Painted MDF doors vs Painted Maple
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Comments (3)You WILL see minute cracks where the rails and stiles meet on an all wood door, as well as where the panel is inserted into those stiles and rails. That's just how wood behaves in the presence of moisture--including your wood floors. They too will gap in the winter and potentially cup in the summer. It can be controlled a bit more if you use AC in the summer and use a humidifier in the winter, but nothing on the planet will stop it. Choosing wood stiles and rails with MDF panel will stop most of the cracking at the joint where the panel meets the stiles and rails, but it won't stop the cracking where the stiles meet the rails. If the natural expansion and contraction of wood will drive you crazy then don't get wood. Get an all MDF door that is routed to resemble a recessed panel door or raised panel door or whatever you are looking at. And then choose thermofoil if you want a "perfect" paint job too. Because even sprayed MDF will still not be 100% perfect. It's about as good as you get for smooth paint, but thermofoil is smoother and more even still....See MoreLight stained maple vs. painted maple cabinets
Comments (1)i did honey stained maple in our last kitchen (stainless appliances) but i really didn't like it at all when it was installed. the color was too close to the floor. they looked too similar. just something else to think about... good luck!...See MorePainted White Cabinets: Wood Quality-MDF or Maple?
Comments (20)thank you guys..actually i realized that the granite we liked is not Bianco Antico but a very similar granite called Delicatus. I love it! But no matter how many searches I do online, I dont see it paired with antique brown cabinets. I have seen it with almost every other stained cabinet there is but not the stain we are choosing. DH does not want to go darker or lighter on the cabinet stain and thinks Delicatus will go just fine. Our designer is trying to push a more golden granite on us and thinks that I should stick to all warm tones...although she is the expert I somehow feel that Delicatus just might work. It has so many colors in it that I think it will compliment the brown cabinets pretty nicely. But then is the question of the flooring..Dark brown cabinets, Delicatus granite, and nutmeg stained oak floors scraped lightly. Do you think there are too many different colors going on there?...See MorePlease help me choose between painted maple kitchen cabinets or MDF
Comments (2)I prefer the look of painted wood. MDF just machines differently. For a simple style, it won't matter, but if there is any kind of detail, it'll show. (Not everybody notices this or sees it as a big deal though!) BUT...you don't want cracks and seams. You'll get that with maple, but depending on your climate, it might not be much. Ideally, you'd be able to see samples of BOTH in styles of similar detailing to what you want to buy. I wouldn't order doors without samples....See MoreLaurenPS
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