The Best 4 Materials For Kitchen Cabinet

Kitchen cabinets help to keep your cooking space neat and organised while lending credence to the kitchen style. When deciding on the type of kitchen cabinet material and kitchen cabinet design for your home, it’s important to take note of cost, durability, and style because these babies basically anchor the entire room. We’ve selected seven of the best materials for your home, so you, too, can have a set of modern kitchen cabinet. Type of material for kitchen is :

1. Melamine Wood
2. Ply Wood
3. Block Board Wood
4. Stainless Steel

1. Melamine Wood

Melamine, a colourless crystalline substance belonging to the family of heterocyclic organic compounds, which are used principally as a starting material for the manufacture of synthetic resins. Melamine is rich in nitrogen, a property that is similar to protein.

If you’re looking for the most affordable option, chipboard with a melamine finish is the way to go. This material is made out of wood chips that have been soaked and bonded by synthetic resin that is later compressed to form boards. This is the material largely used in IKEA kitchen cabinets. The strong solid surface of the melamine kitchen cabinet makes it resistant to scratch, shock, and even fungus but high humidity levels can cause the wood to swell and chip. Our advice is to install the melamine kitchen cabinets in your dry kitchen instead of the wet kitchen.

2. Ply Wood

Plywood is a common material among wood working industry. Plywood can be seen almost every furniture around you. Suitable in using almost all of the furniture parts / DIY projects / replacement of spoiled parts.

Thickness Available:
3mm/8mm/12mm/15mm

Minimum measurement size : 30mm x 30mm

Plywood is made of many thin layers of wood glued together to form a hardboard. This board is usually laminated with plastic to give it a cleaner finish. Laminated plywood is more solid, abrasion- and moisture-resistant, and easier to clean and maintain. This material also comes in various shades and textures making the only downfall the lack of uniformity or consistency as no two boards together could match up perfectly.

Plywood also comes with wood veneer finishes so homeowners can get the look of solid wood cabinets without the hefty price tag. 

3. Block Board Wood

This kitchen cabinet design is made up of softwood strips lined up side by side with a layer of melamine glued to the top and bottom. As chipboards have a low resistance to water, blockboard can be used instead in the interior of cabinets or storage that are exposed to humidity to avoid cracking. You can also install a glass door to elevate the style. 

Blockboard is made up of softwood strips and veneers. The Laminated Plywood is manufactured by placing softwood strips edge to edge and sandwiched between veneers and then this sandwich is glued together with high pressure.

Is blockboard good for a kitchen cabinet?

Blockboard is commonly used for built-in furniture, like kitchen cabinets, carpentry works such as feature design panel, book shelves. Blockboard consists of lined up softwood strips side by side, which are glued together under high pressure.

4. Stainless Steel

If you like the rustic or industrial look, then you’ll also like stainless steel kitchen cabinets. Before, it was reserved only for commercial kitchens for that shiny and clean look, but it’s quickly becoming a favourite for contemporary and industrial homes. These cabinets are durable and easy to clean but can be quite costly. If the theme of your home is industrial, we’d highly recommend you to go for the stainless steel kitchen cabinet to fit your home’s aesthetic. Its shiny surface also makes it easier to clean and more durable as compared to some. 

Are stainless steel cabinets expensive?

Stainless steel is a more expensive material than wood. One option to achieve the look of stainless steel while avoiding the cost is to install wood or particleboard cabinets covered in metal door and drawer fronts.

Do stainless steel cabinets rust?

Stainless steel that contains sufficient levels of chromium will continue to be protected against rust. Under certain circumstances, however, stainless steel becomes vulnerable. These circumstances include contact with corrosive chemicals or exposure to extremely high temperatures