Blum CLIP Top Nickel Hinge for Half Overlay Doors on Face-Frame and Frameless Cabinets

This Blum CLIP top hinge is built for half overlay doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, using dowel mounting and a self-close spring, finished in nickel.

Key Features

• Half overlay, half crank arm positions each door to cover part of the cabinet side, the geometry two doors share on one partition.
• Self-close spring draws the door shut automatically over the last few degrees of travel.
• Dowel mounting presses the hinge into pre-bored dowel holes in the door for a clean, screw-free cup attachment.
• 110 degree opening delivers standard everyday swing for comfortable cabinet access.
• Three-way adjustment moves the door in height, side, and depth after installation to dial in a consistent reveal.
• Works on both face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with the correct Blum base plate, sold separately.

The Right Hinge for Shared-Partition Doors

Half overlay is the configuration that handles two doors meeting on a single center partition, where each door covers roughly half the panel edge rather than the full side. This hinge carries the half crank arm geometry that makes that work: the door sits at the correct setback from the cabinet so adjacent doors clear each other without collision. It fits frameless boxes and face-frame cabinets equally, so one part number covers both construction types when you match it to the appropriate Blum base plate. That plate mounts to the cabinet and the arm clips on without tools, but the plate itself is a separate purchase and is brand-specific to Blum.

Steel Construction, Nickel Finish

The hinge body is steel in a nickel finish, consistent with the standard Blum CLIP top palette for cabinetry hardware that stays visible during installation before doors are hung. The dowel attachment at the cup is what sets this version apart from screw-on alternatives: the pre-mounted dowels press into bored holes in the door, which eliminates cup screws and keeps the door-side prep clean. Three-way adjustment handles the variation that shows up after the box is set, bringing height, side, and depth back into alignment with a cam adjustment rather than re-hanging the door.

Where This Hinge Fits the Job

This hinge belongs on standard doors in the 16 to 22mm thickness range, wherever a half overlay layout is specified. It suits cabinet shops running mixed face-frame and frameless production, where a single hinge SKU covering both cabinet types simplifies ordering. It also works for remodelers replacing worn hinges on existing partial-overlay doors, since the 35mm cup and 45mm bore pattern match the standard boring that most production cabinets already carry. The self-close spring handles automatic door closing without a damper, which keeps the cost of a workhorse hinge at the right level for volume use. For projects where a cushioned, quiet close is a requirement, the BLUMOTION soft-close version of this series is the correct choice.

Common Questions

Half Overlay Doors That Close Cleanly, Every Time

Specify this hinge when the job calls for half overlay doors on face-frame or frameless cabinets, with a self-close spring, dowel mounting, and the adjustment range to keep a full run of doors square.