Modern and aesthetic facades of MDF for the kitchen have firmly entered our life, thanks to their operational qualities. This material allows you to make furniture in any style and color scheme, and various types of coating provide a large number of decorative and interior options.
Kitchen facades from MDF - pros and cons
The MDF facades for cabinets have a dense structure, ecological compatibility and safety. When choosing kitchen furniture from this material, it is necessary to pay attention not only to decorative features, but also to its resistance to aggressive environment, high temperature, humidity. The positive properties of the facades from MDF for the kitchen can be considered:
- Resistance to mechanical stress, high performance.
- Easy to clean.
- Aesthetically attractive appearance, a large range of textures (for natural wood, marble), modern visual effects, a variety of colors (including metallic and gilding).
- Availability of the manufacture of various structural forms (rounded, concave) and styles.
- Extensive price segment.
The coatings used for applying on the MDF panel have a number of drawbacks, we will consider some of them:
- are complex in care and restoration;
- are vulnerable to moisture;
- can fade out under the influence of direct sun rays;
- are prone to scratches, chips, deformation of corners and various kinds of delaminations.
MDF fronts for kitchen - types
There are three types of facades from MDF, their classification is as follows:
- The facade-showcase, has the form of a frame, with glass inserted into it.
- The solid facade is a blind slab with milled decors on it.
- The facade frame is based on a frame made of MDF, either the same material is used as the filler, but thinner, or the chipboard or tiles are discarded .
To impart a decorative appearance to the panels, various colors of the facades of MDF are used, as well as different types of coatings, on which the performance of the finished products depends. It can be:
- veneering;
- facing with plastic;
- Pasting with PVC film;
- coloration.
Frame facades of MDF
Such furniture facades are very common, they consist of a contour frame and inserts, which can make up a variety of unique compositions. So, the frame and the material filling it, are different in texture or color, manufacturers often make the filling mirror, glass, use blinds, veneers, rattans, beautiful and expensive fittings.
Especially noble and stylish look veneered frame facades of MDF, which look like an expensive natural wood. Veneer is a thin sheet of wood, matte or glossy. These facades of MDF for the kitchen, being natural, significantly benefit from plastic or film, imitating wood, they are durable, more resistant to external negative influences, easier to restore, look more solid.
Film facades of MDF
Film facades MDF for cabinets in the kitchen belong to the budget options, but in appearance can not yield to more expensive products. Decorative finishing film made with the use of modern technologies, not only looks aesthetically pleasing, but also is a good protection for MDF. It is resistant to moisture, various domestic pollution (grease, spray), ecological compatibility, does not contain harmful constituents.
The advantages of the film include a variety of colors, different spraying, gloss, giving the furniture brightness and glamor. The disadvantage of MDF film facades used in the kitchen can be called the possibility of peeling off the coating because of the negative factors inherent in this room and the manufacturer's bad faith. Acquiring film facades, it is better to choose a worthy firm of the manufacturer.
Curved facades of MDF
Tired of the standard type of kitchen furniture, manufacturers began to use the radiused facade MDF in production, which has a more stylish and elegant appearance. Such facades are divided into three types:
- a curved shape;
- concave shape;
- S-shaped (the so-called "wave").
Such MDF facades for the kitchen can be of any complexity. Manufactured on industrial equipment, they have the correct radius, made by hand - may not have clear radial dimensions. The curved facades of MDF are covered with decorative PVC film, veneer, they are painted or plastic, they create a unique design of kitchen furniture and emphasize its individuality.
Painted facades of MDF
For the kitchen, the painted facades of MDF have a huge number of options, they can be:
- glossy;
- matte;
- monotonous;
- with an image;
- with a pearl luminescence;
- with different effects.
Modern technology for applying paint allows you to produce furniture facades in the most unimaginable colors, with the effect of "metallic", "chameleon" or "mother-of-pearl". Glossy MDF facades are especially attractive for their glitter, the glamor effect is able to visually expand the space of small kitchens. The advantages of painted panels include:
- Better resistance to moisture and increased temperature than film or plastic products.
- Such a coating is less susceptible to mechanical damage.
- Details of any shape are to be painted.
- Painted facades do not absorb foreign smell.
- Painted material is safe, does not emit harmful, volatile substances.
Milled facades of MDF
Milling facades MDF - is applying a contour drawing to their front side, the work is performed on milling machines with software control, which makes it possible to model and then apply to the surface of MDF any pattern. Types of complexity of patterning on the facade are as follows:
- Single-circuit. The pattern looks like a curly frame or part of an ornament.
- Two-circuit. The frame pattern is made up of two parallel grooves using a variety of milling cutters.
- Volume. It is applied in a special way, giving a visual volume.
- Fragmentary. Figure or ornament in this case is located on a separate part of the facade.
- Solid. The pattern occupies the entire surface of the facade area.
Photo printing on MDF facades
Using photo printing on kitchen facades, you can both update the old furniture, and create a design for the new headset. Drawing on MDF facades is used from catalogs, or is selected from own-made, high-quality images. The method of photo printing is suitable for facades made of MDF with any coating and texture (smooth, corrugated, matte, glossy). To negative aspects of photo printing on the facades, one can attribute the possibility of detachment of an image, if it is applied to a film, the advantages of this method are as follows:
- speed of production;
- low cost;
- sharpness of the image;
- brightness and color saturation;
- Photo printing takes a long time and keeps well.
Facades MDF 3d
The concept 3d (from English three-dimensional) means - three-dimensional, that is having three quantities: length, width, height. For drawing various drawings, 3D milling is used, colors of MDF facades can be selected without restrictions. MDF 3D facades refer to modern, highly innovative products that delight in a rich and deep color, a unique design that has distinctive features:
- high gloss level;
- ideal, flat surface;
- high resistance to damage and color changes;
- environmental safety.
Furniture 3d facades are processed not only along the contour (that is, in length and width), but also affect the entire surface plane (depth). The application is made in three dimensions, has a three-dimensional relief simulating:
- wood;
- skin;
- rhombus, trapezoid;
- wave;
- flames;
- different symmetrical patterns.
Patinated facades of MDF
MDF facades with patina are the result of joining milling, special decoration and manual painting (or coating with varnish), leading to the effect of "aging". For a long time patination was made exclusively on natural materials, but modern technologies allowed using this method for finishing artificial surfaces or coatings. The patinated facades give the furniture an "antique effect", belong to the retro style, it looks like the products are made of expensive varieties of wood.
The basic facades of MDF with patina can be of any color, they can be patched using silver, gold or bronze. This method is applicable for matte surfaces, glare from gloss will spoil the effect. Kitchen sets with patinated facades are often made according to individual orders, the most popular colors are whitewashed oak and ash. The cost of such furniture belongs to the average or high price level.
Facade of the MDF
The MDF facades for cabinets can be of different design:
- monolithic (dull);
- frame (with internal decorative filling);
- facade-lattice (in the framework is used a wicker decorative insert).
A beautiful element of decor - the facade grille of MDF gives the interior some elegance, it looks easy and airy, it also has a functional load. It promotes air circulation in the interior of kitchen cabinets, ensuring fast drying of dishes and practical storage of products. Decorative facade grille of MDF can have a straight and oblique weaving, it is characterized by strength, ease of material in processing.