Kitchen facades made of MDF (42 photos) with film: DIY installation instructions, price, video, photo

Nowadays, of all materials, the most common option for the production of kitchen facades is kitchen facades made of MDF. An excellent material with many positive characteristics.

Facade from MDF

Let's try to understand and make out which ones.

• At first, this can be explained by the presence of certain properties in this material, such as increased strength. MDF has a high density, therefore it is stronger than some types of natural wood. In addition, the material can be given almost any shape, it has a high resistance to moisture, as well as to temperature extremes.
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• Secondly, MDF is highly popular because MDF kitchen facades can be clad using various materials such as PVC films, enamel paints, natural veneers or plastic. These materials can be used in both classic and modern kitchens.

Kitchens with painted facades

Painted kitchen facade

If MDF facades for the kitchen are covered with enamel, that is, with enamel paint, then they will look bright and very colorful. Painted MDF kitchen facades are created thanks to the technology used when painting cars.

The MDF board is first primed, then paint is applied in several layers. The more presentable and durable the facade, the more layers of paint. Each layer is dried and sanded, after which the facade is varnished and polished.

What are the advantages of painted facades

1. Very rich selection of colors, in fact, the ability to choose almost any color with a given degree of saturation, as well as brightness and hue.
   You can even order painted facades of the kitchen from MDF facades with a gradient fill. Many manufacturers usually offer painted kitchen fronts with the color of the coating from the RAL catalog.
2. Various texture of coatings: matte, glossy, high gloss, pearl, chameleon, metallic and mother of pearl.
3. Ease of cleaning. Painted MDF kitchen facades are easy to clean, the surface does not absorb odor and moisture.
4. Various shapes. Kitchen facades can have different shapes: rounded, curved, wavy.
5. Do not shrink. Painted kitchens with facades with MDF do not warp over time.

What are the disadvantages of painted facades

1. The first and most important drawback is that painted facades have a high price, such facades cost more than facades covered with plastic or PVC film.
2. Fingerprints easily remain on the surface.
3. Direct sunlight will fade.
4. As a result of mechanical influences, in particular impacts, chips may appear.

MDF facades with PVC film coating

Facade with PVC foil

The process by which the facades for the kitchen made of MDF with PVC foil are pasted over is a fairly simple and most economical production technology. The decorative and protective coating is PVC film with various patterns.

It can be an imitation of the color and texture that valuable wood species have, or a monochromatic surface that has different colors. Facades made of MDF for the kitchen are faced with PVC foil, using the lamination method, using a press and applying the composition on the glue to the MDF board.

What are the advantages of MDF facades covered with PVC film

1. Affordable prices.
2. A huge selection of colors and their shades, a variety of designs.
3. Facades with non-standard dimensions can be produced without changing the price.
4. Facades for kitchen MDF with a film are easy to clean, cleaning agents do not have a detrimental effect on the film, the film protects the surface from mechanical damage.
5. Such facades are highly resistant to abrasion.

What are the disadvantages of MDF facades covered with PVC film

1. The film pattern very often imitates the structure of wood, as if trying to look like natural wood. But more often than not, such a "fake" can be calculated very quickly, just look at the furniture.

Attention: Sometimes there is a peeling of the PVC film from the base, most often this process occurs with those facades that are located next to the oven or above the surface of the stove. That is, in those places where hot humid air can enter the facade.

1. The back is usually white.
2. Burn out in the sun.

Plastic coated kitchen fronts

Plastic on the kitchen facade

Manufacturing plastic kitchen fronts is performed in the process of how a thin plastic decorative panel is glued to the MDF board, in the case of an expensive option, or the chipboard, in the case of an economical option.

The ends of plastic kitchen facades are processed using three methods:

1. In the first case, plastic covers the main surface and two ends. But the other two ends are covered with PVC or it can be an acrylic edge.
2. All four ends of the facade are processed using PVC or acrylic edging. The edging material can be the same color as the kitchen front or different from it.
3. The ends can be edged with an aluminum profile.

What are the advantages of plastic kitchen facades

1. Comparing with other types of coatings, a kitchen with MDF facades covered with plastic has the longest operational life.
2. High mechanical strength.
3. Does not fade in the sun.
4. Resistant to temperature changes.
5. Aggressive detergents do not damage the plastic surface of facades.

What are the disadvantages of plastic kitchen facades

1. Fingerprints remain visible on the plastic.
2. The back is usually white.
3. Plastic with a matte surface is difficult to clean.
4. Kitchen facades, which are made using the cold pressing method, can be geometrically distorted, or rather, they can have dents in the center.

Frame type kitchen fronts

Frame kitchen facade

In frame-type kitchen facades, filling is inserted into the MDF profile, which can be chipboard, plastic, glass, mirrors, natural rattan, etc. MDF profile can be faced with foil or natural veneer.

What are the advantages of frame facades

1. Very low prices.
2. Facades made of this material can be of non-standard sizes.
3. Kitchen frame facades, without losing strength, have a much lower weight than facades, which were made of solid wood or MDF.
4. Glass in such a facade looks very nice and is inserted there quite easily.
5. Frame-type MDF kitchen facades can combine several materials, as a result of which the designer has more freedom of action.

What are the disadvantages of frame-type kitchen facades

1. Low wear resistance.
2. Such facades are difficult to clean.
3. Seams are visible connecting parts of the profile.
4. Possible separation of the coating from the substrate.
5. In some cases, the facade filling is not able to withstand direct contact with water.

Updating the facade of the kitchen

Choosing a facade

The overall impression of a kitchen depends, of course, on how the facades look. Kitchen fronts can be made by hand, ordered or purchased from a store. The variety of materials from which furniture for the kitchen is made, the variety of forms, the availability of photo and video materials, provides the imagination with huge expanses.

If there is such a desire and the appearance that the kitchen has, it can be replaced more than once a year. And you don't even need to replace the entire kitchen, just replace the facade and the old kitchen will turn into a new one.

Attention: If you decide to update the kitchen facade, and with it the furnishings in the kitchen, it is important that you have a plan, or the so-called instruction, which describes the procedure.
And then the renewal process will delight you with the result.

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