Are you thinking about installing a kitchen in your new home or is it time to renovate your current kitchen? You may have a lot of questions about the choice of materials when you’re preparing your renovation.
Vokė-III offers different models kitchen furniture setsthat have already been tested and liked by customers. We recommend choosing the furniture model according to the overall style and space of your home. Another important thing to choose when planning new furniture is the materials. In this article, we will help you decide how to find the right solution for your dream home.
Kitchen facade materials
The majority of the cost of kitchen furniture is made up of material costs. We therefore recommend that you choose them carefully: make sure they fit in with the furniture you choose and that they are a practical solution, not just a design solution. This will show you where it is worth investing and where you can choose a simpler option. So, first, we’ll introduce you to the materials we use in our furniture.
We’ve outlined the advantages of each material, which are worth considering when choosing furniture. Our professional kitchen specialists will give you more answers and help you choose the right materials.
LMDP is produced by pressing wood chips and coating them with laminate. Furniture made from this board is resistant to mechanical damage. It is a quality and cost-effective choice, which can be covered with different textures. Examples can be seen in the Oregano furniture set, which uses 18 mm LMDP (laminated particleboard) with edges covered with 2 mm PVC tape.
MDF – Painted Wood Dust Fibreboard – is made from medium-density fibreboard and binding agents. They are easy to process and have no restrictions on colour choice, and are available in different filings. These panels can be combination milled to create a unique style and distinction. It is a popular choice that looks great in suites such as Basil with Rosemary.
MDF wood dust panel with hot-air-treated edges (edges) that make the joint less visible. The panels treated in this way are moisture-resistant, easy to clean and the colour does not fade. Choose from matt, glossy or textured surfaces. See examples of furniture made from this type of panel in the Mint set.
MDP particleboard coated with natural wood veneer to create the feel and texture of natural wood. The edges of the board are covered with a natural 2 mm veneer. You can see this type of furniture in the Marjoram set.
Solid wood – this type of furniture is made from natural oak, ash or alder wood. This type of furniture is long-lasting and more environmentally friendly. They can be painted in a natural colour – varnished wood – or they can be painted, but they always retain the texture of the wood. The frames can be made of solid wood and the surface (inlay) can be made of MDF – wood dust board or solid wood. This is a solid and luxurious choice. Saffron is available in solid wood.
About worktops
Now that we’ve discussed façade and furniture materials, let’s move on to the worktop. These materials are held to a slightly higher standard of practicality. We put hot dishes on them, we sometimes forget the cutting board and chop products directly on it, and it is the worktops that get more moisture and spill liquids on them. We could go on and on about why the kitchen worktop is so important. We want it to be, without fail, hard-wearing and attractive in design, because a properly chosen worktop will create a complete, seamless style. You can choose a similar shade to the kitchen fronts or, on the contrary, choose a contrasting worktop. It is also important to mention that the right worktop not only creates a design but also a sense of cleanliness and order in the kitchen, and if the kitchen is connected to the living or dining room, the aesthetic is created throughout the space. Below we will show you which materials we recommend for worktops and how to choose the right ones.
We have given a brief overview of facade and worktop materials and their advantages. We recommend that you first choose the materials you prefer for the furniture fronts, as these will also influence the patterns of the sets, and then match the worktop. As they are much more versatile, they are easy to combine both in terms of material and colour.
Granite is a solid, elegant choice. It’s a highly practical material, easy to maintain and will last for decades, as it’s completely resistant to moisture. Granite worktops create a feeling of luxury and exclusivity, as each slab is unique and the pattern is not repeated. The product is available in a variety of naturally created shades, with different gloss finishes, and you can choose from light to completely black granite. We have no doubt that this worktop will be a highlight in your home and that this investment will be a pleasure every time you touch it. It’s a versatile material, so granite goes with most of the furniture sets we make. Our products use cast granite, which is prepared from crushed granules of artificial granite and special binders.
Cast stone is a combination of naturalness and modern synthetic materials. It’s also easy to combine with other materials and blends perfectly into all our furniture sets. It is also a material with a wide range of colours. They create a modern feel as they can be assembled in such a way that there are no signs of any stab marks. No bacteria can grow on cast stone products and no stains remain, as the non-porous structure of the material does not absorb liquids. The moulded stone worktop can be refurbished if necessary.
HPL compact laminates with a thickness of 10 mm are composite materials consisting of heat-treated resin and paper. These worktops are highly moisture-resistant, thin and easy to install in a wide range of kitchens, making them very suitable for small spaces. With a thickness of only 10 mm, these worktops help to save space and make the most of the space available at window sills or furniture joints. It is also available in different colours and textures. The sink can be glued on the underside if you choose such a worktop.
40 mm MDP – particleboard covered with HPL – a high-pressure laminate with a thickness of 0.6-0.8 mm that is resistant to impacts and scratches. This is a durable worktop that is easy to clean and maintain. This choice is both practical and economical.
We also introduce the ultra-compactand unique Dekton® by Cosentino. This surface is a new and innovative category in furniture manufacturing. Its development was aimed at becoming a world leader in architecture and design for both indoor and outdoor interiors. ” Dekton® is a complex blend of unique raw materials. This surface can reproduce any type of material with high quality. Its technical characteristics are first class: resistance to UV rays, scratches, stains, high temperatures and extremely low water absorption. It is highly durable, extremely easy to maintain and can therefore be used both indoors and outdoors, as it is virtually unaffected by external influences.
Quartz countertops contain more than 90% natural quartz. This high-tech material is highly resistant to stains, impacts and scratches. Quartz is manufactured using a technologically advanced process that makes it easy to clean and simple to maintain the artificial quartz stone surface, and it has a wide colour palette and intensity of colour brightness. You can choose the colour of your artificial quartz stone from a palette of more than a dozen shades, 4 different textures and several different formats.We’ve briefly looked at the facade and worktop materials and their advantages. We recommend that you first choose the materials you prefer for the furniture fronts, as these will also influence the patterns of the sets, and then match the worktop. As they are much more versatile, they are easy to combine both in terms of material and colour.
