Solid wood kitchens: advantages and disadvantages

Today we are going to talk about solid wood kitchens and the relative advantages and disadvantages of this furniture. Solid wood is still one of the best materials for furniture and furnishings that meet the highest quality standards. The characteristics and peculiarities of solid wood are its great solidity and ability to be preserved over time. For this reason, this material represents the ideal choice for all those people who want to furnish their spaces with high quality elements.

Here is everything you need to know about modern solid wood kitchens available on the market today.

Natural solid wood kitchens: characteristics

The kitchen is probably the most used and lived-in room in the home, where you spend a lot of time with your family. For this reason it is very important to furnish this area of the house with quality materials.

A common mistake today is to think that unfinished wooden kitchens are synonymous with excessive classicism and furnishings from the past. Nothing could be more wrong: today there are in fact many companies in the interior design sector that offer contemporary models of solid wood kitchens in their catalogues (just think of the many models of modular solid wood kitchens).

Today, as in the past, wood is a truly versatile material that can adapt to different styles, fashions and designs. This natural material can in fact be shaped and worked in many ways and with the help of the most varied techniques. Some companies offer rustic kitchens in their catalogues (often made of pine wood) and solid wood kitchens (made of various types of wood: e.g. solid oak kitchens).

There is also no shortage of country-style wooden kitchens on the market, for those who love the country style. It will also be possible to choose an English wooden kitchen in shabby chic style, made with a unique style and elegance.

Finally, for those who prefer Provencal style kitchens, it will be possible to choose among many models of solid wood kitchens. These kitchens, today as in the past, are in fact true unique pieces, capable of giving great personality and style to their environments.

Advantages of a solid wood kitchen

What are the advantages of a solid wood kitchen? Solid wood is certainly the most suitable material for furnishing a quality kitchen. Solid wood is extremely versatile and highly customisable, capable of offering countless advantages both in daily use and in the long term.

First of all, there are some advantages of solid wood that we could define as practical: one of them is the ease with which this material can be cleaned. And solid wood is synonymous with nature and well-being. Being a totally natural material, having a solid wood kitchen means in practice bringing into your home an authentic piece of nature that will not release any kind of harmful emissions into your space.

In this regard, it should be pointed out that if you decide to opt for this furnishing solution, it is important that the entire kitchen is made of solid wood. Sometimes people tend to use other materials for the interiors, such as melamine (the latter contains formaldehyde, a particularly harmful substance that is progressively released into the kitchen environment).

When building a solid wood kitchen, it is also important to carefully check the type of varnish that will be applied to the furniture. Choose companies that treat their furniture with products that are entirely water-based and free of chemical compounds. Solid wood treated in a natural and correct way will be able to preserve its natural properties at best, acting as a regulator of your interior environment. Let's not forget that wood is hygroscopic and therefore able to help regulate the humidity in a room. When there is too much moisture in your kitchen space, the wood will absorb it; when your kitchen is too dry, the wood in the furniture will release moisture.

Another important advantage of solid wood, especially when treated with water-based paints, is its ability to retain all its natural characteristics. If the furniture gets a few small scratches or dents during use in the kitchen, the surface can be easily restored with the help of water. Just put a few drops of water on the dent overnight and the surface will look as it did before.

Finally, solid wood is a highly customisable material. In addition to the different styles and configurations of solid wood kitchens offered by companies in the sector, it is possible to customise the material in terms of both size and colour.

Usually, the companies that offer solid wood kitchens offer their customers the possibility to customise the furniture according to their specific needs and requirements. In addition, when it comes to customisation, colour plays a fundamental role. In this regard, it is possible to play with colour and give free rein to one's imagination, on different types of wood. Each type of wood has different colour nuances: walnut, for example, is dark brown, while cherry tends towards red and oak is light brown.

It is also possible to choose woods that can be varnished or lacquered using different colours and stains, such as fir or tulipier.

Disadvantages of a solid wood kitchen

Solid wood kitchens have only one disadvantage: prices. To give you an idea of the average price of this furniture, we can say that generally a solid wood kitchen proposed by a well-known company that has been operating in the furniture sector for many years, can cost 8, 9,000 Euros.

It is also true that today it is possible to find more accessible solutions on the market: if, for example, you are satisfied with a past collection, you can also find complete solid wood kitchens at a price of about 4,000 Euros.