Don’t sleep on these solutions.

10 little-known products hiding in your favorite Häfele catalogs.

Samantha Moore, Assistant Marketing Communications Manager at Häfele America Co.

Here at Häfele America Co., we pride ourselves on the fact that we have more than 30,000 items in our product offering. Yes, we realize that’s A LOT of solutions spanning across a wide variety of project needs – so we’re not shaming you if you’ve overlooked some of the awesome products in our catalog. It just means we get to introduce a few of them to you now for the very first time.

 

1. Hands-free baby! Open base cabinets with the simple press of your foot with this Mechanical Door Opener. Supplied with a foot pedal, spring-loaded roller arm and counterplate, this mechanism is designed for hinged base cabinet doors and can be retrofitted into existing cabinetry anywhere. Possible applications could include: base kitchen cabinets, laundry room cabinets, garage cabinets or anywhere else where your hands are full but your feet are free.

 

2. Light, bright, everywhere. Brighten up any space anywhere with our Loox LED Rechargeable Light. This small, but mighty (less than 5” in length) rectangular, battery-powered LED light offers bright, cool white lighting anywhere you need it. With a built-in motion detector and mounting plate, you can install this brilliant device inside closets, storage cabinets, toolboxes, garages, sheds or practically anywhere and have it brighten up the space when movement is detected. It automatically cuts off after 30 seconds of no motion and offers up to 8 hours of illumination on a full charge.

 

 

3. Keeping the kiddos safe! When you have little ones, accidents happen often. In extreme cases, those accidents can result in serious harm or even death. Thankfully, we have kid-proof solutions to help prevent things like furniture and TV tip-overs when children decide to test their independence (you know, treating their dresser like a ladder and such). These Furniture and TV Anti-tip Kits have been in our catalog for a long time and are easy to miss – but the benefits of adding these to your designs is worth mentioning. Each kit offers a weight capacity of 400 lbs. so even the heaviest of furniture will be securely anchored to the wall with these attachments.

 

4. Know that floating cabinet look that everyone wants? This is the secret to how you get it. These Heavy Duty Cabinet Hangers are seriously heavy duty – supporting up to 528 lbs. per pair. Sturdy and sleek, the hangers are concealed within the cabinet and cannot be seen when installed – offering that elegant, floating appearance. Taking up little space inside the cabinet, the hangers won’t interfere with drawers and can be locked in place via an optional wall plate for added safety and peace of mind. You can also add on white, plastic cover caps to truly conceal the look of these hangers.

 

 

5. Have lots of stuff you need to store in a drawer? How does 150 lbs. sound? The Accuride 3932 or 3932EC Drawer Slides might be exactly what your project needs. Now, these slides are fairly new to our catalog so we forgive you if this is the first time you’re meeting them (also, if you don’t know, “EC” is Accuride’s version of soft close). These heavy duty, high quality ball bearing slides are available in lengths from 10” – 28” and are ideal for drawers up 36” wide (and did we mention they hold up to 150 lbs.?! Whew.)

 

6. Compact convenience. It’s the best way to describe this hidden, self-opening waste (or storage) bin. The Hailo Uno Door Mounted Waste Bin is designed for swing-out doors and features a lid which automatically tilts up and out when the cabinet door is opened (that’s where the convenience part comes in). This 19 qt. bin can be mounted behind hinged doors that open from the left or right and is available in multiple color options. It would be perfect anywhere from a bathroom vanity to the mudroom as a dog food storage bin.

 

7. Furniture becomes entirely more functional with this one simple addition. Hiding out in the Lid and Flap Stays section of our catalog is this nifty Bench Seat Hinge. It allows you to build additional storage into your projects by supporting the opening and closing of the bench seat top. Whether designing with upholstered tops or bare panels, the design of the hinge ensures the lid stays open at a 95 degree angle so you don’t have to hold it while storing or retrieving items from inside. The hardware is sold as a pair and is available for seat tops weighing up to 26.4 lbs.

 

8. Need a drying rack? Try this wine storage system instead. No, really. When combined with brackets, our Parallel Rods create a convenient drying rack for laundry room, mudroom or closet projects. These Parallel Rod Brackets are available in a 12” length which supports six Parallel Rods or in a 22” length which supports 11 Parallel Rods. You can leave the brackets and rods in a fixed application or even add slides to create a pull-out drying rack that you can hide behind any cabinet door.

 

 

9. A tape measure. With a notepad. And a pencil sharpener. Awesome. If your current tape measure is only giving you inches, feet and centimeters – it’s time for an upgrade. This Häfele Tape Measure stretches 16 feet, four inches in length and offers a convenient erasable notepad so you can write down whatever numbers you need while you work. What if your pencil led breaks? No need to worry because it also has a built-in stainless steel pencil sharpener. It’s basically the Swiss Army Knife of tape measures and you’ll want to keep it clipped to your belt at all times – whether you’re in the shop or on the jobsite.

 

10. It’s getting hot. We’re here to keep you cool. As long as you don’t mind a fluorescent yellow towel hanging from your neck (yes, you are still on Häfele’s website right now). The Cooling Towel is ideal for anyone who works outside in the heat or has kids participating in t-ball or soccer this summer. It provides UPF-50 sun protection and also protects against dust, debris and wind while you work. It’s reusable and machine washable and it’s the perfect item to keep in your car because you never know when you’ll need it but you’ll certainly be glad you have it when you do.

 

Like we said in the beginning, we have over 30,000 items in our product offering. So this is really only scratching the surface when it comes to cool things hidden in our catalog that you might not know about. One thing’s for sure, the ten products listed above are great examples of just how far and wide our product list stretches. Want to do some digging of your own? Our The Complete Häfele: Furniture and Cabinetry Hardware catalog is one of the best places to start.