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Kitchen style to suit young kids.

LTS
il y a 7 ans
Hi. I'm struggling to decide what style of kitchen to go for & am torn between wood shaker or matt flat doors. I've ruled out gloss as believe they show every fingerprint?

I have 3 young children (aged 6 to 9) - which style would you recommend to be the most hardwearing & easiest to clean/maintain? Both styles would fit in my house.

Many thanks!
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  • Susan
    il y a 7 ans
    I too have three children and a shaker style kitchen. I am eventually going to replace it will beautiful smooth flat doors that are easy to wipe and don't catch every spill or crumb in the door and drawer fronts. I dream about it.......

    Commentaires (11)

    • PRO
      The ALNO Store Bristol
      il y a 7 ans

      Anything with profiles or ledges will catch dust & grease etc and will be harder to clean, especially in the corners and joints. A flat door does not have this issue and ALNO kitchens offer numerous flat door styles which are really robust as the edges are laser bonded. The surface of the doors is also hard wearing and easier to clean. I am in Bristol, but you can find your nearest ALNO kitchen showroom to see the quality for yourself and be inspired at http://alnokitchens.co.uk/showrooms

    • Daisy England
      il y a 7 ans
      Handleless Matt finish is very popular.
    • PRO
      Smart Showers Ltd
      il y a 7 ans

      Agree with the above!

      Also, if you're looking at kitchen taps, taps with a hose are a great shout for family kitchen - makes everything much easier to swill before popping in the dishwasher.

      This is thePura Professional tap, which has an optional hose, plus a handle specifically for filtered ready-to-drink water as can be seen in top right image.

      Let me know if you'd like more info!

      Thanks,

      Maxine

    • PRO
      Vooff Furniture Art Studio
      il y a 7 ans

      We would suggest shaker style with spray finish. As it is very easy to maintain - just wipe and surface clean again. For more durable surface would recommend Formica. Regarding colours - silver grey or Scree from Little Greene Colours (as in the picture).

      Shaker Style Kitchen · Plus d'infos

    • PRO
      Vooff Furniture Art Studio
      il y a 7 ans

      This is an example of Formica and birch-ply edge kitchen we are working on at the moment. I would suggest this style for few reasons:

      first of all the Formica is very durable and at the same time easy to keep clean material;

      the fridge, oven, hob and extractor are integrated;

      the finger pull opening system is not so easy to reach for children.

    • LTS
      Auteur d'origine
      il y a 7 ans
      Thanks everyone for your replies. I really like both styles hence why I am struggling! Have heard positives & negatives about both in that with wood shaker you can sand down & repaint any chips, etc & can change the colour in years to come...& flat Matt doors any greasy marks may not be as easy to remove. Ugh!
    • PRO
      Phipps Building Ltd
      il y a 7 ans

      Handle less is great but grubby hands on doors will always leave marks so back to handles is easier for cleaning !

      Anything paintable is good for when the mood changes and you want a new look kitchen for little cost bar Paint colour change then change the utensils kettle, toaster ,towels art work etc .

    • tamp75
      il y a 7 ans
      Sounds silly but have you tried to get your fingerprints on a gloss door in a kitchen showroom? When we were looking for our kitchen I tried and it was surprising how hard it was to mark them! Also much easier to wipe away with a microfibre cloth than on Matt. However, we ended up going with shaker style Matt as I wanted a more classic, timeless style. Children's fingerprints aren't really a problem - good old microfibre cloths work wonders.
    • PRO
      Dub M
      il y a 7 ans
      I've two little people and am v excited to have my new shaker oak kitchen fitted next week. I love the feel of wood compared to synthetic materials and the handless kitchens for me are too neutral and bland. I may end up cursing the grooves on shaker doors but little kids leave
      mess top to bottom in a house for a short time so forget about cleaning it and imagine which one would give you the wow factor when you walk in he door from work
    • LTS
      Auteur d'origine
      il y a 7 ans
      My MIL has a white gloss kitchen & it does show every mark but I suspect she doesn't wipe it down so often whilst we are staying as it make sense with my 3 kids! We currently have an (inherited) wrap around shaker door with vertical grooves which has been easy to maintain but is peeling away at the edges now. I think a good plan would be to take my 3 to a kitchen chain & monitor fingerprint making as they open/close doors! Thanks everyone again....I will have to make a decision at some point....
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