What finish best suits the character of your kitchen? Warm or cool; light or dark; rich or subtle – it’s up to you! NuWay offers a wide variety of finishes to suit every design scheme: Ginger, Nutmeg, Medium, Southern Antique, Opal, Bordeaux, Saffron, Cognac, Brown Sugar, Roasted Birch, Cinnamon, Autumn and Coffee.

What to Expect from Your Finish

At Nuway, we strive to exceed your expectations. To that end, we feel it’s important to give you all the information you need to make the right decisions for your home. We want you to be delighted with your NuWay Kitchen for many years to come.

Below is some information on wood, stains and finishes. We’re sure you’ll find it useful.

General Characteristics of Wood: All wood, finished or unfinished, will change colour due to exposure to sunlight and natural mellowing with age. This natural process can cause noticeable differences between product samples and finished cabinets. Cherry wood is particularly susceptible to darkening and can change by several shades over a short period of time. Samples and colour chips may be considerably darker than your order and may not reflect the final aging colour of your order. Nu-way Kitchens Ltd. cannot guarentee an exact colour match on replacement parts.

All wood species are a product of nature in which variations in colour, grain pattern, textures and density are unique. These natural variations are considered part of the character and beauty of real wood and can affect how wood accepts a clear or solid colour stain. As stains are absorbed into the wood, the natural light and dark characteristics of the grain are enhanced. Softer areas of the wood and end grains surfaces accept more stain and can appear darker. There is no way to control these potential variances.

Stains: Medium or dark stains applied to a light-coloured wood like birch or maple may exaggerate light and dark effects and cause some blotchiness. These are natural occurrences and are within the standards of Nu-way Kitchens’ wood finishing process.

Glazed Finishes: A glazed finish begins with stained or painted wood. A solid colour glaze is applied and hand-rubbed away. The glaze collects and remains in crevices and corner of the door’s profile. A glaze is not a stain and will not obscure the natural characteristics of the wood. Glazing is an artistic hand-applied technique and will be slightly different on each piece.

Painted Finishes: Humidity levels can cause all wood to dry out or absorb moisture, causing shrinkage or expansion of joints. This is most noticeable on solid colour finishes or mitered doors. This movement may cause hair-line fractures in solid-colour paint and glazes where the wood is joined. This is a natural occurrence and does not affect the integrity of the joint.

In summary, wood colour variations due to light or age; variations in the natural characteristics of real wood; light and dark effects of stains applied to wood; shrinkage or expansion of joints due to humidity; hairline fractures in solid-colour stains, paints and glazes where wood is joined; and variations in hand-applied techniques are in no way considered defects in materials or workmanship.

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