What's your opinion of exposed plywood kitchen cabinets?

[Anonymous]

we have exposed-edge european plywood cabinets with a high-tech laminate front. when you look at it edge-on, the full-color laminate just sort of looks like another ply. a bunch of custom and semi-custom cabinetmakers like arclinea and henrybuilt have that as a design feature.

that said, furniture-grade european plywood is actually pretty expensive, and you'd need the highest grade to do a fully exposed panel, and you'd probably still have a lot of waste to avoid really obvious inclusions, and sealing the wood would take a lot of skill. a cleanable, matte laminate would probably work a lot better, or even a finished wood veneer that is less likely to yellow with sun exposure.

[Anonymous]

It looks cheap like someone’s hunting cabin in the woods.

[Anonymous]

Kitchen friend back again. I was still looking for a better picture. Clearly I don't want to do my real job today.

Here is another like my friend's. This time, the cabinets are flat, but I agree, there's too much white on the left side. But this shows a banquet like my friend's.



Here are two others from the same site, though, with looks you might like.





I think the bottom picture is ikea cabinets with these semihandmade fronts https://www.semihandmade.com/pages/impression-sonoma

And on the same page, a clear "don't." (I know, not what you have in mind and probably what you're scared of evoking):



This is the page I pulled these from:

[Anonymous]

Last link didn't post above: https://www.semihandmade.com/pages/browse-materials

[Anonymous]

Nope, wrong link. Should have been this one: https://www.remodelista.com/posts/21-ikea-kitchens-budget-design-hack-custom-fronts/

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't do it, but I like the way it looks-- a lot!

My concern would be wear and tear-- does it show more on these than on most cabinets?

[Anonymous]

I like the look. I also think you'll be paying more for it than you think

Check out Kerf cabinets for a similar but arguably more high end look that's used in a lot of midcentury homes: https://kerfdesign.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do it, but I like the way it looks-- a lot!

My concern would be wear and tear-- does it show more on these than on most cabinets?

That's my thought as well. as the wear and grease and discoloration shows up in specific areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kitchen friend back again. I was still looking for a better picture. Clearly I don't want to do my real job today.

Here is another like my friend's. This time, the cabinets are flat, but I agree, there's too much white on the left side. But this shows a banquet like my friend's.



Here are two others from the same site, though, with looks you might like.





I think the bottom picture is ikea cabinets with these semihandmade fronts https://www.semihandmade.com/pages/impression-sonoma

And on the same page, a clear "don't." (I know, not what you have in mind and probably what you're scared of evoking):



This is the page I pulled these from:

LOL that plywood monstrosity is definitely not what I had in mind! The kitchens above are exactly the kind of photos I've been collecting. I'm just looking for a way to bring more natural and casual elements into it. Love the little corner seating area in that photo - I have a space just like that and was considering that, but I decided to use it for pantry space instead.

[Anonymous]

If the wood is sealed/good quality and nice grain it would be fine. Don't love it otherwise as I associate plywood with warping and being much heavier than it needs to be for cabinets (hard on the hardware).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kitchen friend back again. I was still looking for a better picture. Clearly I don't want to do my real job today.

Here is another like my friend's. This time, the cabinets are flat, but I agree, there's too much white on the left side. But this shows a banquet like my friend's.



Here are two others from the same site, though, with looks you might like.





I think the bottom picture is ikea cabinets with these semihandmade fronts https://www.semihandmade.com/pages/impression-sonoma

And on the same page, a clear "don't." (I know, not what you have in mind and probably what you're scared of evoking):



This is the page I pulled these from:

LOL that plywood monstrosity is definitely not what I had in mind! The kitchens above are exactly the kind of photos I've been collecting. I'm just looking for a way to bring more natural and casual elements into it. Love the little corner seating area in that photo - I have a space just like that and was considering that, but I decided to use it for pantry space instead.

The semi-handmade fronts above are faced with textured melamine. I'm not sure if that's better or worse, but it's not plywood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like these:

https://camillestyles.com/design/8-kitchens-that-made-us-obsessed-with-plywood-cabinets/

I have a mid-century modern house and need a kitchen remodel. I want to keep with the style of the house, but don't love the dark wood that you usually see in mcm kitchens. I was thinking of this plywood look combined with white.

I like this first one from your link a lot. The others no so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like these:

https://camillestyles.com/design/8-kitchens-that-made-us-obsessed-with-plywood-cabinets/

I have a mid-century modern house and need a kitchen remodel. I want to keep with the style of the house, but don't love the dark wood that you usually see in mcm kitchens. I was thinking of this plywood look combined with white.

I like this first one from your link a lot. The others no so much.

That photo is pretty washed out, perhaps deliberately, and makes it hard to really see detail.

[Anonymous]

I really do not like this look at all, and I like a lot of various styles.