Alex Molkentin

Field Notes

6 min

Hardware you stop noticing

Soft-close hinges and full-extension glides disappear into daily life. That is the point.

Soft-close hinges and full-extension glides disappear into daily life. That is the point.

Gloss and Chevron, Colorado Front Range

The best cabinet hardware is the kind you forget. Concealed hinges that never sag, glides that carry a drawer of cast iron without complaint, doors that close themselves quietly behind you. We spec this as standard, not as an upgrade, because it is the part of the kitchen you touch a few thousand times a year. Jewelry is optional. Function is not.

The best cabinet hardware is the kind you forget. Concealed hinges that never sag, glides that carry a drawer of cast iron without complaint, doors that close themselves quietly behind you. We spec this as standard, not as an upgrade, because it is the part of the kitchen you touch a few thousand times a year. Jewelry is optional. Function is not.

PULL QUOTE

Jewelry is optional. Function is not.

Jewelry is optional. Function is not.

A kitchen proves itself slowly, through school mornings, holidays, and every meal in between. We build for that.

Alex Molkentin

Alex Molkentin

Third-generation Colorado builder and founder of Shadowline Cabinetry in Lyons. He designs, specifies, and installs every project the studio takes on, and stands behind the work locally.

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