Popular cabinet models, with a selection of photos, as well as important recommendations
It is difficult to imagine a house or apartment without cabinets. Furniture is an integral part of our lives. In particular, cabinets whose photos are collected in a selection are necessary for storing clothes, bedding, books, various decorative elements or valuable items.
Existing varieties
In furniture salons, a huge number of all kinds of cabinets are presented. Some are designed to store clothes, others - books, souvenirs and other items. Types of cabinets depending on the type of construction:
- cabinet - consist of side walls, lids, bottoms, doors, shelves are located inside. Solid pieces of furniture are suitable for any room, easy to transport;
- built-in - their side walls are parts of the room itself: walls, floor, ceiling. Embedded products are cheaper because less materials are needed to make them. Built-in structures for small and non-standard rooms are especially appropriate.
Given the method of closing the doors of the product are:
- with swing wings
- with lifting doors;
- with door curtains;
- with sliding doors;
- open.
They also differ in the number of doors. Furniture items are:
- single leaf;
- bicuspid;
- tricuspid;
- multi-winged.
Cabinets are made of different materials, including:
- solid wood;
- Chipboard;
- MDF;
- plastic;
- glass;
- metal.
External Design Options
To date, the design of the cabinet is different. Using the design of furniture facades, you can transform the room, make it original. Manufacturers of interior items offer many options for external design:
- fresco - a room with a cupboard, the facade of which is decorated with frescoes, will never be boring, monotonous. Such products convey the invoice of ancient works;
- stained-glass window - is an original artwork with which the cabinets will become a real highlight of the room. They are expensive, but look spectacular;
- photo printing - matte and glossy. Any image is applied to the facades of products, it can also be a family photo. Also found landscapes, still lifes, geometric patterns;
- Mirrors - they visually increase the space, so they fit perfectly into a small room. In addition, there is a special technique for applying a pattern to mirrors. So you can transform the product, make it unusual. Various plant, flower, animal motifs are applied to the mirrors;
- glass - a universal option will be the design of facades with ordinary, frosted or corrugated glass;
- leather, rattan - decoration of furniture facades using natural materials is considered especially popular today. Such furniture looks stylish, suitable for any style of interior.
The combination of several options is especially suitable in order to embody the ideas of all family members. One door can be made simply from the MDF panel, the other can be mirrored, glass or with photo printing.
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Furniture cabinets come in different shades, and often the color of products depends on the material of its manufacture. Interior items from veneered or painted MDF can be completely different. The color of products made from natural wood is limited, it depends on the texture of the tree. Among all the variety, dark, light, intermediate and unusual shades can be distinguished.
Dark
Classic cabinets are often dark. They create an atmosphere of wealth, splendor in the room. Dark shades are also used in the design of facades of models of modern styles. The most common dark shades:
- nut;
- wenge;
- black and mahogany.
Dark-colored furniture will look best in spacious rooms. A large living room or dining room is ideal for its placement. The photo shows dark cabinets in a spacious bedroom.
Bright
Light-colored furniture is suitable for any style, so it is very popular. The room seems more spacious when placing light models in it.
Common light shades:
- Pine;
- light beech;
- light ash.
Recently, facades of flowers pear, maple, acacia and apple tree have often been used. Light cabinets are especially suitable for home use in small rooms. The premises visually become more spacious, lighter.
Intermediate
Intermediate color options for furniture include:
- oak;
- cherry;
- alder.
On the surface of the facades of products of neutral colors is a texture pattern. With it, you can change the visual perception of the room. For example, for a narrow room, it is recommended to select furniture with a horizontal directional texture.
In addition to the basic standard dark and light cabinets, products can be of different colors: pink, blue, yellow, green. The choice of color is an important criterion. In any case, the cabinets in the room should be in harmony with the general style of the interior of the room and other interior items.
The difference in models in shape and size
Types of cabinets in shape:
- linear - the form of products is direct;
- corner - cabinets are G and P shaped;
- radius - original interior items with rounded side panels.
When choosing a wardrobe, you must remember that it serves not only to design the room, but also for practical purposes. It should be comfortable, roomy.
As for sizes, they are most often standard, with the exception of custom-made furniture. The latter are made according to individual parameters. The width of the products depends on the number of leaves. So a 2-door cabinet has a width of 100-160 cm. One leaf is mainly 60-80 cm. Narrower doors will be uncomfortable, and wider ones will be bulky. The standard height is 220-240 cm. Basically, all models are made no higher than 250 cm. This is due to the ceiling height in modern apartments, which often do not exceed 250 cm.
The optimal depth of furniture is 60 cm. In this case, they are convenient to use. Easy to reach back wall. On such shelves just place clothes in two rows. Some models have a depth of 45 cm. They are especially often used in small or narrow rooms.
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Nowadays, cabinets with mirror surfaces are especially popular. They look great in any room. The mirror can be placed on one leaf or on all. Especially original look cabinets with drawings on the mirrors.
Another option for the design of facades is the use of frosted glass. Cabinets with frosted glass doors seem lighter. The combination of transparent and frosted glass looks beautiful. Some models are equipped with small spotlights. Such pieces of furniture look original.
Recently, products with a glossy surface have become popular. An elegant white wardrobe will become a real decoration of the bedroom, a strict dark one is suitable for a spacious room. A bolder solution would be a combination of contrasting shades in the design of the facades. Radius cabinets that have concave or curved facades look spectacular. You can see the cabinets in the photo, the design of which is made in different techniques.