Nickel Concealed Hinge Built for Flush Inset Doors

This Blum CLIP self-close hinge is designed for inset doors that sit flush inside the cabinet opening, on both face-frame and frameless cabinets. The nickel finish keeps the hardware discreet inside the box, and the screw-on mount delivers a solid, fixed connection to the cabinet.

Key Features

• Inset geometry with full crank arm positions the door to sit flush inside the opening with an even reveal on all sides.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees so it latches without a push.
• 100 degree opening angle gives practical swing clearance suited to inset door applications.
• Screw-on mount fastens directly to the cabinet side or face-frame stile for a rigid, tool-secured connection.
• Three-way adjustment lets height, side, and depth be dialed in after the cabinet is set.
• Nickel finish on steel blends into the cabinet interior without drawing attention.

Hanging a Door That Lives Inside the Opening

An inset door doesn't overlap the cabinet face — it fits inside the opening with a small, consistent gap on every edge. That gap is what you see, so the hinge geometry has to place the door precisely. The full crank arm in this hinge carries the inset position, and the 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at a 45mm bore pattern to seat the hinge. From there the arm attaches to a base plate mounted to the cabinet, ordered separately. Plate choice ties to cabinet type and door position, so match a Blum plate to your build. Cross-brand plates will not connect to this hinge.

The 100 degree opening angle is the right swing for inset work. Where an overlay door can swing past the cabinet side, an inset door clears its own tight reveal, and 100 degrees gives useful access without the arm geometry fighting that fit.

A Finish That Stays in the Background

The hinge is plated steel in a nickel finish. Inside a cabinet box the hardware is out of sight almost all the time, but on an inset door the gap around the door edge can let a sliver of the hinge face show at certain angles. Nickel sits cleanly against white, light wood, and painted interiors without reading as a contrast element. The screw-on mount adds a layer of durability here: a direct mechanical connection to the cabinet holds its position over years of daily use in a way that matters on inset work, where the reveal tolerances are tight.

Where This Hinge Fits the Job

This hinge suits cabinet shops, furniture builders, and finish carpenters hanging inset doors on frameless boxes or face-frame cabinets, where a self-close spring is the right closing behavior and a screw-on mount suits the install method. Inset doors call for careful fitting and precise boring, so this is a hinge for builds where that work is already part of the plan. For doors that overlay the cabinet side rather than sitting inside it, an overlay hinge is the correct choice. For a damped, cushioned close instead of a spring pull, look to the BLUMOTION soft-close version of this series.

Common Questions

Precise Placement, Clean Reveal, Every Time

When the design calls for inset doors with a consistent flush fit and a self-closing spring, this Blum CLIP hinge in nickel gives you the geometry and the build quality to get the reveal right and keep it there.