Modern wood kitchen

What to pay attention to when buying

In our times, the sustainability of raw materials is becoming more and more important to consumers. Wooden kitchens are again modern. But what should be considered when buying? Which variants are there in the execution of the kitchens? What are the differences between real wood, solid wood and solid wood kitchen? Does a kitchen made of wood affect the indoor climate and what about the pollutant emissions? In the following post we will answer these questions for you.

The kitchen made of real wood

If you think of a kitchen made entirely of wood, you are mistaken. This refers to a plywood kitchen, in which the furniture corpus made of normal material such as glued chipboard or plastic. On the fronts, only a 1 mm thick layer of wood, a so-called veneer, made of real wood is applied. Subsequently, the surface is pickled, sandblasted, painted or patinated in a conventional manner. The conclusion is an invisible lacquer coating. So sealed kitchens are very easy to clean and hard-wearing.

The advantage: the wood radiates naturalness and warmth. Even kitchens with a surface made of exotic woods are relatively inexpensive. On the typical smell of wood and an effect on the indoor climate you must of course do without this type of kitchen. Even with any paint emissions (evaporation of paints, glues or plastic) is no significant difference to conventional kitchens.

The kitchen made of solid wood

This slightly more expensive kitchen is made of a high proportion of wood. Only the back walls and bottoms of drawers may be made of other materials. Mixing wood and plywood as a work surface make this kitchen a little lighter than a solid wood kitchen. Especially, who wants to install his kitchen in the upper or attic, should pay attention to this. (Due to their weight, solid wood kitchens can cause problems with the load-bearing capacity of the ceiling structure.) If your kitchen does not just look like wood, but also touches and smells like this, then you are well advised to use this kitchen. It would be best to get advice from a wood kitchen professional.

The kitchen made of solid wood

This type of kitchen only consists of one type of wood and must certify this with a DIN standard (DIN 68871). These kitchens are as heavy as they are massive, and moving them means more work. It is noteworthy that real wood, it is exposed to moisture and steam while cooking, etc., of course, more care than a kitchen of art materials needed. The breathing, living wood has an unbeatable positive influence on the indoor climate. People who care about sustainability and environmental protection, or who are allergic to different materials, exhalations of glues and varnishes, will appreciate such a kitchen.