Blum CLIP Concealed Hinge in Nickel for Flush Inset Doors

This Blum CLIP self-close hinge is built for inset doors that sit flush inside the cabinet opening, with INSERTA toolless plate mounting and a nickel finish that coordinates with stainless and satin hardware across frameless and face-frame cabinets.

Key Features

• Inset door geometry positions the door flush within the cabinet opening, with an even reveal on all sides.
• Self-close spring draws the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• 100 degree opening angle provides functional everyday access from an inset position.
• INSERTA toolless mounting presses the base plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes without screws.
• Full crank arm with three-way adjustment lets you dial in height, side, and depth after the cabinet is set.
• Works on frameless and face-frame cabinets, so one hinge covers both construction types.

Where Inset Doors Live and Why the Angle Fits

An inset door sits inside its opening rather than overlapping the cabinet side, framed by a narrow, even gap on all four edges. That flush look is common in furniture-style cabinetry, shaker kitchens, and built-in millwork where the door is meant to read as part of the cabinet face. Getting there requires a hinge with inset arm geometry, and this one delivers it. The 100 degree opening is intentional for this configuration: an inset door swings through a tighter arc than an overlay door because the door face must clear the cabinet opening cleanly on the way out, and 100 degrees gives that clearance while keeping the swing practical. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door, and the arm clips to a Blum base plate on the cabinet, which is sold separately and must be a Blum-compatible plate matched to your cabinet type.

Nickel Finish on a Steel Build

The hinge is plated steel in a nickel finish. Nickel reads as a warm, low-sheen silver that works alongside brushed stainless pulls, satin nickel knobs, and similar mid-tone hardware without competing. The finish is consistent across the Blum CLIP line, so adding hinges to an existing run or matching a replacement is straightforward. INSERTA plate mounting keeps the cabinet side clean: the plate presses into the cabinet's pre-drilled 5mm system holes, leaving no exposed screw heads on the panel. The clip-on arm then connects to the plate without tools, and the three-way adjustment holds the reveal even as the installation settles over time.

The Right Shop and the Right Cabinet

This hinge suits cabinet makers, finish carpenters, and remodelers working on furniture-grade pieces where the flush inset look is the spec. It runs on both frameless and face-frame boxes, which makes it a single SKU for shops building both types. INSERTA mounting requires the cabinet to have pre-drilled 5mm system holes; if your cabinet does not have them, the screw-on plate version of this hinge is the better choice. This hinge is not a soft-close design: the spring self-close pulls the door shut, it does not cushion the final contact. For projects where a damped, quiet close is required, look at the BLUMOTION version in this series. For doors thicker than about 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the correct pick rather than this standard cup depth.

Common Questions

A Clean Reveal, Closed on Its Own

Specify this hinge when the design calls for inset doors that close reliably, sit flush with an even reveal, and carry a nickel finish that complements the rest of the hardware on the job.