Cabinets Of Exotic Wood: How Custom Cabinetry Can Deliver

Exotic wood is a much-sought-after thing when you have the money to afford it. While most people prefer to have furniture made from exotic woods, you could kick things up a notch by getting custom cabinetry made from these woods. Here is how custom cabinetry can deliver on your exotic wood cabinet order.

Colorations and Patterns

Exotic woods from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe all have their own colorations and patterns. These are some of the biggest reasons why exotic woods are as popular as they are; they have nothing in common with wood species found in North America. 

For example, if you want a unique, striped pattern on a light- to medium-colored wood, Africa's zebra wood is the perfect option.

If you want cabinets that are as naturally black as you can get them, ebony wood from Africa is the right choice for you.  

Want cabinets that are a rich, deep purple? You can have that and get the look with purple heart wood from Latin/South America.

Like whorls and burls in your wood? Spot clusters that add interest? Europe's Carpathian elm wood delivers a very unique look to your cabinets.

With all of the incredibly beautiful and natural wood colors and patterns, you should not settle for fake laminate over some other wood or a faked color via wood stain.

Exotic Wood Cut to Maximize Their Natural Strengths and Beauty

In addition to choosing an exotic wood for your cabinets, a professional cabinet maker will know how to cut the wood you have chosen to maximize its natural beauty and strengths.  Carpathian elm, for example, is cut in very thin sheets and used as a veneer on your hardwood cabinets so that it does not split or fracture along its burls. Mahogany is commonly used as the wood underneath the Carpathian elm because the color of mahogany compliments the Carpathian elm and really helps bring out the colored dots found naturally in this wood. Other exotic, high-end woods can be used under the Carpathian elm too, depending on the color and strengths you want in your cabinets. 

Exotic Cabinets Cut and Shaped to Fit Even the Most Unusual Spaces

In addition to using exotic woods in all of the above ways, you can also get your cabinets cut and shaped to fit the most unusual spaces. Add more interest to already interesting cabinets by doing more than just the traditional L-shaped kitchen. Cabinets of varying heights make zebra wood more interesting, and contemporary kitchens with platinum appliances look great with ebony cabinets in very angular forms. If you need more help designing your kitchen and using exotic woods, contact a company like Scott Arthur Millwork & Cabinetry.