Every house uses number of furniture items to make it a convenient place for their occupants. Furniture items could be categorized in multiple ways - Usage wise, Shape wise, material wise etc. Some furniture items are used for day to day activities like sleeping, resting and some items are used truly for storage purpose. However some are used for both purposes of storage and servicing. In general cabinet type furniture is used for storage purposes which makes life easier to organize and keeping different tools, appliances, wares, clothes, toiletries etc.
Cabinet type furniture items are very important in every home as they specify an example of best space utilization. They could be stacked till ceiling heights, different size segments and they generally don’t hinder movements. Generally they are placed alongside walls, so they are easily accessible as well.
Some of the Cabinet type furniture inside home are –
- Modular Kitchens
- Wardrobes
- Cupboards
- Bathroom vanities
- Dressing Units
- Shoe Racks
Broadly two materials - Stainless Steel and Engineering Wood are used for most of cabinet type furniture items.
Stainless Steel
People are confused whether Steel or Stainless Steel are same materials. Answer is a big NO. Steel primarily represents Cast iron, mild steel or galvanized iron. However Stainless Steel is a more refined steel with a high portion of Nickel and Chromium which makes it a corrosion resistant material. Some other materials like Tungsten and many more semiconductor materials are also added to refine its properties. Robustness, Hygiene, Strength and longevity are the major positives of Stainless Steel. So Steel Modular Kitchens and Stainless Steel Modular Kitchens are not comprises of same material. Similar way other furniture items should be considered separately like Steel Wardrobes and Stainless Steel Wardrobes and so on.
For home furniture, Termite threat is a major concern. Especially cabinet furniture items are more prone to this threat as they lie at same place for their lifecycle and they mostly exist alongside walls. Further Water seepage, Wall cracks, high moisture and dampness give termites an ideal environment for attacking wooden furniture items. Stainless Steel material is a perfect solution for countering this threat. So, Steel Kitchens & Stainless Steel Kitchens could be said as completely Termite Free Kitchens.
Engineering Wood
It is a vastly used material for cabinet type furniture. Engineering wood is not a single material however many type of materials are considered as Engineering Wood material like –
- Ply boards – Birch Ply, Marine PLY, BWP Ply etc.
- HDF
- MDF
- HDMR or HDHMR
5 WPC
The best part with engineering wood is that they are more uniform, resistant to moisture and warping than solid wood. Further any layer of other material could be laminated over them for ages and their edge surface could be edge bended for making it aesthetically appealing and saving them from high moisture. Some of popular laminates for engineering woods are –
- Mica
- Chemical Paints including PU coatings.
- UV Coatings
- Acrylic sheets
- Natural Veneers
- Membrane
Termite Free Kitchens with engineering wood material are also possible just like Steel Kitchens and Stainless Steel Kitchens. HDHMR & WPC materials are considered as termite proof, additionally some good BWP grade ply boards are also highly resistant to Termites.
So if somebody is going for Modular Kitchens with a little high budget, Steel Modular Kitchens and Stainless Steel Modular Kitchens are the perfect choice. With a moderate budget somebody could go for Wooden Kitchens with Engineering wood as base material. As compared to steel, wooden Kitchens are considered as Budget Modular Kitchens or Cheap Modular Kitchens. So weigh properly before taking a final decision.
