Facades for the kitchen (60 photos)

Kitchen furniture consists of a main frame, worktop and fronts. The frame is the basis of the furniture structure. The table top acts as a work surface. The facade is the door, the outer part of the frame module.

All parts perform only their inherent functions and meet specific requirements. But if the frames are usually standard, then a variety of front doors for the kitchen allow you to create unique kitchen sets. Let's figure out the facades together!

Types of facades

The operational and aesthetic properties of facades depend on many parameters:

1. Design. They make classic and curved facades for the kitchen.
2. The base material, i.e., what the product is made of, directly affects the period and operating conditions of the product;
3. Coating material. Some types of doors are made from natural materials. Such doors are self-sufficient and valuable in themselves. Economy cladding options provide for the use of a cheaper material as the basis of the product and additional finishing with film, veneer, plastic, etc.
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4. Decorating - milling, glazing, applying a photo - everything that provides the kitchen door with an attractive appearance.

Let's dwell on each of them in more detail. In the process of considering the parameters, for greater clarity, samples of facades for the kitchen will be presented.

Read also the article on kitchen fronts.

Design

By design features, the entire variety of claddings for the frame can be divided into two types:

• Classic kitchen facades are made in one horizontal plane. This is the most common appearance of the outside of a frame module.

Note! Making doors of this kind is a simple procedure - it is important to set the length and width correctly. The finished product always meets the specified parameters.

• Radius facades to the kitchen. A modern design that allows you to create unusual stylistic solutions.

This door design is ideal for kitchens with rounded fronts. The manufacture of this product is more laborious, which affects its cost.

Calculation of facades for a kitchen with a radius is a responsible occupation that requires taking into account the factors presented in the photo below. But, at the same time, the output product may differ slightly from the specified parameters.

However, kitchens with curved fronts are rapidly gaining popularity among consumers.

Paying attention to the finishing of the front of the frame, it should be noted that the front panels for the kitchen are not an obligatory element. There are design solutions involving the use of a kitchen module without facades.

Base material

The following types can be used as material for the manufacture of the outer part of the frame module:

• Wooden array. Often used to create classic kitchen interiors.

Wooden facades are made solid and paneled. The former are more expensive, since wide wood is used for their arrangement. The latter are cheaper because they consist of separate parts.

Wooden furniture has several advantages. Among which we can note - expensive appearance, environmental friendliness. Such furniture is always in fashion.

The disadvantages include - high cost, exposure to ultraviolet rays (can lead to burnout). Difficulty in care (wood products are afraid of aggressive detergents).

• Laminated chipboard. It is mainly used for the manufacture of furniture frames and rarely for cladding.

A clear advantage of using chipboard is its low cost. Furniture with such facades does not have a long service life. Therefore, it is used in the country or as a temporary option.

Note! There are more than enough cons at such doors. These include - lack of resistance to moisture absorption. The non-dense structure of the chipboard leads to poor fixing of fasteners.

Over time, they just fall out. Simple appearance - impossibility of milling or making curved shapes.

• Aluminum. The facade of the kitchen is completely made of aluminum, few people will like. But the different materials in the aluminum frame are a completely different matter. In the role of internal filling, combined solutions are widely used in the furniture market - Glass, MDF-panel.

The advantages of such products include - long service life, resistance to moisture and temperature, a wide selection of fillers.

Among the disadvantages are cost, tarnishing during operation, poor resistance to mechanical damage. In addition, the sharp corners of the aluminum profile carry the risk of injury.

• Complex alloyed stainless steel. Another novelty on the market is the German bulthaup b3 kitchens with stainless steel fronts. This is due to the absolute resistance to corrosion. The price of such a product is quite high, but it does not need additional decor and is used mainly for high-tech kitchens.

• MDF. The most demanded material in the furniture industry for the manufacture of kitchen facades. Ease of processing, strength, the ability to manufacture various shapes... These characteristics, along with the cheapness of the material, ensure the popularity of MDF as a basis for creating kitchen cladding furniture.

Cover material

Before making front doors for the kitchen from MDF or chipboard, it is faced.

The following are commonly used as coatings:

• HPL or CPL laminate. This coating is applied to the substrate and glued at a high temperature. This allows all components to be securely held together and to avoid deformation.

The advantages of using plastic include: strength, high resistance to fading, temperature exposure, abrasion and mechanical damage.

The porous structure of the paper-laminated plastic provides resistance to dirt and ease of care - you can use aggressive detergents, except abrasive ones.

The undoubted advantage of using plastic is the ability to produce a varied type of surface - glossy, matte.

However, fingerprints are visible on the plastic door. In addition, it is technologically possible to manufacture only a few varieties of such products.

According to professionals, plastic sheeting is the most practical.

• Paint

The basis in this case is also MDF. It is primed and covered with enamel. The color palette contains over 150 shades. Therefore, everyone can choose the one that they like.

An additional protective coating, in addition to performing the main function, allows you to create several color effects: gloss, metallic, chameleon and matte effect.

The bright facade for the kitchen looks expressive and elegant.

However, this type of coating also has its drawbacks. The main ones are the high cost, paint fading under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.

The paint does not protect the substrate from scratches and chips. Lacquered surfaces require special care, as difficult to restore, since it is difficult to find the right shade of paint.

• Veneer

Allows you to create classic wooden doors for furniture, and at the same time significantly reduce the cost of their manufacture due to the use of a thin layer of wood, and not a solid solid wood.

• Film

Kitchens with film facades are perhaps the most common and affordable types of furniture sets.

MDF coated with polyvinyl chloride (a group of thermoplastics) is simply called film. Experts assure that such a coating is the most profitable in terms of price / quality ratio.

The film for kitchen facades is easily applied with a press, easily melted - this allows you to reduce the cost of the production process without compromising the surface quality.

The facades under consideration are characterized by a wide variety of milling - processing of film MDF with a cutter of various configurations. Types of milling for furniture facades are shown in the photo.

New in milling - facades with 3D milling.

Film surfaces are highly resistant to abrasion, they are non-toxic, and they tolerate moisture well. In addition, finishing with such material allows the kitchen set to fit into any design.

Disadvantages - the possibility of swelling when exposed to high temperatures (near the stove or oven). Film-covered MDF cannot be touched up, glued back or otherwise restored.

One of the traditional drawbacks - unnatural appearance of textures imitating wood - some manufacturers manage to eliminate.

• Printing

Full-color glossy printing makes it possible to apply any picture to the surface, and also provides a 3D effect. You can provide a sample photo yourself for making furniture for the kitchen with photo facades.

Facade selection

Purchase

A large number of companies are engaged in the production of furniture. However, certain leaders have already formed in this market. The most popular among consumers are Belarusian, Polish, as well as domestic ready-made furniture sets.

Almost every major manufacturer has in its assortment furniture with radius and linear facades, all possible models, textures and colors.

According to the operators of the furniture market, such companies as Russian Standard, cooperating with the Italian manufacturer, Sidak, have proven themselves well.

Stolplit is the undisputed leader in the segment of affordable furniture. Facades Call for the kitchen is a reasonable quality at an affordable price.

If the buyer is not ready to pay for the purchase of furniture in a single payment, many manufacturers will meet him. For example, the facades of Maria's kitchen can be bought on credit.

Solid wood kitchen facades - see here.

Facade decoration

Anything that your imagination tells you can be used as a decor. Stickers are quite popular today. Another novelty in the decor of kitchen furniture.

In this case, the MDF surface is pasted over with ready-made stickers. This finish has a significant advantage over others. Stickers can be glued on their own and updated as desired and necessary.

You can decorate the kitchen door with decorative elements. Instructions for making decor in this way are presented in the video.

Replacing the facade

If a furniture set is no longer pleasing to the eye, worn out, out of fashion, it needs to be changed. But, if the design is reliable, then only the cladding can be replaced, because the facades can be purchased separately (see also the article Replacing kitchen facades - a fresh look at familiar things).

And installing them on the frame with your own hands will not be difficult - for this you just need to perform a few steps:

• count the number of facades and measure their dimensions;
• decide on the choice of a new facade and purchase them;
• cut a hole in the door for the hinges;
• attach the hinge legs to the cabinet wall;
• hang the doors to the body, leaving the necessary gaps for their unhindered opening / closing.

Conclusion

After reading this information, you can choose the cladding for kitchen furniture taking into account all the parameters.

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