- April 18, 2024
Many of us forget about the appearance of our kitchen while decorating it. It seems that this is a room in which only the highest functionality should be put on the highest possible level, and good style goes a little further here. Of course, practicality and comfort are extremely important in any kitchen, but we must not forget that this room must look good in order to be fully satisfied with it.
When we start thinking about the appearance of a room, we first think of things like lighting and the furniture itself. This is very important, but the basic elements of the kitchen style - which we also often forget about - are the kitchen fittings. Furniture fronts and worktops are the elements that are exposed to the most intensive use. So you need to find the right solution to make your kitchen as durable and durable as possible, so that you can use it for as long as possible without any problems.
Choosing the right kitchen furnishings is undoubtedly one of the most important tasks that anyone who wants to create a perfect kitchen has to deal with. The possibilities here are very wide, because in stores we can meet with numerous solutions and proposals, among which we will always be able to choose something that will satisfy us 100%. This should never be neglected, as this choice will determine the whole character of our kitchen to a great extent. The key thing, of course, is to choose a good material from which to build it. Every solution available here has its advantages and disadvantages, so it is worth looking at them a bit more closely and carefully to analyse which of them will be the best in a given case. We present some of the most popular proposals in this field.
Wood
The most valued, considered to be the "noblest" material. Of course, we can choose from many different types of wood here, each of which has its own characteristics. The most commonly used are oak, ash, cherry, alder, beech and sycamore. Rarer species of wood, including exotic ones, can also be found at times. Despite appearances, wood is a very versatile material. There are countless processing possibilities; they can be decorated in many different ways and adapted to the individual requirements of the user. We also have a very wide range of possibilities when it comes to the choice of colours of our wood.
MDF boards
In essence, they are also wooden materials, but they use specially ground wood fragments to produce them, adding a variety of organic materials to give them their final characteristics. This mixture is then pressed under the influence of high temperature. Also this material is quite universal, because it can be modeled in many different ways. They imitate wood very well, although they are of slightly worse quality and durability, but they are available at lower prices.
Veneer sheets
It can be chipboard or MDF board, which has been covered with a special layer of wood. Usually there is no layer thicker than 0.8 mm, but much depends on the specific model or manufacturer. Also this material perfectly imitates wooden fronts, although also in this case you should expect a bit worse quality. In addition, such fronts, like wooden fronts, require adequate paint protection and can be sensitive to virtually the same damage.
PVC boards
Material commonly used in construction, can also be suitable for imitating wood kitchen front. Such boards can be styled in many different ways, so they often look very much like natural wood. At the same time, this material has several disadvantages. Above all, it is not very resistant to the conditions that the materials used in the kitchen usually have to cope with - it is particularly damaged by humidity and high temperatures.
Laminated boards
In fact, they resemble PVC boards, but compared to them, they are much more resistant to the above mentioned factors. Glass is one of the most interesting materials that can be used in this way. What's more, there's a wide range of different types of glass in stores that can be used to make kitchen fronts, so everyone can choose from them something that suits their kitchen's character. Contrary to appearances, glass is very resistant to all conditions in the kitchen, and keeping it clean is not a problem. Another important element to think about here is the kitchen worktop. As we said at the beginning, such a table top is practically all the time exposed to many harmful factors, and the use of it can lead to various upholstery or scratches. Also in this case we have a lot of possibilities when it comes to the material itself, from which such a table top is to be made. When it comes to strength alone, granite is the undisputed leader, which also offers a very interesting appearance. Tops, however, are also made of other materials, such as steel, wood or special composites.
