Exposed OSB cabinets - like or not?

[Distinterior]

I had a potential Client come into my Showroom 18 months ago asking if she could have a German kitchen with OSB doors similar to the OP's 2nd picture......I tried to talk her out of it but she was adamant. She had been recommended to me by a Builder that I do occasional work for.

I explained that it would not be a project that I would be interested in doing and I believe she ended up buying Ikea cabinets and getting the site chippy to make and fit the doors........I have never lost any sleep over not doing the job!!

 

[dzj]

It's like something they might sell in an I Saw you Coming sketch.

 

[chiokli]

I've been seeing it a lot with epoxy poured over the surface and skimmed across the edges to seal the OSB. As seen on modern drawer fronts; it's just the next step from exposed plywood edges. Went to a scout center entirely clad in birch ply. OSB could be the devolution of this.

 

[thetyreman]

I'd probably make a lip around the edges of some kind can't say I'm a fan of raw OSB