Hello,
I'm in the final stages of my kitchen renovation and had originally planned to use an ABSTRAKT door (20mm thick) from IKEA, cut holes for spotlights, and rout for cables. After some last-minute reconsideration, we now don't want the cover panel to be high-gloss but matte similar to the IKEA frames. Without further explanation, the cabinets, ceiling connection, fan are already mounted/built based on a cover panel that should be 20mm. IKEA's cover panels or other doors are not an option because they are 13mm and 16mm thick, respectively. The plan now is to make and spray paint a cover panel ourselves, but I'm hesitating a bit about the choice of material. Mainly considering the environment it's in, e.g., heat from the spotlight, steam from the coffee maker/pots, etc.
I have three options that I'm considering based on what the hardware store sells for boards:
1. MDF 19mm thick. The downside is losing 1mm in thickness, but we can live with that.
2. Glue together two 10mm MDFs. The advantage is getting the right thickness and easily creating 10mm deep channels for cables without having to rout.
3. Edge-glued panel 18mm. The downside is losing 2mm, which unfortunately might be visible, but the edge-glued might be more durable than MDF?
4. Any other suggestions?
This is the wrong forum section, but I guess choice of paint type may affect durability, especially against steam?
Grateful for any feedback.
