African Design Magazine ADM #42 July 2018 | Page 4

TIMBER IN YOUR KITCHEN
Photograph courtesy Easylife Tygervalley
Photograph courtesy Joos Joiners
THE DO’S AND DON’TS
OF HAVING TIMBER
IN YOUR KITCHEN
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Timber is a beautiful and natural product that will enhance
any kitchen. However, it needs to be looked after and
handled correctly.
lients opting to use timber in
their kitchen need to be aware
of certain do’s and don’ts in
order to ensure their kitchen looks
and stays looking beautiful. This will
also assist in avoiding any misleading
expectations for the product. We asked
Stephanie Forbes, National Manager of
the Kitchen Specialists Association for
her input.
Do celebrate the natural beauty
of timber.
Timber is a beautiful, natural product
and should be appreciated for the
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grains, knots and colour variations
that reflect the journey the tree has
taken.
Don’t expect consistency of
pattern grain and colour.
Each piece of timber is unique and
will have variations in its pattern and
colour. This is increased when the
timber comes from two different
trees even if they are of the same
species. When a whole kitchen
is made from timber it will be
impossible to have each door and
drawer front matching the one next