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Armstrong Cabinets are always in style, always fashionable. Design trends may come and go, but the natural environmental palette
of finishes from Armstrong Cabinets are always fresh because they are always natural. The natural beauty and distinctive appearance
of real wood Armstrong cabinetry is derived from the inherent qualities/ characteristics of wood itself. Trees of the same
species, even growing side by side, are affected differently by the climate and elements required for growth. Minerals (nutrients)
are absorbed in different ways and at different rates, even within the same tree. These factors combine to create the distinctive
beauty of characteristics like:
- Grain pattern variation (very open/wide grain. contrasting with very close/tight grain)
- Grain color variation (from even and consistent grain color to varied and quite dramatic)
- Unique markings (such as dark "mineral" streaks and light-colored sap wood)
These variations can be present from cabinet to cabinet and within the same door/drawer front and are not considered defects.
Clear or natural wood finishes, used on Armstrong cabinetry, permit the natural beauty of grain and color tone variations
to show through. Opaque finishes provide greater consistency by hiding the natural wood variations. Remember, each cabinet
is only a small piece of nature's work of art and individual cabinets may not show these natural and yet distinctive characteristics.
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