Glossy kitchen facades: is shine appropriate in the kitchen (23 photos)

Glossy kitchens are especially popular today. They can gently merge into the overall interior of the apartment or represent a separate island, differing in bright colors and unusual facades. Such a kitchen brings a lot of pleasure, but it also requires particularly careful care, so if you opted for a glossy kitchen set, you should know how to properly care and what “weaknesses” it has to enjoy such beauty as long as possible.

Features of glossy kitchens

If you decide to buy a glossy kitchen, then choosing the right color and size, you can completely change the room. Thanks to the reflective facades, you can visually expand the space of a small room. A beige or white glossy kitchen can significantly expand the space, as well as make the room brighter and more comfortable. If the space of the room allows you to choose any size and color of the kitchen, then a large red glossy kitchen will be an excellent choice for the brave and stylish owners.

Glossy kitchens are made of durable and resistant materials, most of which easily tolerate mechanical damage, and also do not fade in the sun. If the coating is scratched, scratches can be easily removed with the help of special modern polishes.

Of course, a glossy kitchen requires careful maintenance, but if you do not have the opportunity to wipe all the facades several times a day, you can choose a sprayed headset. On such a coating, traces of water, fingers or other spots are less noticeable. You can also choose a headset where the lower part is made in a matte finish, so that floor cabinets or bedside tables will look clean, because there will be no noticeable stains and stains.

Materials and coatings for glossy kitchens

If in a furniture store you notice a significant difference in the cost of glossy kitchen sets, then this depends on their parameters, materials and types of glossy coatings. Most often, high-quality MDF boards are used for the manufacture of glossy headsets, since natural wood will be imperceptible under a layer of gloss. That is why the cost can be very high. If the natural basis is important for you and the price category does not play an important role, you can choose a kitchen made of natural wood with a high-quality glossy finish.

The most common gloss materials are:

• PVC film
• Acrylic;
• Paint or varnish;
• Plastic.

Using PVC film is the most economical option for creating a glossy finish on furniture. To do this, the film using a vacuum press is applied to MDF sheets. Thanks to this coating, you can choose or order a kitchen in green, brown, beige and any other color. The low cost is due not only to cheap materials, but also to low strength and a tendency to fade in the sun. Also, such a set may deteriorate from exposure to water and moisture, after which the gloss begins to exfoliate.

Acrylic coating is the most high-quality and reliable, but this is reflected in the high cost of kitchen sets.Glossy acrylic coating has many advantages, including color and brightness resistance, resistance to mechanical and chemical influences, as well as resistance to moisture. Acrylic is absolutely safe, therefore, furniture with acrylic coating is used even in children's rooms. In case of scratches or slight damage, the acrylic coating can be “repaired” by special means for glossy furniture.

The paintwork is also durable and stable. Glossy facades for the kitchen are achieved by applying several layers of paint and varnish on an MDF board. The resulting coating is absolutely safe and does not emit toxic compounds even when heated. Glossy kitchens with such a coating can have a variety of shades, for example, classic black, white, or bright green or red, and you can also buy or order a headset with photo printing. Scratches or minor damage can be easily removed with a special polish. At the same time, such a coating has disadvantages, among which a high cost, as well as fading of color and possibly peeling off under severe mechanical damage.

Plastic or post-forming coating is one of the available options for creating glossy furniture, which is based on chipboard. The coating is quite durable, but not resistant to mechanical damage, and also erases, loses color and brightness under the influence of sunlight. Glossy kitchens with a plastic coating are not resistant to moisture, and if you accidentally scratch, it is almost impossible to remove.

How to care for a glossy kitchen?

If you have already become the owners of a beautiful and luxurious glossy kitchen, you need to maximize its brilliant appearance. Caring for such a headset is quite difficult. If you spend most of the time in the kitchen, you will have to wipe the glossy facades several times a day so that it constantly looks noble and rich.

Also, so that the kitchen always pleases the eye, it is necessary to adhere to mandatory recommendations, such as:

• In order for the facades to look shiny for the longest time, and the dust does not settle on the surface, special antistatic agents should be used for glossy furniture;
• To protect the coating from harmful effects, you need to use wax polishes that will preserve the brilliance of the facades;
• To preserve color and brightness, place glossy headsets in such an area of ​​the room where a minimum of sunlight falls;
• In order not to damage the gloss, you should use soft, non-abrasive detergents designed specifically for such facades;
• To give shine, remove light spots or dust, you can slightly moisten microfiber cloth and wipe all surfaces of a glossy kitchen;
• To protect the headset from moisture, ventilate the room more often, do not leave wet objects on horizontal surfaces;
• So that the gloss does not peel off on horizontal surfaces, do not put hot dishes on them, you need to use stands or boards.

Do not forget, in order to achieve maximum harmony in the kitchen, you can choose the appropriate glossy dining table and chairs or other furniture in the appropriate color and design, and then your kitchen will become the most beautiful room.