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Natural Beauty of Wood
The beauty of real hardwood is created by the variation of grain texture and color. Wood is particularly noted for its variety in graining. This is the nature of the hardwood species and unusual graining or color variations are a natural and acceptable condition of quality wood finishes. Color variation is more pronounced in the lighter stain colors. After hardwoods are finished they are affected by exposure to sunlight and other types of light. This slow change, called "mellowing", is always occurring so that in a year's time, a significant difference in the color has occurred. New cabinets will never be the same color as an aged sample or bathroom display. Red Oak is an open grained hardwood with varying grain patterns. When finished, there will be a noted difference in the shades between the open and closed grain of the wood. Red Oak is occasionally streaked with green, yellow and black mineral deposits. The color of Red Oak ranges from a soft brown to a pink shade to a white cast. These natural color variations between pieces enhance the character of the finished product. Cherry is a moderately heavy, hard and strong wood. Cherry machines and sands to a glasslike smoothness. It is noted for its porous, close grained patterns. Ordinarily, Cherry may be identified by the appearance of occasional "gum spots". Hickory is known to be very hard, very heavy, and very strong. The sapwood is light to golden white and the heartwood is light to dark-brown. Hickory is an open grained hardwood with a wide variation of color. It specifically has black mineral streaks that can show up anywhere. Maple is a strong, close-grain wood that has creamy white sapwood and light-brown to reddish brown heartwood with occasional mineral streaks. Maple is generally characterized by its evenly spaced predominantly straight grained appearance, although it can have wavy or even curly grain. It is the beauty and nature of wood to have these characteristics and variations of graining and color which will be present in the cabinetry that Bell's Fine Cabinetry produces. Our cabinetry is constructed using many pieces of solid wood and wood veneers. An average drawered 24 vanity face has 25 separate pieces of wood. Graining differences as well as normal color change can be expected.

Natural Beauty of Wood

The beauty of real hardwood is created by the variation of grain texture and color. Wood is particularly noted for its variety in graining. This is the nature of the hardwood species and unusual graining or color variations are a natural and acceptable condition of quality wood finishes.

Color variation is more pronounced in the lighter stain colors. After hardwoods are finished they are affected by exposure to sunlight and other types of light. This slow change, called "mellowing", is always occurring so that in a year's time, a significant difference in the color has occurred. New cabinets will never be the same color as an aged sample or bathroom display.

Red Oak is an open grained hardwood with varying grain patterns. When finished, there will be a noted difference in the shades between the open and closed grain of the wood. Red Oak is occasionally streaked with green, yellow and black mineral deposits. The color of Red Oak ranges from a soft brown to a pink shade to a white cast. These natural color variations between pieces enhance the character of the finished product.

Cherry is a moderately heavy, hard and strong wood. Cherry machines and sands to a glasslike smoothness. It is noted for its porous, close grained patterns. Ordinarily, Cherry may be identified by the appearance of occasional "gum spots".

Hickory is known to be very hard, very heavy, and very strong. The sapwood is light to golden white and the heartwood is light to dark-brown. Hickory is an open grained hardwood with a wide variation of color. It specifically has black mineral streaks that can show up anywhere.

Maple is a strong, close-grain wood that has creamy white sapwood and light-brown to reddish brown heartwood with occasional mineral streaks. Maple is generally characterized by its evenly spaced predominantly straight grained appearance, although it can have wavy or even curly grain.

It is the beauty and nature of wood to have these characteristics and variations of graining and color which will be present in the cabinetry that Bell's Fine Cabinetry produces. Our cabinetry is constructed using many pieces of solid wood and wood veneers. An average drawered 24 vanity face has 25 separate pieces of wood. Graining differences as well as normal color change can be expected.