{"id":1976,"date":"2016-11-29T22:56:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T22:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2023-09-25T20:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:48:52","slug":"soft-close-drawers-essential-tiny-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/soft-close-drawers-essential-tiny-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Close Drawers Are Essential in Tiny Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tiny House Nation is a phenomenon which is sweeping the U.S.&nbsp; In many places, the idea of having a huge home or massive apartment is being replaced by having intelligent, cost-effective living spaces that are completely space efficient and superbly designed.&nbsp; Tiny House Nation has taken the idea to the next level, and they try to think of everything when designing one of their Tiny Houses.&nbsp; A small detail to the normal person, having soft close drawers is an essential part of their planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drawer Close Differences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are basically three types of drawer close hardware.&nbsp; Normal, heavy duty and soft close.&nbsp; When purchasing, for example, RTA cabinets, the cabinets come with everything you need to have a fully functioning cabinet when put together.&nbsp; Normally, though, they come with normal drawer close hardware.&nbsp; This is fine, as in the average kitchen there is a lot of space and sound isn\u2019t that much of an issue.&nbsp; Most places don\u2019t need heavy-duty drawer close hardware either, as they are not carrying extreme loads in the drawers. &nbsp;Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RTA Cabinet store<\/a>, we offer all types of closers for whatever situation you find yourself in.&nbsp; In a tiny house, though, having soft close drawers is nearly essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Tiny House Benefit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of soft close drawers in a tiny house are strong, and they are also benefits you will see in a larger home, though they may not matter as much.&nbsp; In a tiny house, with a smaller kitchen, every bit of usable space is needed, and it needs to be organized well.&nbsp; In a normal kitchen with lots of space, the cabinets tend to be larger and wider, and allow the drawers to have more stuff inside them, with spacing between objects for organization.&nbsp; Not so in the tighter confines of the small kitchen.&nbsp; Each bit of space is utilized, especially that within the drawers and cabinets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using soft close hardware assures that when you close the drawer, it will slide into place with a sigh, no matter if you close it hard or push it closed without force.&nbsp; This will keep the items inside from sliding around, and keep the organization exactly how you want it.&nbsp; Also, in a tiny home, unless you live by yourself, sound pollution is an issue.&nbsp; The loud bang, oftentimes unintentional, of a drawer slamming shut can seriously startle your housemate, wake them up, or just ruin the calm and quiet atmosphere of your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The line between design and function with RTA cabinets can be walked perfectly if you take the time to do your homework and plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2273],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6246,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976\/revisions\/6246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtacabinetstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}