Designers call the apron for the kitchen the vertical part of the wall between the wall cabinets and the countertop. The main requirement that is presented to him is practicality and ease of care. It is necessary that he wash well, be not very easily soiled, resistant to temperature extremes and chemical detergents.
Today in many hardware stores you will be offered panels for the kitchen. The MDF apron is extremely popular among buyers because of its low price and ability to fit into the interior of any kitchen. It can be installed quite quickly, sometimes without unnecessary financial costs. Often, when buying a kitchen from MDF, manufacturing companies install such an apron for free. Special preparation of the walls for its installation is not required. It is mounted on a special frame with brackets or glued with
liquid nails. In addition, the apron for the kitchen from MDF is also easy to dismantle, so over time you can easily change the old to the new. Such aprons fit well into any interior. If you don’t feel like a good designer, then get panels that match the countertops - you get an interesting design.
An apron for a kitchen made of MDF is not as heat-resistant as, for example, a glass one. Therefore, it is more suitable for owners of electric stoves. If you have a gas stove installed, then the apron should be protected additionally. To do this, its lower part, which is directly adjacent to the hob, should be covered with a strip of stainless steel 10 cm wide.
An apron for a kitchen from MDF can be decorated with any image. This is done in two ways:
- photo printing on a self-adhesive film and roll on MDF;
- UV photo printing on the surface of the apron.
By style, aprons for the kitchen can be divided into four groups:
- neutral apron for the kitchen from MDF (inconspicuous, quiet);
Such samples have been stably in demand for many years. Beautiful, modest, versatile, practical.
- A bright apron will add color to the kitchen and add mood;
- a contrasting apron will not allow to merge according to the color of the furniture with the walls;
- an apron for the kitchen from MDF, as a decoration, with a bright pattern.
Such an element of the interior not only protects the walls from soot, moisture and pollution - it may well become perhaps the main decoration of the interior of the kitchen. Beautiful, stylish wall decoration between cabinets and countertops allows you to use the most modest furniture, as it perfectly enlivens the space.
An MDF apron, the price of which is very affordable, has some drawbacks - exposure to chemicals and water over time can disrupt the original appearance of the panels. They begin to retreat and bend. But all the shortcomings of this material are more than compensated by the ease of dismantling. You can change it as often as required.
Experienced designers are advised to be bolder in their choice when decorating the interior of the kitchen. Try moving away from traditional materials (tile, plastic). We are sure that all your experiments will be successful.