Glossy Kitchens with Photos

Today, owners of city apartments and country houses can choose kitchen cabinets with facades that have any color scheme or contain various decorative elements on the surface, such as a pattern or photo print.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Glossy Kitchens

Glossy kitchens are very popular because people really like their appearance. These cabinets have several advantages, including:

1. Unique ability to visually expand space. That is why such kitchen cabinets are the ideal solution for small spaces.

2. Due to the mirror effect, the kitchen can change its geometry. For example, a narrow space will seem a bit wider, and low ceilings will appear raised.

3. Glossy coating, despite its sophistication and refinement, is quite resistant to wear.

4. For as long as possible, glossy facades and surfaces will retain their original color palette because they are very resistant to fading.

5. Any dirt is easily removed.

6. Universality is actively used by designers when creating any interiors, even the most complex ones.

As for the drawbacks of glossy kitchen cabinets, they include several points:

1. A weakness of glossy facades is their inability to withstand even minor mechanical damage. Scratches usually become a reason for replacing the entire drawer.

2. Finger marks, water droplets, and grease remain on glossy surfaces. To maintain a spotless appearance, housewives must clean and polish them daily.

Materials for Facades

Glossy kitchen cabinets are made from various materials. Such furniture should be ordered from specialized companies that manufacture it according to individual customer dimensions.

• MDF

MDF panels with a film coating are ideal for glossy facades. Today, facades with the upper part covered in PVC film are very popular. Kitchen owners can order facades of any design, for example, with photo printing, for which they provide their own sketches.

• Plastic

This material is perfect for people who are financially constrained. For making facades, specialists use furniture panels that are coated with glossy laminate on special equipment. The advantages of such kitchen cabinets include resistance to temperature fluctuations, moisture, and mechanical impact.

Design: Lena Lenskikh

• Glass

This material is quite expensive, so it is preferred by owners of elite city apartments or country cottages. During production, a thin layer of glass is applied to the facade surface. Despite the apparent fragility, such kitchen cabinets are very resistant to daily cleaning activities and temperature or mechanical impact. Manufacturers claim that over several years of active use, facades will not lose their original appearance.

Corner and Straight Models

Kitchen cabinets today are made to order. Depending on the architectural features of the room, furniture can be straight or corner. To avoid mistakes in choosing the configuration of a future cabinet, people should contact specialized furniture companies. Their designers will recreate the kitchen in 3D format using computer software.

• Appropriate Color Combinations for Glossy Kitchen

When choosing the color of a glossy kitchen, room owners should consider all options:

• the combination of salad and terracotta colors will look perfect;

• the classic of the genre is the combination of red and black colors;

• black-and-white facades will look very stylish, etc.

What to Pair with a Glossy Kitchen

In a kitchen room where a glossy cabinet is installed, the floor and ceiling should not be done in the same style. The ideal solution would be a gypsum ceiling construction, and the floor area can be clad with matte ceramic tiles. As for the decorative finish of vertical surfaces, designers recommend using simple textured wallpapers without shiny inlays (fine patterns are acceptable).

Interior Styles

Before ordering, room owners should decide in what style they want their furniture:

1. Classic. Texture and color combinations are allowed. For example, the surface of upper cabinets will have patterns, while lower ones will be in a monochrome color palette.

2. Eastern. For example, lower facades are in a yellow color scheme, and upper ones feature images of samurai or blooming sakura.

3. Modern. If kitchen owners choose furniture in black, gray, or metallic colors, its facades can have glossy surfaces with photo print elements, for example, large fruits. You can also choose a marine theme, floral, etc.

Architect: Shamsudin Kerimov

Care Rules for Glossy Surfaces

To maintain the appearance of a glossy kitchen cabinet in good condition, housewives should know how to properly care for such surfaces:

1. After each cooking process, all surfaces should be wiped down, including areas near handles and edges. This will help prevent moisture from penetrating into the facades, which can cause them to swell.

2. Every day, cleaning should be done using a soft microfiber cloth.

3. Certainly forbidden to use abrasive cleaning powders on glossy facades. For this purpose, liquid cleaning agents or liquid soap should be used. You can also use glass cleaning solutions but they must not contain ammonia.

4. Do not clean facades with products containing acetone, nitroglycerin, or alcohol. Do not use wax-based or polish products for this purpose.

Design: Vera Savelyeva

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Design: Irina Krashennikova

Design: Irina Krashennikova

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Before ordering a glossy kitchen cabinet from a specialized company, room owners should weigh all pros and cons. If they are not deterred by the need for daily care, they can confidently order a corner kitchen or furniture with another configuration. As for the color choice, in this matter, they should refer to the interior created in the kitchen.