Options for sliding wardrobes with frosted glass; model overview
The use of frosted glass in the furniture industry has greatly expanded the design capabilities. Frosted glass not only acts as an element of decor for cabinet furniture, but also has a fairly wide functionality. That is why today a wardrobe with frosted glass can be found in the interior of many apartments.
Advantages and disadvantages
First, consider the advantages of cabinet furniture with glass doors. The pluses include:
- attractive appearance;
- universality - such furniture blends in seamlessly with any interior. And if there are images on the glass, then you can emphasize or complement the design of the room;
- due to the translucency of the wings, you can see the location of objects in the closet without opening the doors;
- visual expansion of the area of the room;
- due to matting, brittle material is hardened and becomes more resistant to mechanical stress. Due to this, furniture with glass elements is suitable even for a children's room;
- easy care.
The right choice of interior lighting for the sliding-door wardrobe with frosted glass will help to place accents, visually make the room larger and more spacious.
But there are sliding wardrobes with glass doors and some disadvantages, which you should also be aware of:
- the complexity of mounting the finished structure due to the relative fragility of the individual elements;
- requirements for the room in which the furniture will be installed - the floor surface must be perfectly flat, otherwise you will have to regularly change the roller mechanisms. In addition, irregularities can cause the rollers to scratch the surface of the glass.
In general, sliding wardrobes with a pattern on a frosted glass surface have many times more advantages than disadvantages. This is one of the key factors of their high popularity today.
Material combination
Cabinet furniture with frosted glass elements gives the interior rigor and elegance. The best option is a combination of frosted glass and natural wood, such as oak or wenge. Particularly successfully fit into the interior of the model, which combines frosted glass with ordinary. Such a closet is suitable for both the living room and the bedroom.
Frosted glass is an environmentally friendly material that exhibits a high degree of endurance to external influences: temperature, moisture, light.
To give the room light, lightness, tenderness, it is worth choosing a cabinet in which frosted glass is combined with a mirror. Experts advise installing such models in the bedrooms to create a calm, seasoned, concise design in the room.The base of the cabinet is made of wood or MDF panels.
Decor Options
Today, several options for decorating such glass are used:
- chemical matting - under certain conditions, special substances are applied to the glass, due to which the treated areas change color, becoming almost not transparent. The surface can be completely processed or a variety of patterns can be drawn;
- applying a matting film, followed by cutting out patterns and patterns;
- drawing with special paints.
The decoration method is largely dependent on the matting method. The picture can be absolutely anything, today even there are technologies for creating photos on frosted glass.
Rules for selection and care
Before choosing a wardrobe with frosted glass, it is recommended to look through the catalogs that contain real photos of different models of cabinet furniture. This will help you choose the most attractive option. In addition, it is worth considering the variety of furniture configurations and its main purpose.
Constructions | Application |
Standard | Suitable for any type of room. |
Diagonal or angled | Used in rooms with a small area. |
Embedded | They help to save the usable area of rooms that are small in size. |
Radius | Practical and elegant, universal option. |
Unlike ordinary glass, frosted glass exhibits a higher resistance to various damages and dirt - scratches, dust and fingerprints on it are practically invisible. To clean the surface, just wipe it using a soft cloth and standard window cleaner.