I have a very big family. It is me, my husband and my 3 boys. At first when the boys were little we lived in a small apartment just outside the city. With time, my husband and I saved enough to be able to move to a house. It was the perfect dream for me.

The house was very big and beautiful. Everything was new and the kitchen had may cabinets. It was a very functional kitchen. I was almost afraid of using my kitchen because I didn’t want to damage it. It looked so pretty.

At that time my boys were 10, 8 and 3. And I was expecting another baby. They used to play all around the house. I just asked to keep far from the kitchen. I didn’t want them to ruin everything.

I don’t know why my boys have an obsession for door, or maybe it is just my impression. They used to hang themselves from the doors handles. The hinges resisted at first but then the door ended up looking misplaced. I had to hire someone to install new and stronger hinges.

You know buys, they just aren’t careful at all. The kitchen cover doors slamming started what a nightmare! Every time they went for cookies or something else I heart that annoying sound. Even my husband wasn’t careful but it was easy to correct him because he was an adult. Little but little the corners of my cupboard door started to look damaged. The doors started to look misplaced too. Like if they were badly installed. A handyman recommended that I could use soft close hinges. What a marvelous invention! Suddenly I could enjoy silence in my kitchen and I could even put the baby to sleep downstairs because of this. By boys are still little and I knew I just couldn’t get them to learn to treat things carefully. I had to invest some money repairing the doors and changing the hinges. But they are not so expensive. Maybe you will end paying 10 dollars each.

A good thing is that you only need one per door because they are very strong. You can find them is different shops and there are a variety of models and prices. I went to a retailer that had them on demonstration and I could try them and see how they worked. This helped me a lot to make a decision.

It’s been 2 years since I repaired everything and up to now my kitchen cupboards still look like new. My kids have grown up too and they are not as messy as before. I would totally recommend anyone to spend a little extra on soft close hinges

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