Cabinet shutters, features, specifications and care rules

It is customary to use a cabinet as the main storage location. At the same time, the use of unusual solutions in the interior of the housing gives a lot of opportunities for imagination, adding modern notes to the overall design. Housing is becoming more comfortable, convenient. One of these solutions is the roller shutters for the cabinet, which perform a protective and decorative function, as an alternative to doors.

Advantages and disadvantages

Roller shutters for cabinets are not much different from roller blinds, which are used to close windows and enter the room. They are a mini canvas consisting of lamellas and hiding in a box or moving into a wall. Despite the fact that the furniture platform is thinner and more elegant, its functions differ little from the traditional one.

The popularity of such a protection system for cabinets and niches depends on several advantages:

ergonomics, space saving, the ability to install in a small room, toilet, bathroom;
individual size, which depends on the type of drive (minimum design size 30-60 cm);
the ability to automatically control;
movement in several directions;
noiseless movement;
easy care;
durability of materials, long service life;
quick installation;
decorativeness (a wide range of lamellas makes it possible to choose any shade, imitation of texture).

Design flaws also exist:

some materials lose their color, strength, may corrode;
if the roller shutters are large, their mass can create a load on the supporting structure;
significant cost.

Varieties

Roller constructions that are used to complete furniture, niches are divided according to the following characteristics:

according to the material of manufacture, color, texture;
by the method of lifting: mechanical, automatic;
along the line of movement of lamellas: horizontal, vertical and arcuate;
by the method of collecting the canvas:
- behind the back wall - winding on a roller;
- for the side - by twisting;
- folding "accordion".
by installation method:
- in the opening, while the box is placed inside. This type of installation is most often chosen when the decorative curtain and the box body are located on the same plane;
- in the opening, the box out. Such door installation is advisable when objects located inside the cabinet or duct interfere with the installation (for example, communication);
- in the lining - this method of fastening is used on a thin wall, the box is located outward, but it does not reduce the useful dimensions of the structure.

When mounting the roller shutters for the cabinet in the opening, it must be taken into account that the opening size will decrease by the width of the guides, and the useful construction height will be less by the size of the box.

Vertical

Horizontal

Arcuate

Materials of manufacture

Furniture lamellas can be made of different materials. Choosing furniture in a room, many are guided by the style and color scheme of the interior. If you use the canvas as a door for a cabinet or cabinet, you must not only take into account the function of decorating, but also observe the operating conditions and care of the product.

Giving preference to any material, the following criteria should be considered:

humidity of the room where furniture shutters for the cabinet will be used;
temperature drop frequency;
personal preferences, special requirements for color fastness and product durability.

Most often, such parts are made of metal, plastic and wood.

Metal

The panels are usually made of aluminum, which has a number of positive properties:

resistance to corrosion;
long service life, ease;
has a matte or shiny surface;
has a natural color, painted in several shades (white, silver), photo printing is possible;
burglary protection;
Does not react to temperature and moisture.

Aluminum blinds are universal, easy to fit any style. Filling the lamellas with a foam heater gives a chance to use them as an insulating material.

Plastic

Plastic is the most common material for furniture blinds. Plastic roller shutters on the cabinet protect the contents from dust and are resistant to moisture. A variety of color solutions allows you to successfully fit them into any interior. Panels can repeat the texture of wood, other natural materials. For greater noise absorption, there is the option of filling the panels with a non-woven fabric, which creates comfortable working conditions.

From wood

Wooden shutters are the most expensive type of hardware. Due to the peculiarities of manufacturing and storage, such products are made to order. The material is not recommended for use in rooms with high humidity. Wooden shutters are used as furniture doors not only on cabinets, but also for doorways. This type of panel looks stylish, adds a touch of nobility to the overall design of the room.

In addition to traditional materials for the manufacture of roller shutters, manufacturers offer other options: panels made of fabric, special glass, and touch panels.

You can make a cabinet with roller blinds with your own hands, then it will turn out to be designer and affordable. If the roller shutter installation is carried out independently, an assistant must be involved for work. This is necessary so that everything is done promptly and competently. Installation of lamellas must be done with a fully assembled design.

Location options

Roller shutters are an alternative to ordinary furniture doors, because they meet the safety requirements, are modern and comfortable to use.You can install such products taking into account the properties of materials in the bathroom, toilet, kitchen, hallway, nursery, office, as well as on the balcony and loggia.Roller shutters for the bathroom, toilet and balcony are better to choose from plastic or aluminum.

In the kitchen set, the panels are placed in places where it is difficult to make other opening systems: a cabinet near the oven and hoods, hinged modules, semicircular consoles. For the manufacture of using plastic, metal, glass. For the hallway and rooms, you can prefer any type of panels, they cover a niche for clothes, a pencil case or wardrobe.

Care Rules

Furniture shutters do not require special care, they are easy to operate. To extend the service life, you should not open the mechanism jerkily, make excessive efforts, you need to monitor the cleanliness of the platform. Dust products can be cleaned with wet wipes; when dirt accumulates, special brushes with non-rigid bristles and soap foam are used. Do not wipe the structure with abrasive cleaners or caustic chemicals. Sometimes moving mechanisms need to be lubricated with oil.