WOOD KITCHENS VERSUS PAINTED KITCHENS.
26th October 2018
In recent years the demand for painted kitchen furniture has grown exponentially almost to the complete exclusion of hardwood kitchen furniture. A modern trend, but with it's roots in the distant past, painted furniture was always a cheaper alternative to hardwood. Decorators often used the paint technique of graining in order to imitate the grain of wood for a more opulent feel and as a cheaper alternative to hardwood.
How times change....... painted kitchens are now considered the height of sophistication with the simple shaker style being the standard template of design for most kitchen spaces. Certainly the unpretentious nature of the shaker style is very appealing, and
the painted option also affords the opportunity to easily change the paint colour and reinvent the kitchen every few years.
So, what of the everlasting and eternal beauty of wood...... is it finally over, are we witnessing the final death throws of the hardwood kitchen?. Well, fortunately not, wood has simply gone niche, with clients requesting rare and unusual woods like burr pippy oak, fiddle back sycamore, English walnut and Swiss pear. Trends come and go but quality and beauty never go out of fashion they simply become design classics.
The choice between wood or paint is a subjective one, and there are no rights or wrongs, it's purely personal. Carved wood design have a long tradition of making the finest hardwood kitchen furniture, but also make painted kitchens to the same exacting standards using Farrow and Ball paint applied directly to quality hardwood, unlike most manufacturers who paint directly onto MDF. Both wood and painted kitchens are made to last a lifetime, a truly rare concept in the 21st century.
How times change....... painted kitchens are now considered the height of sophistication with the simple shaker style being the standard template of design for most kitchen spaces. Certainly the unpretentious nature of the shaker style is very appealing, and
the painted option also affords the opportunity to easily change the paint colour and reinvent the kitchen every few years.
So, what of the everlasting and eternal beauty of wood...... is it finally over, are we witnessing the final death throws of the hardwood kitchen?. Well, fortunately not, wood has simply gone niche, with clients requesting rare and unusual woods like burr pippy oak, fiddle back sycamore, English walnut and Swiss pear. Trends come and go but quality and beauty never go out of fashion they simply become design classics.
The choice between wood or paint is a subjective one, and there are no rights or wrongs, it's purely personal. Carved wood design have a long tradition of making the finest hardwood kitchen furniture, but also make painted kitchens to the same exacting standards using Farrow and Ball paint applied directly to quality hardwood, unlike most manufacturers who paint directly onto MDF. Both wood and painted kitchens are made to last a lifetime, a truly rare concept in the 21st century.