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Would adding handles to a gloss handleless kitchen look odd?

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PimmsIsMyDrinkOfChoice · 20/09/2026 09:20

The house we are planning to buy has a fairly new white gloss kitchen with handleless doors. We don't intend to rip out the kitchen but my arthritis means I'd prefer a proper handle to pull on. Would it look weird to add handles and what style should we go for? Most probably bar handles on lowers and knobs on uppers

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24Dogcuddler · 20/09/2026 10:12

If you need them it doesn’t matter what it looks like. You don’t want to be in pain.
I have arthritis in my fingers and my right hand is quite bad and my fingers are bent.
I’m on my second handless kitchen. We replaced the one here when we moved last year. I don’t have a problem opening cupboards and drawers at all.

If you find you need handles I’d check that the surface won’t split or crack. Gloss handleless kitchens are very easy to clean. The one we had fitted in our last house still looked new after 3 years when we sold the property.

I’d think about cleaning ( if you will be doing it) as this would be more difficult with handles whichever type. Dirt and grease have somewhere to settle and you’d catch your hand on a handle swiping across with a cloth.
Aesthetically if you go ahead I’d have matching handles.

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