Wine racks are a common sight in wine-drinking households. Many of these wine racks double as decorative pieces of furniture, such as the oak wine rack that stands alongside kitchen cabinets. Even though there are many types of material of racks available in the market, here we just talk about 2 of them.
Still, when deciding between a stainless steel wine rack or an oak wine rack, one should consider all of the possibilities before making a final decision. So this post will give some detailed information to make a decision.
1. Wooden Wine Racks
A solid wood wine rack refers to a wine cabinet made of solid wood, especially OAK.
Pro: high-grade, eco-friendly, light, robust, durable, and natural grain. What is more, It will make an impression of a natural feeling.
With the development of wood processing technology, the solid OAK wine rack has become more colorful.
More changes have been applied to the designs and details, for instance, the carving and the grilling, making it more outstanding. The cabinets become more stylish.
Therefore, the solid OAK wine rack now represents not only classical but also fashionable. It is very natural to be accepted by top customers.
Feature：1. Beautiful shapes: the solid wood is sound processing and plasticity.
So solid wood products can create complex models. Still, other materials could not, like carving, multi-round edges and sharp corners, and so on.
2. Colorfulness: because the solid wood comes with natural grains and pores. Therefore, after painting, it could make gorgeous lines and rich color layers. However, other materials don’t.
3. Diversity: there is an ample space of shape or colors changed on the solid wood products. The combination of shapes and colors could create various wood products, which is so-called tastes and lifestyle.
Unquestionably, Disadvantages come with advantages:
1. Solid wood items are expensive.
2. The moisture content of solid wood makes humidity relatively unstable Hence deformation problems may occur during the winter or rainy season.
3. In the dry environment, the solid wood wine frame will crack as well.
4. Moreover, it is stricter to pain on the solid wood items. It can not damage the internal material. Therefore those wood could be easily peeled off or scratched by metals or sharp tools.
2. Stainless Steel Wine Racks
Stainless steel wine frame makes of stainless steel.
About in the 1990s, it became popular among a particular range. Could explain some reasons: first, its strong modern metal style is deeply favored by people who love trendy fashion. Second: A stainless steel wine frame will never crack; Third: No need to test. Stainless steel material is eco-friendly. Because stainless steel does make of epoxy resin, there is no natural granite radiation. Four, a stainless steel wine rack is seamless; those bacteria definitely could not breed. Five: Good permeability resistance nature, no matter where the liquor was scattered, gently wipe and then no stain. Six, Best impact resistance, strong hardness, a stainless steel wine rack is suitable for wine display. Seven: easily clean. Just use a wet dishcloth with detergent and wipe up the frame. It would be as bright as a new one. Eight, never fade away. Many other material products would get old as time went by, but stainless steel would always be unique.
Others: When need to renew the wooden ambry, it would cause secondary pollution. Nevertheless, stainless steel could be recycled.
Disadvantages of stainless steel wine rack:
A, As you know, stainless steel will show off a sense of hardness and coolness.
B, When sharp tools scratch the rack, they cannot erase those marks anymore.
C. Need to pay close attention to doing clean.
Third, most stainless steel material made in China is prone to oxidation easily, which is a big difference from the imported material. No doubt, the imported material is much more expensive.
Above listings, do you have got a rough idea on which one material wine rack is wisely selected already? As you know, decorative wine racks come in many different shapes, sizes, materials, and styles. With so many options to choose from. Talk with Natalie, you will have more information.
