A white kitchen, composed as quiet architecture, is given one warm counterpoint. Polished Brass becomes the protagonist, not as hardware, but as a continuous plane that holds light and returns it with restraint. In this project, the island and the kitchen fronts were built to read as a single metal gesture across a calm, pale palette.
MODULUX delivered MetaliQ Brass liquid metal on MDF, refined to a mirror finish and sealed with a gloss clear topcoat. The goal was not decoration. It was continuity. A seamless metal surface that can wrap edges, settle into cabinetry geometry, and stay consistent from flat planes to the curved end of the island. The brass tone brings warmth into the room, while the polished clarity lets the space stay bright, clean, and composed.
What makes this project notable is not complexity for its own sake, but precision. The curved island end introduces a radiused geometry where many traditional metal solutions reveal their limits. Here, the liquid metal coating allows brass to behave like a skin, uniform in reflectivity, controlled in tone, and integrated into the joinery language of the kitchen. Under daylight it reads luminous and architectural. Under warm artificial lighting it becomes softer, more candlelike, with reflections that move across the metal coating as you move through the room.
The project scope focused on creating a consistent Polished Brass presence across the kitchen fronts and the island, including a curved radiused end. The specification intent was a seamless metal surface that reads continuous in the room, without the visual noise of panel joints, edge caps, or sheet breaks. The result is an architectural metal finish that behaves like one plane across cabinetry geometry, while keeping the base construction in MDF for practical fabrication and installation.
Technology used: MetaliQ liquid metal coating in Brass, applied over MDF substrates, followed by polishing to a mirror finish and protection with LuxKote gloss clear coat.
Finish direction: Polished Brass with high reflectivity, tuned to remain consistent from flat faces to radiused geometry at the island end.
Key constraints for fabrication and installation: the coated surfaces are designed to read visually seamless, so substrate preparation, edge integrity, and consistent radii are critical. The gloss clear topcoat is specified for high touch areas such as kitchen fronts and island seating zones, supporting routine care while preserving the mirror character of the metal coating.
Substrate preparation on MDF: surfacing, edge refinement, and control of radiused geometry to ensure uniform build and reflection.
Application of MetaliQ Brass liquid metal coating to the specified faces and the curved island end, maintaining continuity across planes and edges.
Refinement and polishing: progressive finishing steps to achieve a true mirror finish and stable reflectivity across the full surface.
Protection: sealing with a gloss clear topcoat to support day to day use in high touch kitchen zones and to stabilize the Polished Brass appearance over time.
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We used the following materials:
MetaliQ, Brass liquid metal coating, Polished Brass
LuxKote, Gloss clear topcoat
This kitchen uses MetaliQ liquid metal to bring a Polished Brass surface onto MDF kitchen fronts and a radiused island end. The liquid metal coating creates an architectural metal finish that reads as a seamless metal surface across flat planes and curved geometry, refined to a mirror finish for controlled reflection. Compared with traditional sheet solutions, this metal coating supports consistent edges and wrapped radii without compromising the cabinetry build. A gloss clear topcoat protects the brass finish in high touch areas, helping maintain clarity through routine kitchen use. The result is a quiet, luminous brass plane that holds light, warmth, and geometry in balance.
If you are developing a kitchen or interior element where brass needs to read as a continuous surface, we can help define the right finish direction and protection strategy. Request samples or share drawings, and we will advise on scope, geometry, and care.
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