One piece, three finishes, three results
The finish isn't a final decorative layer: it determines surface durability, feel and how the grain reads. Polyurethane varnish gives durability for kitchens, bathrooms and high-use surfaces. An oil keeps a natural touch that respects the grain, but needs periodic renewal. Stains and solid colours range from a uniform colour to tones that maximise the grain.
On top of that sits the sheen level — matte, semi-matte or satin — and the open- or closed-pore decision, which completely changes the texture of the piece.
How we choose the system
The finishing system is chosen on three factors: the wood species, the piece's use and its exposure. A kitchen worktop and a bedroom headboard can't carry the same protection even in the same wood and colour.
Outdoors or in humid areas we add moisture and pest protection, which isn't optional.
Why there's always a physical sample
We don't buy material until the client approves a physical sample of the finish, applied to the same species the piece will use. A screen never reproduces a wood tone faithfully, and each home's lighting changes how the colour reads.
Even with an approved sample, wood is a natural material: grain and tone can vary between pieces from the same batch. That's not a defect, it's the material's nature, and we flag it before fabrication.
Changing the finish later
It's possible, but it isn't a touch-up: it means removal, sanding, reapplying the whole system and reinstalling. That's why it pays to invest time at the sample stage, while the decision still costs neither labour nor material.