While one closes the mess in the kitchen boxes with deaf doors, others demonstrate beautiful dishes and other utensils, exposing them for glass facades for the kitchen. If you also have something to show - take a look at glass inserts.
Pros and cons
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In facades with glass for kitchen Mass of advantages:
Suitable for small rooms. The doors with transparent or matte glass look much easier to the same deaf, literally expand the space.
Fit into any styles. Glass facades in a chic wooden frame with gilding can be used in classic design, glass and metal kitchens - the embodiment of the style of high-tech, designs without complicated decorations are suitable for modern, Scandinavian interiors.
Perform the role of the showcase. It's a shame if the beautiful festive dishes dust on the mezzanine or in closed cabinets - put it down for the glass to be able to admire aesthetics every day.
Simple care. Unlike dark glossy or any matte kitchen, wash the glass is easier - use the mirror tool or wipe the usual clean damp cloth.
Disadvantages of glass facades for the kitchen:
It is more expensive than deaf MDF. The high cost of the kitchen is the concept of relative, but one way or another, the presence of glass facades will increase the price of the kitchen headset.
Some glasses can crash. The fragility is inherent only in conventional glass, tempered or triplex is not afraid of this.
Quickly get dirty. Fingerprints remain on the surface, fat traces and other marks. But, as already mentioned, the glass inserts are easy.
Demonstrate mess. The glass reveals that it is hidden: therefore in the boxes should be cubed and beautiful, otherwise the feeling of litterness will be created in the kitchen.
On the photo frame doors
If evaluating the advantages and disadvantages, they decided on transparent kitchen facades, it was time to decide on the option of inserts.
What types are there?
Glasses for kitchen facades differ in appearance, characteristics, price.
Laminated
The biggest problem of standard silicate glasses is fragility. They are easily fighting, and breaking down scatter on the sharp parts that can be seriously injected.
To avoid similar trouble in the kitchen, manufacturers have come up with an interesting solution: glass is sealed in plastic, or rather - the finest film. If such a glass facade breaks, the film will hold the shards from the scattering. Ease and other characteristics are preserved.
Tempered
The manufacturing technology consists in the effects of high temperatures, as a result of which the characteristics of glass products are changing. The hardening produces resistance to high temperatures and their drops, you can smash the solid glass, although it is already more difficult to do it.
Unlike the usual, tempered beats on small particles with rounded edges (another result of processing) is more secure.
Triplex
The slightly thin layers are securely glued together with a film, creating a weighty multilayer material. Thanks to the film, high strength is achieved: split triplex is almost unrealistic. When you hit the same thing happens when the small stone arrives in the windshield of the car: the grid of cracks will be divided from the shock location.
It is worth a qualitative solution expensive, so the use of it in glass facades for the kitchen is justified only in curious structures.
On the photo toned glasses on the cabinets
On the photo, frameless facades in black
Acrylic
The modern analogue of glass is extrusion or plexiglass, acrylic people. It looks no worse than the usual, does not fight, weighs less, does not emit harmful substances.
But for the kitchen there is one big "but": the maximum temperature that acrylic is 80c is withstanding. That is, use the upper modules with inserts above the gas stove, for example, is prohibited. But above the working countertop furniture will live for many years.
Whatever the insertion option is chosen, it is useful to suitable design. Facades with glass for kitchen are 2 species.
Frame
In the frame facades, the usual combination of wood and glass is clearly traced. In fact, the doors look like windows: glass fastened with special accessories or aluminum profile in the wooden frame.
This solution is for the kitchen standard, classic. It is chosen to the kitchen in the style of Ar Deco, Scandi, Provence, Country. There is no difference from what a headset is made: natural wood, painted MDF, films - glass details everywhere look appropriate.
Western
As it is clear from the name, the framing in such a design is not. A dense triplex or thick tempered glass is taken as the basis for the size of the facade, fastened on the loop, is equipped with a handle. The whole door is glass. The unusual effect looks weightless, suitable in the style of Hi-tech, modern, minimalism.
Important! Frameless structures are necessarily equipped with accessories with rubber or plastic tips so that nothing could damage, scratch the glass.
In the photo, mirror facades
How can you decorate the facades?
Transparent glass in an aluminum profile seem boring? Select one of the original decor options.
On the photo illumination of the upper cabinets
Color. Yellow, blue, red, green - in production can make glass details of any shade! To achieve uniform staining, the desired pigment is added to the liquid mass. At home, the ordinary color film will help.
Texture. In order for only the silhouettes of objects inside, when ordering furniture, specify matte, and not glossy glass elements. Matting methods Several: sandblasting, chemical, temperature, paintwork. Matte can only be part - the shape or pattern is applied by a special gun.
Toning. Another way to keep airiness, but hide the insides of the boxes. Gray, black or mirror film is easy to stick yourself.
Relief. Waves, grille, cristes, smooth, delta, screen and other textures also blur the contents of the cabinets, but retain the ease of construction.
Stained glass Previously, the image was collected from pieces like a puzzle. Today, instead of an expensive original, you can order a high quality imitation - drawing with stained in paints.
Photo printing. You can print on the surface any motive! It is worth the service is not cheap, but as a result, get a unique design that does not fade in the sun and is not afraid of water. The main thing that chooses the drawing, give yourself a report that it is for a long time: otherwise, if in a couple of years, the motives will come out of fashion, the facades will have to change.
Design options
In addition to factory methods for pumping glass facades, there are options that can be made at home.
Lighting. Glass wins from the correct backlight: Yes, and find something in the lockers will be easier.
Painted. Have a feature talent? Brush and paint, or glass markers will help to make artwork art from ordinary glass doors.
Stickers. In December, it is possible to glue snowflakes, in spring - large and small flowers. So the kitchen will be transformed along with nature.
Glass elements - spectacular way to make the top row of cabinets lighter and cute. Take advantage of this technique to transform your kitchen!