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Wooden Worktops are truly magnificent. As ex-fitters and enthusiastic designers we wood in high regard as it's such a pliable material and some of the grain patterns displayed are breath taking. Our guide to wood worktops will try to place some of the more obscure woods into groups in terms of colours and grains. If you ,like us, love the natural patterns a real wood worktop creates then you should be looking at the following;
Iroko - lovely shards of almost angular light and dark wood together, that will consolidate over time into a deep caramel and dark chocolatey mix,
Any of the Walnuts are always sumptiously warm, like melting chocolate - American walnut tends to be much darker than its European walnut cousins which are a shade lighter but still with a soft meandering grain .
Zebrano - as the name suggests is almost striped in appearance with blacks deep browns caramels and brown sugar tones .
Cherry with peachy tones is one of the lightest of the wider grained kitchen worktops. A beautifully warm feel gives you a sense of calm every time you walk into your kitchen.
Finally Maple, almost blonde in hue with contour like grains that sweep down the length of the work surface adds a summer breeze feel to any room and will always put a smile on your face.
The other tighter grained solid wooden worktops such as Wenge, Oak, Beech, and Bamboo are the hardcore of durability.
Wenge being known as the granite of the real wood worktop world. Wenge is dark and brooding and adds a touch of menace to high gloss units from white to cappuccino. Wenge will punch its way into the eye line to making a statement on your behalf.
Of Oak we are all very aware! Wrongly stereotyped as expensive but correctly distiguished as the king of woods. Oak is a friendly giant that will sit in your kitchen oozing traditional English quality.
Now Bamboo is a relative new comer to the kitchen worktop scene and is a grass not a wood however its tight hard wearing fibres and natural water resistance make it an ideal candidate for potentially wet environments. Very similar to beech in colour, the only difference being the tight nodule type grain appearance. Bamboo is the new eco-friendly kid on the block testing everyone's boundaries.
I hope this has helped you imagine what is possible with the modern wooden worktop and at the very least made you have a little think about the best wood for you. If for any reason you need a sounding board for your ideas, please give us a call and we will be only too happy to help. To learn the best ways to look after your wooden worktops just click here.
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• A grass rather than a timber, but a very hard one.
• Very eco-friendly and totally renewable.
• Has many applications within furniture manufacturing together with flooring applications | | Looking for an alternative to Boring Beech Worktops? Caramel Bamboo is very similar in hue but in our opinion much more durable due to the nature of the wood itself. | | • An excellent furniture-making timber.
• It first appears a pale pink which matures over several months to a warm, soft, cherry red.
• The grain can have some wavy variation. Used in original American Shaker furniture. | | • A solid timber which changes colour dramatically while young.
• Newly machined wood is a very light yellow, but changes to a chestnut brown on contact with
UV light and oiling.
• Used for garden furniture, boat building, exterior woodwork and other products. | | • Our Maple worktops are delivered with a bespoke finish and are of Grade A standard. Our worktops are supplied in 150 grit, sanded and un-oiled meaning they are ready for matching and finishing once they are delivered to your home before installation.
• Maple has a fine, uniform texture. It is heavy, strong, stiff, hard, and resistant to shock.
• A large proportion is manufactured into flooring, furniture, cabinets, cutting boards and blocks.
| | • Oak is extremely strong and durable and has been used for centuries for making everything from furniture to boats and houses.
• It has some grain variation and is a mid-brown with some small flecks of red and white.
| | Our Prime Oak worktops are carefully crafted from only the best quality raw material available, to provide the ultimate in strength, beauty and durability for many years to come. | | • European Beech with a light pink colour.
• It is very popular and used in a variety of furniture components. | | • Rubberwood is one of the more durable lumbers used in the manufacturing of today's home furnishings.
• It has very little shrinkage making it one of the more stable construction materials availabe for furniture manufacturing.
• Rubberwood is the most ecologically friendly lumber used in today's furniture industry. | | • Also a European Beech, this timber grows with a natural variation in grain and texture.
• Hand-selected to offer a wide range of colours and patterns for use in worksurfaces. | | This magnificent timber has a straight grain that is blessed with a slightly wavy or curly grain that creates a decorative, attractive surface. Walnut worktops have beautiful colour variation. One of our most popular worktops, Walnut work surfaces are a warm addition to any kitchen.
| | Black american walnut has a rich colour combined with a stunning grain structure. Already dark in its natural state, over time black american walnut, as the name suggests, will mature to an almost black colour. | | • This luxurious African timber offers beauty to any application.
• It does darken with UV light and has wonderful grain distinction.
• Often used for flooring, furniture components, veneer, interior and exterior joinery, panelling, sculpture and turned goods. | | Zebrano worktops will become the centre piece of any kitchen. The timber is a beautiful golden colour with unusual dark brown grains running consistently throughout, embellishing the timber thus creating a truly stunning appearance. Zebrano will mature to a beautiful toffee colour over time. The striking grain provides a beautifully unique yet durable work surface. | |
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