With the manifold of materials used for the design of the walls, the MDF panels are lost. But the simplicity of installation, a variety of textures and colors, as well as the qualitative characteristics of this type of finishes, make attention to them.
Previously, MDF wall panels were associated with the interior of offices, corridors and glazed balconies. Today they find much wider use and are found in the projects of many designers.
How to issue an interior with the use of plates from MDF
Benefits of materialViews
Using in the interior of different rooms
- Living room
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Bathroom
Advantages of MDF panels for walls in the interior
One of their main merits material is the price. They are cheaper than other natural finishing materials. In addition, they can imitate any texture: wood, plastic, decorative plaster, tile or brick. They possess plasticity, so they can be attached to them how much shape, achieving curved lines, if the designer task requires.
The second most important advantage is environmental friendliness. The panels can be used in the children's room, since natural materials are used in their production - fine chips and wood resins. True, it is desirable that the young inhabitants of the house are already out of that age when the walls are a tempting field for creativity and experiments. Alas, the scratched and damaged surface is not amenable to restoration. In the correct selection of thickness and sizes of the slab can withstand fairly large loads, they can be attached to the decor and furniture.
MDF panels have good heat and sound insulation properties. Contrary to popular belief, modern materials are not afraid of moisture. Due to the multiple impregnation with water-repellent ingredients, they are resistant to fungus and do not require additional processing, normal temperature changes normally. Therefore, the MDF panels can be used in the interior of the hallway and the bathroom.
In addition, they can be easily mounted and adjusted to each other. Under them you can hide communications and disguise with their help not particularly visible parts of the wall. Interestingness of operation - another plus. A thoroughly treated panel with high-quality coating for many years does not lose shape, colors and other characteristics. Also, the material is not contraindicated with light wet cleaning, although it should be carried out using soft tissues and without the use of abrasive cleaning agents.
Nuance, which will enjoy the owners of small apartments: to make a crate who eats free space, not necessarily. But in order to do without a wooden or metal frame and simply put the plates on the glue, you need smooth walls.
By the way, it is for the compact rooms of the Master advised to choose the crop products (they are oblong planks), because they visually expand the room.
And the MDF panels can be used for zoning. They are not only solid, but also "openworks", transmitting light, so you can not be afraid of unnecessarily darken the room.
Types of wall plates from MDF
They are different thickness - from 3 to 60 mm. The variety of options allows them to be used in different rooms.Laminated
Laminated MDF panels look well in the interior of the living room and bedroom. A thin film applied to the surface will give a noble gloss. In addition, they can be used in the kitchens. You can combine each other different laminated options or combine them with matte, getting a variety of textures and shades in one room.
Veneered
With their production, a thin veneer from natural wood is fixed to the main glued array. They have a natural individual drawing and make a charm in the bedroom or living room.
Glossy
Good for the decor of the hallway, living rooms, bathrooms. The transparent film, which covers the top, is especially winning in the company with natural stone or wood: mix of coarse texture and lung, almost mirror materials gives refinement.
Under painting
There are glossy and matte. Here you can play with color and choose interesting solutions. Such MDF panels will be appropriate in the interior of a nursery for the design of an accent wall.
3D panels
Such panels with volumetric patterns, embossed images or mosaics allow you to create whole decorative compositions, the effectiveness of which will emphasize the game of light and tastefully selected flat decor.
Water-powered
Finally, the water-pumping models, which were mentioned above, can be used in the design of bathrooms, bathrooms, kitchen areas, loggias, and even open terraces.
Whatever the view of the panels you choose, do not recommend reinsurance and cover them with varnish in order not to disrupt vapor permeability. Otherwise, fungus may form between the wall and the coating.
MDF material is not so easy to spoil, but in case possible damage in the reserve you need to have additional panels. They are easy to change the piece, without reworking the whole wall. So that the new fragment is not squeezed with a tint, it should be the same series as the entire party.
Use in the interior
MDF plates - universal material. They are used for the main finish, and in the design of accent zones.Living room
Common designer solution - focus in the TV zone. The 3D panels with a pattern are especially relevant. In the photo, such solutions in modern and minimalist designs are spectacular. A simpler version is a veneered product. With the help of such often decorated the wall completely.
Kitchen
One of the freshest techniques is the finish of the apron with a wooden stove. Take the option more modest or more factory - both will be appropriate in any style and in any gamma. In combination with neutral tones: Beige, white, gray and muted palette, the tree will become an accent. It is capable of neutralizing: Saturated turquoise, yellow, purple, green and even red headsets with wooden apron look cool.
Instead of apron, thus sometimes decorated with a dining area if the emphasis in this group is needed. Most often this decision is found in the combined spaces of the living room, kitchen and dining area.
Bedroom
In this room, the slabs of wood usually also act as an emphasis - they are placed on the wall in the headboard.
Sometimes the panels serve as the basis for the entire interior. But this is a good option for spacious rooms. In small spaces, the effect of "boxes" appears, visually wood reduces the area of the room.
Bathroom
The use of MDF-plates in the bathroom is no longer today. With their help, separate areas are distinguished: the wall of the shower, the space near the sink or toilet, the part of the wall at the entrance.