Thermofoil;
Thermofoils are nearly "bullet proof" say many Manufacturers and they are VERY tough indeed. Many thermofoils that I have worked with in the past seem to take a great deal of abuse. However, when thermofoils are over exposed to heat they tend to peel and melt, this is understandable as they are thermoformed to the the MDF cores in the first place. Certain precautions must be taken when you have thermofoils in your home; don't have candles, coffee pots, toasters, you get the idea directly against/under your thermo materials.
Thermofoils are one of the most affordable materials to work with, saying that you will also pay a great deal more for a thermofoil with a horizontal bamboo or metalic pattern then say an ordinary textured white thermofoil.
