is carried out, then everything is wiped with a dry soft cloth.
To clean metal, you need to use special products without abrasives and alkali. Liquids with acid should not be stored nearby, because when they evaporate, they cause corrosion.
Now Blum fittings are the standard of technology and modern design. Original mechanisms are distinguished by quality, durability, and are very much in demand on the market.
